Planning & Enabling Manager

Planning & Enabling Manager

Application closing date: 08/06/2025

We expect to hold interviews in person week commencing: 23/06/2025

A bit about the role...

Working in a team with the Head of Planning and Enabling and other Planning and Enabling Team Members, the Planning and Enabling Manager will play a critical role in taking the lead (as well as supporting senior colleagues) in the delivery of a portfolio of projects ranging from small to large strategic and more complex sites. You will provide technical knowledge to de-risk the sites and secure planning certainty to enable the supply of new homes on sites within Homes England’s land portfolio. The role may also include working on projects in the wider north of England within multi-functional teams focusing on specific projects and initiatives.

You will be joining an enthusiastic, friendly and experienced team of 12 people, who are committed to making positive change. You will support senior colleagues in the delivery of a varied range of projects using your technical and commercial skills to ensure that your projects are de-risked appropriately and taken to market in an agile way, that maximises the potential for early delivery of development and ensures good value for money for the Agency.

The Head of Planning and Enabling is committed to delivery, taking an innovative and creative approach to resolving issues and pro-actively identifying solutions, wherever possible. We believe in working in a collaborative and flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within their team.

The role will support the design and delivery of exciting and rewarding projects across the North West and may include: 

Drafting planning, technical and de-risking strategies/ briefs to instruct consultants

Preparing responses to Local Plan consultations and supporting the project management of consultants to prepare and submit planning applications.  

The ability to understand, technically appraise and inform a range of planning documents and matters

Engaging with Local Planning Authorities to, for example, agree content of planning applications and negotiate proportionate planning conditions and s106 Agreements

You will support colleagues in acquisitions and disposals through the provision of technical support and planning strategy advice by carrying out technical due diligence and assessing planning potential/risks for sites that are being considered. You will also be required to contribute to preparing early drafts and shaping approval papers and planning strategies for land owned by the Agency or to be acquired directly through the Other Government Departments transfer model or partnering arrangements. 

This is a rare chance to shape the future delivery of often complex but interesting sites, predominantly in the North-West of England in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. 

A bit about you…

Educated to degree level and desirably with a recognised professional qualification (MRTPI/RICS) with 3-5 years relevant experience within the residential, commercial or regeneration development industries. You will have strong experience within the development industry and possess a good working knowledge of the development process, pre-acquisition, land transactions, de-risking, development economics and viability appraisals, as well as a sound understanding of the planning process and related policy and legislation.

You’ll have good project management skills and the ability to manage multiple complex projects and consultant teams simultaneously. A good/growing understanding of the marketplace and of the house building sector is essential for this position. 

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will have excellent communication skills including oral, digital, and written and be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a Planning and Enabling team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and will be able to negotiate and persuade.

You will be ambitious, striving to exceed targets and continually improve, and you will be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way. 

If you would like to learn more about, and discuss the role, please contact our resourcing team – recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk whom will be happy to arrange a call with our Hiring Managers.

Who are we? 

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer...

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. 

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find these on the recruitment pages of the intranet.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. 

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. 

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. 

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. 

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. 

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme. 

If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at this stage.