Senior Manager - Transaction Execution (Development Finance)

Description & Requirements

Senior Manager – Transaction Execution (Development Finance)

Homes England | National Housing Bank

£ 59,631 - £69,548 | Hybrid 50/50 Our new Headquarters are in Leeds but colleagues can be based in any of our offices (Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle or Northstowe)

Homes England is launching the National Housing Bank, a new government-backed investment platform to accelerate housing delivery across England.

With £16bn in capital, it will unlock private investment, support regeneration and accelerate housing delivery across the UK. Joining now offers a rare opportunity to shape a major new national investment platform from the ground up.

Working within the Transaction Execution team, you will lead the successful delivery of residential development finance transactions from Credit Approval through to Contract. The role is responsible for managing documentation, due diligence and stakeholder engagement, ensuring transactions are executed in line with approved terms, policies and risk standards. You will work closely with internal teams and external advisers to identify and mitigate risks, maintain execution quality and support the delivery of new homes through effective management of development finance loans.

The opportunity: Responsibilities include:

• Lead residential development finance transactions from Credit Approval through to Contract execution.
• Manage and coordinate legal documentation, due diligence and transaction workflows, ensuring deadlines and budget requirements are met.
• Liaise with internal teams, Borrowers, Lawyers, Valuers, Monitoring Surveyors and other professional advisers to drive transactions to Contract.
• Review and challenge valuation reports, legal opinions and other specialist due diligence to identify and mitigate risks.
• Prepare and manage transaction approval documentation, variance reports and handover materials for Portfolio Management.
• Maintain accurate transaction records, track key milestones and proactively manage borrower relationships throughout the execution process.

Candidate profile

Significant experience working with SME developers, executing residential development finance or real estate lending transactions.

Strong understanding of development finance structures, loan documentation and security arrangements.

Proven experience negotiating legal and commercial contracts within a lending or real estate finance environment.

Ability to assess complex due diligence, including valuations, legal and monitoring surveyor reports, and challenge findings where necessary.

Strong commercial judgement with the ability to identify, evaluate and mitigate lending and transaction risks.

Proven ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously, prioritising workloads and driving deals through to Contract within agreed timelines.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience working effectively with borrowers, advisers, legal teams and senior internal stakeholders.

Why join?

Help build a new national investment institution

Work on complex housing and regeneration transactions

Deploy £16bn of government-backed capital

Hybrid 50/50 working

Defined benefit pension and strong public-sector benefits