Urban Splash appoints “Director of the Future”

Jones previously worked in a similar forward-thinking role at Urban Splash’s modular building sister company House which went into administration last year.

In her new role Jones “will be responsible for using foresight and innovation to develop the purpose led ambition of Urban Splash and the strategy required to support it.”

She said: “Director of the Future is quite some job title to live up to. Much of the roles focus is on ESG, which is well embedded at Urban Splash so not too much of an uphill struggle.

“Urban Splash is an entrepreneurial and commercially minded brand but believe, and have demonstrated, this isn’t at odds with trying to do things better.

“Being part of a company whose purpose is to leave things better and more beautiful is refreshing. It provides room to make decisions differently and an opportunity to be directly involved in shaping a more equitable, appropriate and resilient sector.”

Urban Splash recently announced a new funding deal with Grosvenor and a pipeline of projects that will create 4,500 new homes and 500,000 sq ft of commercial space in the next five years.

Urban Splash co-founder Jonathan Falkingham said: “We are delighted to welcome Suzy back into our business to help us navigate the next 30 years.

“It’s rare for a property company to have a director tasked purely with thinking beyond immediate horizons.

“Climate change, ecosystem collapse, the unprecedented speed at which technological leaps are adopted, and the socio, political and economic impact of these things is going to have significant impact on the requirements of the built environment.

“Our sector needs to change and this is Urban Splash’s way helping to do that.”