Investment Development Manager

East Suffolk Council; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council as an Investment Development Manager within Property & Place.

The role

To take a leading strategic role in delivering and supporting the Councils' investment and development projects relating to all its property assets. To support the work of Property & Place, Economic Development & Regeneration and Housing in project leadership and identifying and analysing opportunities. To complete projects on time and within budget to enable economic growth and increased outputs for the Council.

What you will need:

You will have extensive recent experience in the professional property environment and operating either in a local authority environment or in the private sector. You will have a RICS qualification and a minimum of 5 years relevant previous post qualification experience.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don't meet all the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (youtube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

1. Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
2. Local government pension scheme
3. Agile working arrangements
4. Flexible working arrangements, as well as flexi-time scheme which allows individuals to accrue flex leave up to 15 days a year
5. Learning and development tailored to your role
6. A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
7. Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).

For more information

Go to our Property & Place page to find out more about the work in East Suffolk.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Duncan Coleman on [e-mail].

Closing date: 11:30pm, 9 May 2025

Interview date: W/C 26 May 2025

How to apply

1. Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx).
2. Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
3. Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (suffolkjobsdirect.org).