Regeneration Manager

Salary: £62,356 - £64,463 per annum plus excellent benefits

Location: Walsall, West Midlands

Contract: Full Time, Permanent, 37 hours per week

Closing Date: 22nd September 2026
Interview Date: 1st and 2nd October 2026

Are you an experienced regeneration professional looking for an opportunity to lead complex projects and make a lasting difference to communities?

whg has an emerging portfolio of regeneration opportunities and we are looking for a skilled, experienced and dedicated Regeneration Manager to support the Assistant Director within our Development directorate and help ensure the successful delivery of these schemes.

This is a senior management role, representing whg as the client and taking responsibility for regeneration schemes from the early stages of identification, feasibility, consultation and customer engagement, through to handover, defects and final certification. You will manage projects in line with the RIBA workplan, using whg’s bespoke project management system.

You will provide valuable technical input into the design process, with a strong understanding of the planning process, the NPPF, Planning Performance Agreements and Design and Access Statements, ensuring proposals respond to relevant local design codes.

Taking a hands-on approach to customer engagement and consultation, you will work closely with customers, colleagues and external specialists, including planning consultants. You will also oversee design development, programme, cost, quality and safety, supported by colleagues across the wider team.

You will be responsible for ensuring individual schemes are successfully delivered in accordance with Homes England requirements, while maintaining compliance with relevant internal, external, planning and regulatory requirements.

Main job responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of regeneration schemes from initial feasibility and consultation through to handover, defects and final certification.
• Manage programme, cost, quality, risk and safety throughout the delivery of each scheme.
• Lead customer engagement and consultation, building trusted and empathetic relationships with customers and communities affected by regeneration.
• Appoint and manage designers, consultants and specialist services, ensuring appropriate procurement processes are followed.
• Lead design meetings and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders throughout the development process.
• Manage the planning and consultation process, including attending planning committees and public consultation events where required.
• Provide detailed input into scheme briefs and ensure drawings, designs and specifications meet whg’s design brief and employer’s requirements.
• Support financial appraisals and budget setting, and manage and monitor project costs to ensure value for money.
• Manage the tendering of projects and appointment of successful contractors in line with whg’s procurement and framework procedures.
• Work closely with employer’s agents and clerks of works to monitor programme performance and address any concerns.
• Ensure schemes comply with Homes England requirements and all relevant internal, external, planning and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee post-contract delivery, handover and defects, maintaining a strong focus on quality, sustainability and effective risk management.
• Ensure CDM compliance and that appropriate project risk registers are established and maintained.
• Prepare and present project reports, including scheme outturn reports, to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support and advise on Modern Methods of Construction, alternative construction techniques and sustainable solutions to help achieve Future Homes Standard and net zero carbon requirements.