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Job Title: Head of Development
Job Location: London
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive

Introduction to the role:

Our client provides the delivery of motorway service areas and trunk road service area

Purpose of the role:

This role is to deliver, oversee and co-ordinate larger development projects in Great Britain through site identification, acquisition, design, planning, construction and handover to the Operations team

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage all site identification and acquisition.
• Manage all discussions/negotiations with landowners, Highways Agency, Planning Authorities and other stakeholders
• Manage all pre-acquisition feasibility and viability.
• Manage the planning process.
• Oversee the Construction team to co-ordinate and manage site constraints and risks.
• Planning and monitoring of the delivery programme within the constraints of the business plan and budget, producing monthly reports for sites under the programme.
• Overseeing the tendering, appointment, coordination and payment of professional consultants, reporting monthly against agreed targets and savings.
• Set budgets, time-scales and responsibilities for the Construction team in appointing consultants
• Oversee the Construction team to ensure quality standards are maintained throughout the design team
• Regularly review the development program in line with deadlines, managing any slippage
• Overseeing the Construction team to ensure that the contract and legal documentation is in order at all stages and prior to the Operations team handover
• Overseeing the Construction team to ensure statutory health and safety procedures are adhered to.
• Management and co-ordination of the input of the Operations team.
• Management of the Operations Department requirements and continuous review of specification in conjunction with the Design Department.
• Maximise the development value of the projects whilst maintaining high level quality design.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Degree qualified
• Previous experience in a similar role essential
• Working to high profile deadlines within the constraints of a budget.
• Travel will be required from time to time all parts of Great Britain.
• Some flexibility on working hours will be required.

INTERVIEWS:

If selected, you will be interviewed via Skype by the lead Recruiter for this position.
If successful in that interview, you will be interviewed via Skype by the employer within the following week.

TO APPLY:

Please send your FULL CV (including copies of qualifications, written references (or full contact details), IELTS certificate (if required) and a covering letter explaining your reasons for applying, your availability, and any other relevant information ASAP.

PLEASE NOTE:

Paramount Resourcing is acting as a Candidate Services Consultant (Sourcing) and is NOT the lead Recruiter for this role.