New Business Manager

Description

• Internal Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues across L&Q, engaging stakeholders through the project team process. Liaise with Design & Technical teams during due diligence and commission reports to manage risk.
• Portfolio & Strategy Management: Source, appraise, and bid for new business opportunities. Secure land acquisitions that maximise returns and minimise subsidy requirements, contributing to L&Q’s growth strategy.
• Project Oversight: Deliver a pipeline of schemes, ensuring effective financial appraisal, cash flow management, risk mitigation, and accurate forecasting of key milestones.
• Financial & Compliance Management: Control budgets for schemes within your portfolio, ensuring spend aligns with business plans. Adhere to health and safety, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• External Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain strong relationships with landowners, agents, house builders, local authorities, and planning bodies. Represent L&Q in external forums and positively promote the Group.

Requirements

If this sounds like you, we’d love to see your expertise in action at L&Q!

• Communication & Presentation Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong networking and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Negotiation & Influencing Skills: Ability to secure deals and build relationships with key stakeholders at senior levels.
• Industry Expertise: Proven experience in land transactions, deal structures, residential development, and investment processes.
• Commercial & Financial Acumen: Strong skills in financial modelling, risk management, and budget control.
• Professional Qualifications: Membership of RICS, RTPI, RIBA, CIOB or equivalent, or relevant experience
• Technical Proficiency: Competency in MS Office and familiarity with planning/development control systems.
• Are you confident negotiating deals, influencing stakeholders, and delivering successful projects from inception to completion?
• Do you have a proven track record of land transactions, residential development, and associated legal processes?
• Project Management Skills: Highly developed organisational and planning capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

Benefits

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 5% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South-East and North-West of England.

Persona: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Salary: £59,042 to £65,225 per annum depending on experience

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance