Thirteen Group
Senior Development Manager
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Senior Development Manager
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Role Overview
Thirteen Group is seeking a Senior Development Manager to join their Land and Development team.
As the lead during pre-commencement phases for high-value or complex development projects, you’ll take a scheme from its early stages—identification, acquisition, and feasibility—through to post-commencement, delivering a holistic end-to-end outlook.
This is a hybrid role, blending:
- Remote work from home
- Office presence at Hudson Quay, Middlesbrough
- Fieldwork visits across Thirteen Group’s operating area
Flexibility is key—you’ll tailor your presence based on business needs, sometimes requiring office attendance or on-site project reviews.
Thirteen Benefits
- Salary: £65,880 per annum
- Annual leave:
- Starts at 28 days plus bank holidays
- Rises to 31 days after three years
- Includes a birthday day off
- Pension:
- Up to 17% employer contribution (flexible rates)
- Colleague contributions up to 7%
- Employer contribution up to 10%
- Simply Health:
- Access to affordable health expenses
- Employee wellness support
- T’dar Discount & Reward Platform:
- Savings on everyday brands and services
- Flexible Leave:
- Buy or sell annual leave as needed
Key Responsibilities
- Lead pre-commencement stages across land-led, developer-led, and joint-venture projects, ensuring seamless transitions from identification to approval.
- Drive financial targets and risk management:
- Set and monitor project budgets and timelines
- Proactively mitigate risks
- Contractor and agreement oversight:
- Select and appoint contractors for land-led projects
- Negotiate land contracts and build agreements (JCTs) as well as development agreements
- Team leadership and representation:
- Mentor a team of Development Managers and multi-disciplinary project teams
- Liaise with consultants and solicitors
- Site-readiness & compliance responsibility:
- Own and oversee the pre-commencement gateway & assurance processes
- Ensure full approvals, budgets, compliance & risk controls before project handover
- Stakeholder communications:
- Produce high-calibre approval papers and reports for senior leadership
- Present complex information clearly & concisely
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About You
Ideal candidates will possess:
- A relevant degree or extensive experience in land acquisition, negotiation, and pre-commencement development processes, including a professional qualification (or a candidate working towards one)
- A strong track record of leading high-value development projects, with a focus on:
- Land acquisition and negotiation
- Complex projects and risk appetite
- In-depth expertise in:
- Developing feasibility appraisals & early-stage risk assessment
- Sustainability principles and value-for-money delivery
- Relationship management skills:
- Trusted partnerships with colleagues, consultants, landowners, developers, and local planning authorities
- Leadership aptitude:
- Proven ability to inspire, mentor, and align teams towards delivering outstanding outcomes
- Excellent communication skills:
- Fluent in written reports and complex information presentation
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Why Thirteen?
Thirteen Group builds stronger communities by providing quality homes and support. As the largest housing association in the North East and one of the UK’s top 25, they manage:
- 36,000+ homes
- 100,000+ customers
- 1,600+ dedicated colleagues
Details about our vision, values and local impact:
- Customers at the heart of all decision-making
- A reputation built on trust and community trust
- Structured support well beyond housing
- Welcoming and respecting diversity and inclusivity
Interested?
For further details, review the attached documentation.
To discuss the role further, please reach out to: Olivia McClea Head of Land and Business Growth 07823 515977
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