The Vacancy
Full Time – 37 Hours per week Monday – Friday 0900-1700 – Permanent
Field-based, blended with remote and home-working
Are you passionate about delivering high‑quality, affordable homes that make a genuine difference to communities? Do you thrive in a role where you can shape development strategy, manage exciting housing projects, and build strong stakeholder relationships?If so, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Development Manager to join our Development Directorate. You will play a key role in identifying, securing, and delivering new housing opportunities in line with our ambitious Growth Strategy.
In this role, you will manage a diverse portfolio of housing schemes through acquisition, design, planning, procurement, construction, and completion—ensuring our new homes meet the needs of our customers and add value to our asset base.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys autonomy, thrives in a fast‑paced environment, and is driven by producing excellent outcomes for residents and communities.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, assess and secure new development opportunities including land, S106, regeneration and refurbishment schemes.
- Lead multiple projects from acquisition to practical completion and End of Defects (EoD), ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to required standards.
- Develop strong relationships with landowners, agents, developers, local authorities, consultants, grant providers, and other key stakeholders.
- Produce financial appraisals, risk assessments, and business cases for internal and board-level approval.
- Manage budgets, costs, and consultant fees effectively, ensuring robust governance and financial compliance.
- Maintain accurate project records, reports, and documentation, including for funding and charging requirements.
- Coordinate with internal teams including Housing, Sales, Finance, Assets, Governance, Lettings, Marketing and more.
- Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation measures throughout the project lifecycle.
- Contribute to continuous improvement, including enhancements to customer journeys, handover processes, and development standards.
About You
You will bring:
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in managing residential development projects, ideally delivering affordable housing.
- Detailed understanding of development and planning processes.
- Knowledge of construction methods, including modern methods of construction (MMC).
- Experience in financial modelling, viability assessment, and risk analysis.
- Excellent project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with strong attention to detail.
- Confident user of Microsoft Office.
Desirable
- Background in a technical construction field (e.g., Architecture, Surveying).
- Experience with SDS Proval/Sequel or similar financial assessment software.
- Project management qualification.
Qualifications
- Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant construction‑related discipline, or substantial relevant experience.
- Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel.
If you have the experience and drive to help us achieve our vision, we’d love to hear from you!
Please see attached job description for full details of the role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient interest is received. Therefore, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply without delay!
The Company
A commercial business with a social heart, our vision is to create opportunities that change lives through our drive, expertise, resources and passion.
Our dynamic approach has made us one of the region’s leading providers of affordable homes for rent and sale. Developing new homes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and the surrounding area, we’re committed to increasing the supply of affordable homes in the communities where they are needed most. Agility and innovation are central to our approach to adapting to change, and we’ll continue to grow our business in today’s fast‑paced operating environment.
There’s more to building communities than building houses. In addition to providing quality homes and delivering excellent landlord services, we also provide care at home and at our two extra care communities in Peterborough as well as around the clock support through our LifeLine personal alarm service. Our community investment programme sees us working with specialist partners to bring a range of employment, wellbeing and family‑friendly services to the heart of our communities, with a rapidly expanding digital support offer too.
You can find out more about us and the services we offer our residents on the CKH website.
Putting People First
CKH actively seeks to continue to build an inclusive environment for its employees and the communities it serves and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.
At CKH, everything we do is about the people who live in our homes and access our services. So, we know we need the best people to deliver the outstanding services and support our communities deserve. No matter where your career with us takes you, you’ll be part of a team that makes a difference and creates opportunities that change lives.
As well as working to create sustainable, prosperous communities, we’re also keen to build a workplace community where you can feel supported by colleagues and enjoy your time at work. With a broad range of backgrounds and experience, our team is united by our shared values: action, commitment, excellence, integrity and teamwork. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits
We know we need to provide a great working environment to attract the best people.Our offer includes:
- A great pension scheme: we will double your contribution up to a maximum of 10%, plus Life Cover.
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days, increasing with length of service, plus bank holidays.
- Flexible family-friendly and carers’ policies, offering a range of paid and unpaid leave options.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- CKH Rewards benefits platform, including cashback on purchases, instant vouchers and reloadable gift cards.
- Westfield Health, providing access to a range of benefits such as 24‑hour DoctorLine, Employee Assistance Programme, and money back for glasses and dental treatment (after probation).
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