Development Manager

Post No: 42369

Salary: Starting from £52,189 to £57,180 p.a.

Grade: Grade 10 

Hours: 37 hours per week 

Place of work: Worthing Town Hall / Shoreham Centre / Home working

Closing date: 28th May 2023

Interviews: TBC

Are you an inspirational, forward-thinking, residential Development Manager with a focus on delivering to time, quality and budget?

Do you have experience of working at a senior level, successfully delivering a variety of new-build housing projects and regeneration of estates?

Do you relish the opportunity of a new challenge with a progressive Council committed to a programme of high quality, sustainable new homes?

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to take on this exciting and challenging opportunity to join the Housing Development Team as part of the Major Projects & Investment Service at Adur & Worthing Councils.

You will work with a friendly, knowledgeable team of development specialists working to shape Worthing, Shoreham and Lancing through the delivery of new homes, mixed use developments, and regeneration projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering Adur District and Worthing Borough’s exciting pipeline of development projects. As part of your role you will lead on overseeing all parts of the development process, including design, planning, tendering and construction services. 

With a number of active sites and more coming in the pipeline this is a perfect opportunity for you to join an actively growing team and help deliver the long term ambition of the Councils to provide more homes, of all tenures.

Flexible Working

We recognise the difficulties faced in balancing the competing interests of home and work. We also recognise that to attract and retain good quality people and to do our best to create a working environment in which you can give your best, we need to be flexible in the demands we make. Flexible working arrangements are promoted for all employees at Adur and Worthing.

For an informal discussion please contact Anthony Probert (Senior Development Manager) at anthony.probert@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 25 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee AssistanceProgramme (EAP)
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.