Development Project Manager

About the company

Help deliver new affordable homes where they’re needed most.

Why join LHP? We’re more than a housing provider — we’re a purpose-driven team that cares deeply about our customers, our communities, and each other.

Why this role matters At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (LHP), we believe everyone deserves a safe, secure, and supportive place to call home. One of our core objectives is to provide safe and well-maintained homes to people in Lincolnshire

Your tasks

We’re looking for a Development Project Manage r to support the delivery of affordable housing across Lincolnshire.

As a Development Project Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering our growth ambitions, managing a portfolio of housing development projects valued between £1m and £15m, with a total programme value of up to £70m.

You'll oversee projects from inception through to completion, ensuring delivery against timescales, budgets, and quality expectations, while fostering strong and productive relationships with Homes England, mayoral authorities, developers, contractors, and other key partners.

This isn’t just a development role; it's an opportunity to shape the future of our communities. You'll play a key role in delivering our ambition of 2,350 new homes by 2036, working with developers, partners, and customers to create high-quality, energy-efficient homes that help reduce fuel poverty, lower environmental impact, and provide places people are proud to call home.

What would a typical week look like? As A Development Project Manager, your week will be varied -focused, and full of opportunities to make a real difference. It could look like:

• Managing a portfolio of development schemes, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Visiting development sites to monitor progress, review build quality, and resolve any issues that could impact delivery.
• Working closely with developers, contractors, consultants, and legal partners to keep projects moving forward.
• Overseeing land acquisitions, legal agreements, easements, and Section agreements to support successful project delivery.
• Reviewing designs, specifications, and compliance requirements to ensure developments meet organisational, planning, and regulatory standards.
• Managing project budgets and cashflows across multiple schemes, forecasting spend and monitoring financial performance.
• Procuring and overseeing specialist consultants, surveys, and professional services required throughout the development lifecycle.
• Updating development systems and project records with key information on costs, programme milestones, risks, and completions.
• Producing reports and presenting project updates to colleagues across finance, lettings, sales, and senior leadership teams.
• Exploring and progressing new development opportunities, building strong partnerships with stakeholders, and helping deliver more homes for local communities.

Requirements

What I’d need The most important thing we look for is your attitude and values. We want someone who: - Builds trust through openness and accountability - Treats every customer with dignity and respect - Works collaboratively with colleagues and partners - Shows genuine empathy and understands different perspectives

If you care about helping people and you’re willing to learn, we’ll support you to build the rest,

It would be great if you also bring

• A project management qualification or relevant experience in delivering development projects
• Experience in delivering multi-tenure projects.
• A construction related degree (i.e HNC/HND in Built Environment)
• Knowledge of land acquisition processes, including site appraisals, due diligence, and property transactions.
• Experience working with legal teams to progress land purchases, contracts, easements, wayleaves, and other property agreements.
• Experience in contract management
• Experience in building relationships with internal, external partners and key stakeholders
• Demonstrable knowledge of building construction, contracts and contract management and associated legislation
• Can work well on their own and as part of a team.
• Can use a laptop confidently, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to Drive and access to their own vehicle

Even better if you bring

• Experience in using financial appraisal and project management software (i.e. Proval)
• Experience working in the social housing sector

What we offer

Alongside a salary of £50,521 you’ll enjoy a fantastic range of benefits: -

• An employee wellbeing package worth up to £1,200 per year (Westfield Health) -Enhanced family leave and maternity policies.
• Discounted shopping vouchers.
• A brilliant salary sacrifices pension scheme — with up to 12% employer contribution.
• 24 days’ holiday (excluding bank holidays), increasing annually for your first five years.
• Opportunities to earn extra leave for full attendance, plus buy/sell options.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• You’ll also join a positive team culture where your development is a priority and your ideas are valued.

How to apply

How to apply Ready to help us create places to be proud of?

Apply today via our website by submitting your CV and a cover letter detailing why you would make an excellent candidate for this role

Interviews will be held in person in our Grimsby office on Tuesday 24th November We may also invite shortlisted candidates to an initial conversation via Microsoft Teams in advance of these interviews.

Other

Where I’d work This role is primarily based within our Grimsby or Boston communities, however occasionally travel may be required across Lincolnshire.

You’ll have the autonomy to manage your own diary and the flexibility to work from locations that best support the delivery of your projects across Lincolnshire. This could be at our main offices in Grimsby or Boston, our various community hubs, at home, local coffee shops, or wherever works best for you.