Design and Planning Manager

2 weeks ago

Northampton, United Kingdom Northampton Partnership Homes Full time

Northampton Partnership Homes (NPH) is an arms-length management organisation, formed in January 2015 that manages over 11,000 homes on behalf of Northampton Borough Council.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Design and Planning Manager to join our Development Team on a permanent basis. We have an ambitious development programme and pipeline of work consisting of c1000 properties. It is our intention to deliver 100-200 homesper year.

The main responsibility of this role is to lead and manage the Design and Planning function for NPH, this will include:

- NPH’s outsourced design function with external design consultants
- NPH’sinhouse design and quality function
- Concept Design and development
- Conclusion of pre-commencement planning conditions

You will be the lead contact for NPH with Planning, Building Control, Highways and The Environment Agency and would play a key role in the delivery of NPH’s Development Strategy.

You will need to display the essential skills, knowledge and ideally have the experience that is listed below.
- Experience of leading and managing in a paid or voluntary setting. Able to support, motivate, manage, and lead direct reports as well as project teams
- Experience of working in a company delivering new build homes and or estate/neighbourhood regeneration projects
- Working knowledge of RIBA work stages, skilled in writing design briefs as well as appointing and contract managing design consultants across the relevant design disciplines
- Working knowledge of planning policy, skills in influencing and negotiating with Planning Authorities. Ability to confidently present schemes at Planning Committee to secure planning consent(s)
- Working knowledge of development risk registers and skills in developing as well as managing risk registers at pre-construction stages of the design and development processes to ensure risk is managed, mitigated, and apportioned appropriately
- Working knowledge of project appraisal and project management systems such as Pro-Val, Sequel, Pamwin or similar
- Skilled in using core MS software products: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

If you are a positive, can-do individual who is passionate about social housing and driving improvement for our customers, you may be just who we are looking for.

Please also provide a supporting statement with your CV, outlining transferable skills and knowledge which evidences how you meet the criteria for this role.

Applications will be reviewed weekly, please be aware this may mean this job advert may be closed early

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