Development Coordinator

Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week in our Cheltenham office / 2 days working from home

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 09:00 -17:30

Basis: Permanent

Salary: Up to £30,000 + enhanced benefits & rewards and free on-site staff parking

We are Pegasus Homes, a vibrant, dynamic business who are proud to design, build, and create high-quality homes with a focus on independent later living. Our developments are beautifully designed offering stunning community living for the over 60's.

We have a great opportunity for a Development Coordinator to join our busy development team.

About the role

Within this role you will provide an efficient and proactive administrative support to our Development Director and wider development team. You'll contribute to increasing the effectiveness of the overall team, enabling them to meet the demands of the business.

Sitting within our busy development team you'll support with a wide range of administrative tasks, including:

• Attend project review meetings on all projects in which you will support
• Liaise with Sales and Conveyancing Teams to provide and coordinate relevant documentation, as required for the production of the legal packs.
• Prepare, organise, maintain, and regularly audit Google filing system for relevant projects, updating with file naming conventions and ensuring saved in the correct place.
• Prepare all presentational and report information for internal and external distribution, consultation and stakeholder sign off meetings.
• Undertake minutes/action lists of project progress / design team meetings and review with project lead
• Raise payments and purchase orders on development teams behalf
• Provide transitional support across all RIBA Stages inclusive but not limited to land acquisition to construction and from construction to mobilisation and beyond.
• Provide support as necessary to aid the mobilisation of the Operations team on each new development.

Please note: This is a hybrid role working from our Cheltenham office 3 days per week with flexibility to work from home the remaining days. You will be required to attend regular meetings at our Winchester office (roughly once a fortnight) as well as some travel to developments. (mileage expenses covered for travel to sites that aren't your normal place of work). Flexibility and willingness to travel is an essential part of the role.

About you

You’ll have experience gained within a PA/EA or administrative role and be confident supporting senior management / leadership teams.  You’ll have the ability to work autonomously whilst being part of a wider team and you’ll be professional with great communication skills and the ability to build relationships across the wider business.

Experience gained within the property sector would be an advantage.

• Professional and highly organised
• Proactive approach and can-do attitude
• In-person customer service experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Strong IT skills - knowledge of Google Workspace is advantage
• Experience of facilities/property with a knowledge of health & safety
• Please note this position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
• Full driving licence and own vehicle

Qualifications 

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent including English Language. Desirable to have secretarial or business qualifications. 

Our benefits & rewards

We offer fantastic benefits which look after your Financial, Mental and Physical Wellbeing as we believe it is important that we are able to support our employees across all three of these elements in order to ensure an effective work life balance. By joining us you'll enjoy a benefits package that includes:

• Enhanced annual leave & holiday buying scheme
• Contributory pension scheme with additional employer contribution,
• Life Assurance
• Two paid volunteering days per annum
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan & Virtual GP
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Company Discounts Portal
• Refer a friend scheme and access to internal opportunities

What happens next

Although we embrace technology to support our recruitment process we value a human touch so a member of our hiring team will carefully consider your application.

If your profile demonstrates the skills and experience we are looking for we'll invite you to join us for a telephone screening providing you with an opportunity to discuss your profile in more detail, and for us to provide you with a more in-depth overview of the role you have applied for as well as answer any questions you have.

From there the process will be role specific, but will include an in-person stage and could include a short online assessment. Rest assured we'll keep you updated through the process and if at any stage you require any additional support, or have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

If you have the skills and experience we are looking for we'd love to hear from you!

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and we do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. 

As an equal opportunities employer, Pegasus Homes welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In line with UK Immigration and Employment Law, only applicants eligible to live and work in the UK need apply.