Come and make a difference at Karbon as a Development Manager

We are looking to appoint two suitably qualified and experienced individuals to take up two roles of Development Manager in our Development Delivery Team.

One of the roles will cover the Northeast of England and the second role covering Yorkshire.

Our Development Delivery Team, with the backing of a Strategic Partnership relationship with Homes England are responsible for securing land and delivering an ambitious programme of high quality, multi-tenure, new build homes across both rural and urban locations in the North of England.

This role will help drive further growth in new homes across our expanding geography and help to deliver high quality new affordable homes to the market.

About the role
We are excited to be recruiting these two key leadership roles for the Yorkshire and North East Regions area.

The roles will work closely with the Head of Land and Partnerships in each region will be to lead the new business team in overseeing all aspects of pre-construction activity including partnership development, acquiring land and property to deliver land led development, acquiring homes under s.106 arrangements, securing design and planning approvals for multi-tenure developments, tendering projects and entering build contracts with construction partners and housebuilders.

This role will be instrumental in supporting Karbon’s commitments to Homes England as a Strategic Partner, alongside accelerating Karbon’s growth ambition

across Yorkshire and North East on developments. These range from small rural to large multi-phased and multi tenure development utilising both traditional and modern methods of construction.

Our agile working approach means you’ll have the ability to manage the new business team and your own time working across development sites with both office and home/remote working available, enabling you to have the flexibility of a working pattern that balances the business, team, customer and your needs.

About you
We are looking to strengthen the leadership credentials within the team by attracting an experienced housing development professionals who have a strong teamwork and collaboration ethos.

You’ll be a dynamic team player and part of the Development Delivery Team, enabling you to influence new strategies and shape policies to enable delivery.

You’ll have a proven track record in delivering multiple complex grant and non-grant-funded housing development projects, producing investment appraisals, managing cashflows, managing staff and securing contracts within timescales to deliver results while ensuring within new business decisions customer satisfaction in new homes product and service delivery are fully considered.

About our team
The successful candidate will work in our Development Delivery team led by the Head of Land and Partnerships:

North East - Lea Smith lea.smith@karbonhomes.co.uk 07930 842162

Yorkshire – James Kilroy james.kilroy@karbonhomes.co.uk 07795506900

If you require further information about the role, please contact Lea or James.

Key Information
It’s important to us that everyone feels fairly rewarded for the work they do. We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that supports the wellbeing of our people.
* Development Manager Yorkshire/ North East – permanent role
* Salary is £55,230 per annum plus a Karbon car payment of £2152 per annum (pay award pending)
* Location: offices based in York, Leeds, Stanley or Newcastle
* Regular travel will be required across Yorkshire and the North
* 37 Hours per week with some homeworking available/flexible working
* This post will require frequent site visits and trips Karbon’s other offices in the Northeast and Yorkshire

We recognise the contribution people with criminal records can make as colleagues and we welcome all applications. A criminal record will not exclude a candidate from being appointed because of offences that are irrelevant to, an do not place them at, or make them a risk in the role they’re applying for.

The role you're applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA). The successful candidate(s) will be asked to submit a basic disclosure and barring check application during pre-employment checks.

Enjoy great benefits
We provide a generous benefits package including 26 days annual leave on commencement rising to 31 days after 3 years’ service, birthday leave, occupational pension and a health cash plan, with the option of a flexible pot towards enhanced benefits.

We also provide our colleagues with the opportunity to apply for qualification funding on a range of courses, conferences, and other learning events.

If this sounds like the role for you then please apply through the Karbon Homes website https://jobs.karbonhomes.co.uk/.

Important dates
Closing date for applications
Thursday 2nd May 2024

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.

Interview date
To be confirmed

We are committed to equality and diversity and are an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, disability/non-disability, ethnicities, genders, religions, sexualities, transgender status, and cultural backgrounds. Any candidate with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the post will be guaranteed an interview.

If you need a reasonable adjustment to apply for any of our career opportunities, then please contact recruitment@karbonhomes.co.uk