Episode 48

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23rd May 2025

Building a Career Part 2 - Westminster City Council

Senior Development Manager Mollie Mills O’Brien considers her role on the 144-home scheme at 291 Harrow Road, and the variety of daily tasks she has to keep the project “always in line with the vision: what stakeholders and what we have decided that place should be”.

She sets out the skills and attributes she brings to development management; and she describes her journey from private sector development, taking her frustrations with the public sector into a local authority role and “doing what I could to make it better”.


And her advice to anyone considering following that path? “Don't get taken down by the daily struggles. That day when you see all your hard work come to fruition is so powerful.”

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About the Podcast

1.5m New Homes
Asking what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built
Each month at 1.5M New Homes, journalist and consultant Toby Fox will be visiting a different council in England to ask what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built. He'll also be asking what it takes to build a career in public sector housing delivery.

About your host

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Drew Toynbee

Drew is a freelance content creator from the UK, creating audio and video content for audiobooks, podcasts, social media and documentaries for sectors from Weddings to the Space Industry.

When he's not working, you can find him spending time with his family and pets, doing DIY, watching movies, playing Dungeons & Dragons or videogames, or dabbling in a bit of music.

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