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Our vision is to invest in the canal network to generate lasting benefit for people and communities; celebrating their industrial heritage, ensuring they offer quality green and blue spaces for people and communities and contribute to Scotland's resilience in tackling climate change.\nOur success is rooted in valuing the contributions of our entire team - we care, we create, and we collaborate to continue to deliver a whole range of activities and services, from boating and mooring, paddling, walking and wheeling, to living and playing and improving what the canals have to offer to our visitors and communities. We also work collaboratively with our partners and stakeholders to contribute to a wealthier, fairer, greener and more resilient Scotland.\nAs an employer, we offer a truly unique opportunity to join our team, help us realise our vision, and play a vital role in safeguarding Scotland's canal heritage while shaping its future.\nThe Placemaking Team plays a key role in transforming canalside locations into vibrant, sustainable and accessible destinations that create lasting benefits for local communities. Through investment in infrastructure, public realm improvements and destination development, we work to strengthen connections between people and place while enhancing the environmental, social and economic value of Scotland's canal network.\nThe Development Manager is central to delivering this ambition. Working across a varied portfolio of capital projects, you will lead projects from inception through to completion, bringing together partners, funders, consultants and contractors to create places that are well-designed, sustainable and accessible. You will help secure investment, build strong partnerships and identify opportunities that support Scottish Canals' long-term placemaking ambitions and wider Corporate Plan priorities.\nAbout the Role\nWe currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Development Manager on a 15 month fixed term basis to join our Placemaking Team. We're looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and experienced project professional who can successfully lead the delivery of development and infrastructure projects across Scotland's canal network.\nYou'll be responsible for managing projects through the full development lifecycle, from feasibility and masterplanning through to procurement, construction delivery and handover. Working with multidisciplinary design teams, contractors, local authority partners, funders and community stakeholders, you'll ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with agreed budgets, governance requirements and timescales\nThis is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact across Scotland's canal network, improving accessibility, connectivity and recreational opportunities while helping communities benefit from investment in their local environment. You'll also play a key role in developing partnerships and identifying funding opportunities that enable Scottish Canals to deliver ambitious placemaking projects and maximise public benefit.\nThe role is offered on a 15 month Fixed Term basis, working Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week (with some flexibility as required).\nPrimary Responsibilities of the Role\nManage multidisciplinary design teams and contractors to deliver development projects from inception through to completion, ensuring delivery within agreed timescales and budgets\nLead projects through Scottish Canals' governance framework, managing gateway reviews and reporting on project progress, risks and outcomes \nInitiate and project manage a variety of development projects, including master planning, design, procurement, construction delivery and handover \nBuild and maintain effective relationships with project stakeholders, ensuring clear communication throughout the project lifecycle\nManage project budgets and 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