Development Manager

Development Manager (6‑month contract)

Hopkins Homes Limited is an ambitious, customer‑focused house builder that puts people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We’re dedicated to delivering the best possible design, build quality, and service for our customers.

• Bonus Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

• Take ownership of pre‑development of a project upon confirmation from Land Department and handover meeting with the Engineer.
• Managing technical elements of the planning process.
• Demonstrate a strong commercial commitment to maximising profit by value engineering designs working closely with the Engineer and wider team.
• Identify and manage risk within projects, ensure the risk register is regularly updated for review and that consultants incorporate risk assessment and CDM procedures in their designs.
• Coordinate the preparation of the Pretender Health and Safety Plan and Temporary Works design.
• Appoint, brief, challenge, assist and manage consulting engineers and other external consultants and agencies in the delivery of cost‑effective design solutions.
• Liaise with consultants, suppliers and manufacturers to ensure preparation of technical support information.
• Procurement, management and co‑ordination of utilities, including new supplies and diversions.
• Responsible for the delivery of key information, reports, assessments/status updates, activity analysis and recommendations in relation to the delivery of efficient technical solutions and all regional technical matters to ensure land purchase, planning, pre‑start preparations and build activity and commercial value is optimised.
• Actively manage external consultants to ensure that all development technical information is received, co‑ordinated, checked for purpose and efficiency and distributed on time and within budget, liaising closely with Group support teams.
• Coordinate the communication and distribution of design drawings and specifications to the wider business.
• Prepare and maintain project delivery, implementing ‘stop gate’ milestones and control programmes and maintain tracking documents for the monitoring of progress and for use in providing status reports to the Technical Director and business Senior Management Team.
• Ensure that all drawings / details meet with Local Authority and NHBC requirements.
• Lead and chair monthly Project Team Meetings up to the point of groundworks tender pack issue, then provide handover of these meetings to the Commercial Department.
• Manage the technical fee budgets.

• Excellent design ability and detailed technical knowledge of planning, technical, architectural, civil engineering, and building construction.
• Experience in the delivery of code for sustainable homes solutions.
• Experience in Authority and Utility Design requirements together with associated legislation within the construction industry.
• Previous experience in delivering private and affordable projects and managing a number of complex developments concurrently.
• Must have experience in dealing with customers both internal and external to improve product specification and design.

Bringing together two trusted house building brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK house building market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.