Prosper drives New Build Development Framework with key appointment
Partner Content08.10.25
Procurement experts Prosper has appointed Laura Balaam Wiseman as a Procurement and Contracts Manager to help deliver its New Build Framework.
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Laura joins the organisation from Sunderland social landlord Gentoo where she was Head of Delivery – a role she held for five and a half years.
Her social housing and new build experience will be valuable as she will be responsible for supporting public sector partners to access and deliver Prosper’s New Build Development Framework.
The new 4-year multi-supplier framework was launched in July with 22 firms appointed across the whole of England and Wales. The framework delivers a range of construction works and associated services including design. The scope of works include new build, refurbishment and renovations, extensions and improvements to housing, commercial buildings, community and civic buildings, education establishments and health care buildings.
In her role as Head of Delivery at Gentoo, she was responsible for successfully overseeing and managing 11 land-led sites and numerous Section 106 schemes across the city. She helped to establish Gentoo’s net zero house type specification and led the shared ownership sales function as well as managing a team of five delivery managers across key sites. During her career, Laura spent 10 years in London working as a New Build Project Manager for Notting Hill Housing and then as Head of Delivery at One Housing, before moving back to her native North East.
Commenting on her new role, Laura said: “This is a great opportunity for me and I’m really excited to be joining Prosper at a time when they have launched their New Build Development framework. I am looking forward to utilising my skills and contacts that I have built up with contractors to deliver schemes. I have first-hand experience of working with Prosper as we accessed some of their frameworks at Gentoo and was always impressed with their approach to supporting clients to achieve their project goals and objectives.
“My skills and knowledge will focus on the delivery of sustainability, continuous improvement and I’m now looking forward to working with other registered social providers and local authority partners to support their projects and drive this new offer forward.”
Rod Brasington, CEO of Prosper, said: “Laura is a fantastic appointment and brings with her a wealth of social housing new build knowledge, skills and experience we need to help us deliver our new framework. I’m really looking forward to working with her and know she will be a great asset to the team.”
Laura, from Tynemouth enjoys spending valuable time with her partner and two-year old son. They have two dogs and like to go for walks on the beach or taking the campervan away for long weekends and for holidays.
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