Head of Application Development
Platform Housing Group
Lead and oversee in-house software development, strategy and delivery
18 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
900 Employees
Service Specialisms
Housing Development
Property Management
Construction Services
Affordable Housing
Regeneration
Consulting
Property Investment
Design & Build
Sector Specialisms
Residential
Affordable Housing
Social Housing
Role
What you would be doing
team leadership
sdlc
devops
agile
system integration
budget management
- Coordinating, mentoring, and developing a high-performing software development team
- Overseeing the end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Ensure best practices in coding, DevOps, and agile methodologies are embedded into the team.
- Manage the development and integration of housing management systems, field service solutions, Dynamics CRM & F&O, and other key applications
- Manage the revenue budgets for the Development function, including staffing and tooling spend and forecasts – feeding into the overall Enterprise Solutions budget.
- Collaborating with architecture, product, and business teams to align technology delivery with organisational strategy
What you bring
team management
programming
azure
dynamics 365
agile
communication
- Proven experience managing software development teams in a complex, dynamic environment.
- Expertise in modern programming languages (e.g., .NET, Java, Python).
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services and Dynamics 365 customisation.
- Strong knowledge of modern development methodologies (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD).
- Experience with application integrations, APIs, and cloud-based solutions.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in the social housing or public sector.
- Although the role is home-based, you need to be able to travel to the Worcester or Birmingham offices for monthly meetings, occasional training, and other in-person events as required—anticipated to be about twice a month.
- Family-friendly policies, including generous maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption leave, and 3 days paid urgent domestic leave.
- Up to 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell leave.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Pension scheme with up to 12% employer contribution (subject to employee contribution), including life assurance.
- Medicash membership with employee assistance programme, discounted gym access, and exclusive discounts.
- Employee reward and recognition scheme, wellbeing hub, and retail discounts.
- Health Cash Plan worth up to £1,700 per year for dental, optical, physio, and complementary therapies.
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Interview process
- virtual interviews during the week of 10th november 2025
- shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange a suitable time
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Company
Overview
1,000+ Homes
Annual New Home Delivery
The group consistently delivers over 1,000 new homes each year, contributing to community growth.
- Committed to creating vibrant communities and high-quality homes.
- Strong presence across the UK, focusing on affordable housing and services.
- Reputation for delivering projects on time and within budget.
- Expertise in residential, commercial, transport, and utilities sectors.
- Innovative approach to modern housing solutions, focusing on quality, sustainability, and design.
- Customer First
- Togetherness
- Innovation
- Sustainability
- Respect
2050
Net Zero Target
Aimed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by a specific future date.
- working towards reducing energy consumption and improving energy efficiency in their housing stock
- aiming to develop and maintain sustainable homes with a focus on environmental impact reduction
- taking steps to ensure that new developments are energy efficient and environmentally responsible
- fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace through their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy.
- actively works on improving female representation in senior roles to achieve gender balance.
- monitors and reports gender pay gap data with a commitment to addressing disparities.
- ensures equal opportunities for all employees, regardless of background.
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