Head of Development

Head of Development – Tawd Valley

Tawd Valley Developments; a wholly owned development company of West Lancashire Borough Council was formed back in 2019.  A key role of the company is to facilitate the building of much needed new housing for sale and affordable rent in West Lancashire. We have an ambition to build up to 340 homes over the next 5 years and work has already started on Phase One to build 77 homes in Skelmersdale over the next 12 months, including a number to be retained by the Council for social housing.

About the role

Tawd Valley Developments will help the Council achieve its priorities and generate income for West Lancashire. The company will also secure additional private and Government investment into the Borough, create relationships with landowners, developers and investors and provide property and commercial expertise. This will deliver financial and regeneration benefits for the Borough and to ensure that all of this happens we are now seeking to recruit to the role of Head of Development.

Our Head of Development will be responsible for delivering a portfolio of residential developments, identifying, creating, appraising, and delivering social housing development projects and housing for market sale with due regard for value for money.

The organisation has ambitious growth plans and a key role of the company is to facilitate the building of much needed new affordable housing in the area to benefit people across the Borough.

If you would like to be part of this relatively new venture and contribute to the delivery of our vision, then we would like to hear from you.

Key contact

For an informal discussion and further information about this role, please contact Kelly Shaw on 07900 363 803

Key dates

How to apply

Please download and review the recruitment pack and associated documents below:

• Recruitment Pack
• Declaration Form

Send an up to date CV and supporting statement, detailing how you meet the criteria for this role using the person specification, along with your completed declaration form. We advise that your supporting statement is no longer than 3 pages and your CV no more than 3 pages. Your CV must contain dates worked and a brief description of your key responsibilities for each role including consultancy/project work.

Once complete, please use the button below to apply.

Important

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