Vistry Group Looking for Assistant Strategic Development Manager at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Full Time

In a Nutshell…

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Assistant Strategic Development Manager for our Vistry Group Central Service Team, based at our Cheltenham Regional Office. As our Assistant Strategic Development Manager, you will help us to achieve planning permissions and to help enable the timely purchase of strategic land assets held within the Vistry Group portfolio for both the Vistry Housebuilding and Vistry Partnerships businesses.

We are pleased to say, this role can accommodate agile working arrangements.

Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Agile working arrangements possible for this role
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 days per annum
• Free private healthcare from your start date
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
• Sharesave scheme
• Cycle to work scheme – up to £3000
• Support with a professional membership
• Denplan, GymFlex and many more…

In return, what we would like from you…

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• Have completed or are pursuing a Higher Education Qualification in either Civil Engineering, Surveying, or an Estate Management related subject
• Ideally a student or graduate member of ICE or RICS.
• Previous experience of working for a national housing developer is beneficial
• Previous experience of working in land (strategic or open market) is beneficial
• Good communication, IT, and project management skills
• Exemplifies our core values

More about the Assistant Strategic Development Manager role…

• Assist the team to ensure that Vistry Group’s Profit and Return on Capital Employed is optimised by the planning of revenue generation and cost management through the development strategy of a site under an Agreement
• Be an ambassador for Vistry to agents, landowners, statutory authorities, and the general public
• Assist in monitoring that planning application documentation leads to desirable, saleable, and efficient developments
• Assist in monitoring that the applications will lead to a satisfactory permission accounting for constraints and with phasing in line with the Agreement land draw down requirements
• Help to create and thereafter maintain project viabilities
• Sense check that cost plans and cash flow forecasts are robust to support the valuation process
• Help to organise the preparation of documentation to establish Market Value and Price Payable and to serve Price Notices
• Assist in ensuring operating regions are provided with developable and viable land purchases and associated development strategy with opportunities to enhance value
• Use initiative to align internal and external parties to the development strategy
• Help to manage consultant expenditure within Strategic Land team budget
• Assist the wider strategic land team in the identification of new land opportunities
• Show a strong team ethic within a multi-disciplined Strategic Land team, demonstrating Vistry’s core values of Integrity, Caring and Quality

Finally, let’s tell you about us…

Vistry Group came together at the start of 2020, bringing together the energy, talent and deep-rooted experience of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Vistry Partnerships. With a wide range of skills, experience, and backgrounds – we have come together to live our values of Integrity, Caring and Quality.

We are all about people, and it is our people, around 3000 of us, who have created a UK top-five housebuilder, with a five-star rating. We care about the wellbeing of our people and we value diversity and inclusion, seeking to create a supportive, dynamic environment where talented and dedicated people can develop their career.

Inclusion and diversity are paramount to us here at Vistry Group – we firmly believe that this culture nurtures stronger performances across the wider business. All of our applicants and employees are treated fairly and respectfully, regardless of any protected characteristic/s. If you require assistance with regards to reasonable adjustments during your application process with us, then please do not hesitate to contact us – we will always be happy to help.