Development Director - Property Investment Portfolio (Contract)

Aurex; Sydney; On-site; AUD 315,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex is seeking an experienced Development Director to shape and progress the development potential of a diversified property investment portfolio in Sydney. The role combines strategic assessment with hands-on execution to define highest and best use, lead planning and design, progress approvals and assess JV and capital structures for each opportunity.

The portfolio includes industrial, data centres and residential apartment uses, with feasibility, planning and market assessment guiding

Qualifications

• Senior development experience across industrial, data centres and/or residential apartments.
• Strong feasibility, highest and best use assessment, planning, design and approvals.
• Experience evaluating joint ventures, development partnerships and capital arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Establish a development strategy for the portfolio, assessing highest and best use, feasibility and delivery options.
• Lead planning and design across sites, coordinating consultants and securing authority approvals.
• Progress development applications to support value uplift and inform market sounding.
• Assess opportunities for joint ventures and other capital structures with external partners.
• Appoint and manage consultants and structure contractor engagements to support delivery.
• Manage development budgets, programmes and risks and provide priority recommendations.

Skills

Senior development experience

Feasibility assessment

Planning and design

Joint ventures

Stakeholder management

Job description

Development Director - Property Investment Portfolio

Sydney | 6-12 month fixed-term contract | $350,000 per annum, pro rata

Lead the development strategy for a portfolio of landholdings, identifying opportunities to unlock value across industrial, data centre and residential apartment uses.

The opportunity

Our client is seeking an experienced Development Director to shape and progress the development potential of its property investment portfolio.

This mandate combines strategic assessment with hands-on execution. You will define the highest and best use of individual sites, lead planning and design, progress authority approvals and assess the most appropriate development and capital structures for each opportunity.

The portfolio's current potential uses include industrial, data centres and residential apartments, with the scope to refine these outcomes through feasibility, planning and market assessment.

Key responsibilities

• Establish a development strategy for the portfolio, assessing highest and best use, commercial feasibility, planning pathways and delivery options.
• Lead planning and design across the sites, coordinating consultants and securing relevant authority approvals.
• Progress development applications to support value uplift and inform potential market sounding.
• Assess opportunities for joint ventures and other development and capital structures, including sites better suited to delivery through external development partners.
• Appoint and manage consultants and structure general contractor engagements to support development and delivery.
• Manage development budgets, programmes and risks, providing clear recommendations on priorities and next steps.

About you

You will be an experienced development leader with strong commercial judgement and the ability to move from portfolio strategy into practical execution.

Your background will include:

• Senior development experience across industrial, data centres and/or residential apartments, with the ability to assess opportunities across different asset classes.
• A strong track record in feasibility, highest and best use assessment, planning, design and development approvals.
• Experience evaluating and structuring joint ventures, development partnerships and capital arrangements.
• The ability to lead multidisciplinary consultants and contractors, balancing commercial outcomes with planning and delivery requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the confidence to present recommendations and progress decisions.
• The ability to establish priorities quickly and deliver meaningful progress within a fixed-term mandate.