Development Manager

The Major Projects Team sits within the Economy, Innovation and Growth Group and leads the delivery of significant capital investment, regeneration and development initiatives across Gateshead. Working with a wide range of public and private sector partners, the team is responsible for shaping and delivering projects that support economic growth, housing development and improvements to local communities. The team manages projects from initial business case and funding applications through to delivery and completion, ensuring that investment achieves lasting benefits for residents, businesses and stakeholders.

Deliver projects that make a difference. Manage ambitious development and regeneration programmes from concept through to completion. What you will get to do:

• Lead and manage multiple capital projects and regeneration initiatives through the full project lifecycle, from initial concept and business case development through to successful completion.
• Take responsibility for delivering projects within agreed time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefit tolerances.
• Produce and maintain key project management documentation, including business plans, cabinet reports, funding applications, reports and project records.
• Establish and oversee project governance arrangements, risk management processes, communications plans, issue management and change control procedures.
• Manage project budgets, monitoring arrangements and performance reporting to ensure effective financial control.
• Build strong relationships with public and private sector stakeholders, external partners, suppliers and community organisations.
• Act as a professional and visible representative of the Council in meetings, consultations, partnership forums and stakeholder events.
• Lead, motivate and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams to achieve agreed objectives.
• Work collaboratively with programme and corporate management colleagues to ensure alignment across projects and avoid duplication of activity.
• Support the delivery of economic growth, housing development and regeneration priorities across the borough.
• Drive growth. Create places. Build partnerships. Join a team delivering transformative projects across Gateshead.
• Degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Experience of successfully managing complex capital projects and multi-disciplinary teams, delivering against time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefit objectives.
• Strong knowledge of project management frameworks, project governance, budget management, risk management and project controls.
• Understanding of government policy, economic growth, housing development and the role of public and private sector partners in delivering regeneration projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships across senior leadership, elected members, partner organisations and communities.
• Experience of partnership working, securing external funding and delivering projects collaboratively across multiple organisations.
• A proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and drive projects through to successful completion.

We’re delighted that you’re interested in working with us. You’d be a highly valued member of a team that recognises and respects the skills that you bring to your role, encourages creativity and passionately advocates a great work / life balance. Our actions speak louder than words, and with flexi-time and hybrid working available across many of our roles, as well as a full suite of outstanding employee benefits, we’re confident that it isn’t just the salary that attracts our staff.

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