Development Manager

Department: Portfolio Development; City of Parramatta; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Training and development opportunities

Competitive pay and conditions

Health & Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Homes NSW is seeking experienced Development Managers to support delivery of a diverse portfolio of residential developments—from medium-density to large-scale urban renewal. You will manage projects across the full lifecycle, including planning, procurement, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management and financial control.

The role covers four portfolio areas: Commercial and Development, Major Projects, Development Programs, Origination and Development.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in construction management, property development or a relevant business discipline.
• Intermediate project management skills.
• Knowledge of machinery of government and statutory requirements underpinning Homes NSW operations.
• Knowledge of private sector property and development processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a range of residential projects through the project lifecycle from inception to completion.
• Ensure projects are scoped, planned, costed, resourced and aligned with program objectives.
• Provide preliminary advice to senior leaders and implement project governance.
• Manage governance to ensure cost, time and quality of planning and approvals.
• Oversee project progress, risks, benefits and priorities for optimal outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Financial management

Risk management

Planning

Education

Construction management degree

Property development

Job description

$133,348 - $146,945 a year

Full time

Location: Parramatta

Employment type: Multiple Temporary opportunities up to 2 years', Fulltime (35 hours/week)

Salary: GR 9/10 $133,348 to $146,945 plus superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Homes NSW is seeking experienced and motivated Development Manager’s to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of residential developments, ranging from medium-density projects through to large-scale urban renewal initiatives.

You will manage projects across the full project lifecycle, including planning, procurement, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management and project delivery.

The purpose of the role is to support the delivery of a range of residential projects, from medium density to large scale urban renewal projects, including financial and economic justification, planning, procurement, development, project management and financial control of projects within the below 4 areas of the Portfolio Development team:

• Commercial and Development
• Major Projects
• Development Programs
• Origination and Development

What you’ll do

• Manage a range of residential projects through the project lifecycle from inception to completion, ensuring effective planning, stakeholder management, and operative financial and risk management processes.
• Deliver project outcomes to ensure all projects are scoped, planned, costed, resourced and aligned with program objectives and client needs.
• Provide preliminary advice to the Senior Development Manager, Director, Development and the Executive Director, Portfolio Development, implementation, management and reporting of projects.
• Manage governance arrangements to ensure cost, time and quality of planning and approvals.
• Managing and maintaining oversight of project progress, risks, benefits and priorities to position Homes NSW to deliver optimal initiative and program outcomes, within policy and compliance parameters.
• Ensuring all projects meet milestones, achieve objectives, are managed within budget given the high-volume work environment and demands resulting from tight timeframes and competing priorities.

What we’re looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in construction management, property development or a relevant business discipline.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the machinery of government, the policy process and the relevant statutory requirements that underpin Homes NSW’s operations.
• Knowledge and understanding of private sector property and construction and development processes
• Intermediate project management skills and experience
• Capacity of building commitment and engaging with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure projects include widespread consultation.
• A current valid NSW Drivers Licence as the role may involve travel both locally and regionally, including overnight travel, as required by the business and/or directed.

What We Offer

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Thomas Hurrell via **************@homes.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please reach out to Maren Heldt | Talent Acquisition Officer, via 0447 682 *** or ***********@dcj.nsw.gov.au.