Manager - City Development

Location: Hampshire

Contract: 6-months ongoing

Pay: Inside IR35 - 500-650+ per day (negotiable)

Spencer Clarke Group are seeking an experienced City Development Manager to join our client, a local authority in Hampshire. In this key role, you will lead a portfolio of major property development projects and head interdisciplinary project teams responsible for their successful implementation.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead major property development projects and interdisciplinary project teams.
• Support the Service Lead in formulating and implementing strategies for the progress of the City, citizens' quality of life, project management, and resource mobilization and development.

Functional Responsibilities

• Advise Members on projects required to achieve the Council's objectives for the City, with a focus on the City Centre and the overall advancement of the City and city region.
• Project management of specified major projects and investments, meeting budget, timescale, and quality considerations.
• Manage a Project Support Officer, seconded staff, and consultants as appropriate.
• Undertake identification, design, appraisal, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation exercises.
• Liaise with potential developers, inward investors, and the private sector to promote property development schemes.
• Prepare submissions for external funding, negotiate partnerships, and monitor and review the implementation of major projects.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Degree-level education with a professional qualification (RICS).
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Demonstrable experience in initiating and delivering complex property development and regeneration projects.
• Proven experience of managing project budgets and operating in accordance with financial policies.
• Ability to produce high-quality development briefs and support partners in generating development proposals aligned with the council's frameworks.
• Effective negotiation skills, conflict resolution, and securing commitment from stakeholders and funding for projects.
• Sound interpersonal skills for effective consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial and property models and assess potential benefits.
• Understanding of equality issues and their impact on the workplace and individual behaviors.
• Experience in managing a service in accordance with service level agreements and/or customer service standards.
• Effective management skills to lead a project team and ensure high individual performance.

If you're interested in applying, please apply now with your CV and contact Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on (phone number removed).