Senior Development Manager

Title: Senior Development Manager

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: Starting from £79,500 per annum (London) depending on experience

Grade 11

Reporting Office: Stratford, London

Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 9th of October 2026

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this advert and interview earlier than stated.

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more...

Join our Development & Project Management Team at L&Q!

We are looking for a Senior Development Manager who is innovative, commercially focused, risk conscious, and an experienced problem solver, to join the team and help us to deliver our ambitious plans.

The Senior Development Manager focuses on our high profile, larger or more complex projects. You'll need to be proficient in foreseeing risk, problem solving and finding suitable solutions rapidly, while considering the financial and commercial impact.

• Are you an experienced senior project manager with a strong track record in housing-led delivery?
• Do you have substantial knowledge of contract law and the ability to manage development agreements and build contracts
• Do you have experience of mobilizing Land and Planning positions into deliverable housing schemes?

If this sounds like you, we'd love to see your expertise in action!

Your Impact in the Role:

• Project Leadership & Delivery: Manage a portfolio of housing-led delivery, and remediation projects from inception to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards whilst working closely with our Land team on pipeline opportunities during the lead in to delivery
• Strategic Development & Planning: Contribute to business case development, options appraisals, and the production of detailed project plans and risk registers.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams and external partners including local authorities, contractors, and consultants. Represent L&Q in public forums and governance groups.
• Financial & Risk Management: Take responsibility for project budgets, ensuring effective financial control and best value. Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring compliance with planning, funding, and legal obligations.
• Team Leadership & Compliance: Manage and support project staff, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. Ensure compliance with health and safety, regulatory, and governance standards.

What You'll Bring:

To excel in this role, you'll need:

• Project Management Expertise: Strong experience managing complex housing delivery, joint ventures or construction projects, with a proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic & Commercial Acumen: Skilled in financial planning, risk management, and value engineering, with a focus on delivering high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.
• Stakeholder & Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
• Technical Knowledge: Professional qualifications (e.g. RICS, CIOB, RTPI, RIBA) or equivalent experience, with knowledge of contractual law, planning, development control, and construction practices.
• IT Proficiency: Confident using Microsoft Office and business systems, development appraisals with strong coordination and multitasking abilities.
• Customer & Community Focus: A commitment to customer satisfaction and experience working in customer-facing environments.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework , which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.

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