Development Manager

Places Development, City of Westminster

Development Manager

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Places Development, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted today, 14 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: ec60c37200534d89aacbf999f12d466d

Full Job Description

As a Development Manager you will report into the Head of Development and support the senior development team in managing: legal negotiations, land assembly, business planning and financial appraisals, board reporting, s106 management, planning and reserved matters applications, consultants, programme and budgets. You may also be asked to assist with masterplanning, design and community engagement.

It is essential that you have a minimum of 1 year in a Development Manager or related position and at least 3 years overall in the property industry. Experience of larger scale garden town developments is preferred but as a minimum, schemes of 200+homes plus should have been worked on. Ideally, we are looking for someone who understands the commercial and financial requirements of housing of all tenures, although we will support you to gain an understanding if your career to date has specialised in specific tenures only. It is preferred that you have a development management background with a keen attention to detail. You should be?commercially?minded and understand the impact that decisions could have on the project viability. You will also need to be highly analytical, able to identify risks and opportunities from current and future developments and act accordingly. You should have relevant experience in contract management and negotiation, managing financial appraisals and managing large consultant teams. Preferably you should have some experience liaising with internal construction/delivery teams, community engagement and be confident managing and speaking to stakeholders.

For this role the primary focus initially will be to work alongside the development team to manage the land and planning workstreams at Gilston in East Hertfordshire, an exciting new Community of 8,500 homes and supporting community infrastructure and amenities. There may be other projects that you may be involved in at a later date that could include large scale complex multi-tenure and mixed-use developments, private and affordable development, as well as joint venture schemes.

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.??? We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:???

  • Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly??
  • Pension with matched contributions up to 7%?
  • Excellent holiday package - 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave?
  • Cashback plan for healthcare costs - up to £500 saving per year?
  • Competitive Bonus?
  • Company Car/Car Allowance
  • Training and development?
  • Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

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