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Scott Black

Chief Operating Officer

Places for People

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United Kingdom

Bio

Scott is a Chartered Architect with 25 years experience in the development industry and with a passion for design and the creation of sustainable new communities which are inclusive for all. He has performed several roles in his career leading up to a Group position as Director of New Business at Crest Nicholson PLC. Prior to Joining Places for People as Group Executive Director Developments he was Managing Director of Crest Nicholson Regeneration which was responsible for the group’s major mixed use regeneration projects, partnership schemes, and both the PRS and commercial portfolio’s. He held this position for 5 years and during this time was responsible for the delivery of some of the most iconic major projects and regeneration schemes in the UK, managing circa 200 staff with an annual turnover of between £250m - £300m a year. Since joining Places for People he has reorganised the development function to drive productivity, efficiency, quality, and financial performance to increase the teams contribution to the groups wider mission of creating further social value by helping to deliver more new homes for the most vulnerable in society. He currently manages the delivery of 2500 to 3000 new homes per annum across a wide range of tenures and organised across 6 regional offices covering most of the UK.

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Current Position

Chief Operating Officer at Places for People

Degrees

Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice, Election into the RIBA and ARB

Past Talks

Housing 2022

Skills