6-Month Contract with a Local Authority

Summary

The Housing Regeneration Lead plays a strategic, outward-facing role responsible for accelerating the delivery of new affordable and specialist homes across the borough. The postholder will drive housing supply by identifying opportunities, removing barriers, and promoting a proactive approach to housing delivery both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

Lead the Council’s enabling function to accelerate affordable and specialist housing delivery across the borough.
Proactively promote the importance of housing delivery at pace to internal departments, partners, landowners, and stakeholders.
Identify under-utilised, stalled, or emerging opportunities for development and support landowners to bring forward schemes.
Build and maintain strong relationships with Registered Providers (RPs), developers, public sector organizations, and community groups.
Lead RP and Developer Forums to promote collaboration, problem-solving, and transparency.
Provide clear guidance to landowners and partners on development options, delivery routes, and opportunities.

Essential Experience Required

Proven experience in housing development, regeneration, housing enabling, or a related field.
Track record of working with Registered Providers, developers, or public sector delivery partners.
Experience assessing development proposals, housing viability, or affordable housing contributions.
Experience influencing senior stakeholders, facilitating partnerships, and resolving delivery barriers.

Essential Qualifications Required

Strong understanding of affordable housing delivery, tenure mix, funding models, and development processes.
Knowledge of national and local housing policy, planning frameworks, and regeneration principles.
Excellent communication and relationship-management skills, with the ability to influence partners at all levels.

Additional Information

Housing Enabling Manager