Senior Development Officer (Radius Housing)

Your new company
The services of Hays have been retained by our client, Radius Housing, to recruit a Senior Development Officer on a permanent basis to assist with their long-term growth plans.

With almost 14,000 properties across the province, Radius are one of the major developers of homes in Northern Ireland and build and release around 400 homes every year, both properties for rent, and for private sale.

Your new role
Reporting to the Development Manager, you will assist in the delivery of the Development Programme from inception to completion, within agreed timescales and budgets and will be responsible for improving key performance indicators within the Development team. In particular, you will:

Assist in analysing the need for housing provision, identify new business opportunities and sites, and prepare feasibility studies, economic appraisals and project approval applications.

Assist in all aspects of control and supervision of projects within the development process, which will include completion of finance applications to the NIHE/DfC/DoF.

Negotiate, liaise and communicate effectively with all clients, design teams and local communities and other key stakeholders.
Assist in the project management of schemes, attendance at site meetings, problem resolution and consultation with residents, MPs, consultants, contractors as and when required, as the client's representative.
Assist in monitoring consultants to ensure that the brief is met, costs contained, and that optimum standards are maintained.

Carry out regular review and assessment of contract performance, expenditure and quality, monitoring and recording contractor performance and updating as necessary.

A full job spec is available upon request.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this position, you must possess:

A level six qualification (e.g. bachelor's degree, Graduate diploma) with a minimum of 2 years' experience as a key development person, preferably with a Housing Association, NIHE, local authority, HSC Trust, Developer or similar.

Alternatively, you should possess 5+ years' relevant experience as outlined above.

Additionally, you will be able to demonstrate that you have:

Project management experience with the ability to meet targets and manage a range of projects simultaneously.

Demonstrable experience of carrying out feasibility studies, economic appraisals, project applications and overseeing programmes of audit compliance.

Computer literacy with experience of spreadsheets, constructing budgets and cost forecasts.

Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to read drawings, appraise and comment on same.

A current full driving licence and access to a suitable form of transport.

What you'll get in return
This position offers the opportunity to work with an established and growing Housing Association in an important role that will assist in the delivery of much needed new homes.

This role offers great variety and the ability to make a real impact on taking projects from start to finish.

What you need to do now
Please contact Andrew McLarnon to discuss this position in confidence. Alternatively, please apply using the link attached to register your interest.

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Skills:
Development Officer Development Surveyor Housing Association Social Housing

Benefits:
£39 862-£45 091 per annum

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