Project Manager (Business Development)

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Our social housing development team is growing and we’re seeking an experienced Project Manager (Business Development) to play a key role in building 2,350 new homes for social and affordable rent, between 2017 and 2022. With knowledge and experience of the pre-contract stage of housing development, you will take a proactive approach to securing new business – seeking, pursuing and securing new land and housing opportunities to meet the targets set out within our Housing Delivery Strategy.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Appraising potential schemes and submit offers in a timely and accurate manner
• Negotiating with vendors, developers, contractors and other stakeholders to secure property and land purchases as well as the procurement of building contracts
• Liaising with client departments to ensure that project details are understood and support is gained prior to seeking any approvals
• Ensuring the effective and efficient handover of projects to our Development Construction Team

Given the ambitious nature of this role, we require a target focused New Business development professional who enjoys working in a very fast-paced, challenging but ultimately rewarding organisation. You should ideally possess a relevant housing or construction qualification, related to the housing association sector, or have equivalent experience of working in a development or property related role.

What do you get in return? Midland Heart is passionate about providing you with a great place to work alongside our CIPD award winning reward initiative. We invest in our employees by providing learning and development opportunities, alongside a competitive salary and generous annual leave entitlement. We value diversity; whoever you are, you will be valued and respected in your role.

Interested? Please view the attached Role Profile and Behavior Standards Framework for more information. To apply, please register on our candidate portal and submit a comprehensive CV alongside a cover letter of no more than 2 pages, clearly explaining how you meet the requirements of this role and which demonstrates your career achievements.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 15th June 2018. We reserve the right to close applications prior to this date, should the need arise.

Recruitment Agencies please note that we do not accept speculative CVs and should one be submitted, we will assume the candidate is our own.