The London Development Agency (LDA) is the Mayor’s agency responsible for driving London’s sustainable economic growth, and it’s our job to ensure that London remains a global success story – in the next year, the next decade and in the next century. We work to deliver the Mayor’s vision for London to be a sustainable world city with strong, long-term economic growth, social inclusion and active environmental improvement.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Agency’s Design Development and Environment Directorate. Crucially you will play a key part in delivering a wide range of development, infrastructure and environmental projects as part of the Agency’s growth agenda. You will help to reshape London, playing an essential role in implementing the projects that will meet the LDA’s vision and strategy for London as a 21st century city.

The ideal candidate will come from a variety of backgrounds but experience of working within a regeneration setting would be an advantage.

Key skills for this role are:-
• strong project management skills with experience of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• experience of partnership working
• strong communication skills
• demonstrable commercial drive
• excellent relationship building skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally
• vision

It is also important that the successful candidate understands the importance of good internal governance processes and programme management.