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Radian/Yarlington Housing Group
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Yeovil, Somerset
Project Manager (Property Development)
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Why work with us? It's an exciting time to join our organisation. In November 2019, Radian Group and Yarlington Housing Group announced a new partnership which now sees us serve 79,000 customers across the south from Devon to Windsor. Our new organisation has a portfolio of over 38,000 homes, supported by over 1,350 colleagues. Together, we're committed to investing in local communities to make them stronger whilst helping to provide homes to those that really need them. We recognise the importance of continuing to develop our products and services to meet the changing needs of our customers and empower our colleagues to support customers in realising their aspirations. We're looking to recruit people who share our passion in making a difference to the lives of our customers and our local communities. In return we will invest in you to help develop your career in a great environment that offers flexibility, collaboration and excellent rewards and benefits. We live by a set of shared values that underpin our open and honest working culture but also demonstrates our commitment to our customers, our stakeholders and our colleagues. So if we're what you're looking for, start your next chapter with us... Your new role We have launched our new corporate strategy outlining ambitions to deliver over 10,000 homes over the next 10 years, and are looking for an experienced, dedicated and motivated Project Manager to join the team to help us deliver this. Whilst the county is in the midst of a housing crisis, we are passionate about doing everything it can to build more homes of all tenures across our geography, and this role will be crucial to our success in doing just that. The successful candidate will take a lead on project managing new housing developments, helping to ensure that we deliver new homes of excellent quality that are completed on time and within budget. You will be tasked with the full lifecycle of the build projects from procurement to successful completion as well as working closely with the Land & Planning team to establish a budget and overall costs for our building work. The successful candidate will also be expected to identify value adding opportunities to the schemes and anticipate and mitigate risks during the lifetime of the scheme. You will continuously monitor the costs and income from the schemes, ensuring income remains maximised and the schemes remain viable. We are looking for someone with experience in the field and a broad range of skills, including the ability to be decisive, persuasive and to use their own initiative when needed. As well as this, the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with a variety of different partners and stakeholders, whilst having a focus on finding creative solutions to their respective projects, will be essential. What we offer * 28 days annual leave per annum and pro rata, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy and sell additional leave * Staff recognition scheme * Enhanced maternity/paternity leave for those who qualify * Discounts and cash back on online and high street retailers * In-house development and talent management initiatives, including study support * Flexible working arrangements How to apply To apply, please click on the link below. Interviews to be held on the week commencing 29 June via Microsoft Teams. Resident Positive - We will guarantee at least two tenants an interview based on them meeting the essential criteria. No agencies please.