Development Manager - Luxury High-Rise & Mixed-Use

Randstad - Construction, Property & Engineering; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad's client, a global luxury property group, seeks a Development Manager to lead high-density residential and mixed-use developments in NSW/QLD. You will oversee acquisition, planning, design, and delivery, coordinating with executive leadership and external teams.

Based in QLD, this permanent full-time position requires 10+ years in Australian property development, with strong planning and financial skills to drive complex projects to completion.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' Australian property development experience, with high-rise or large-scale mixed-use projects.
• Strong planning expertise across NSW and/or QLD frameworks and DA processes.
• Financial acumen with development feasibilities and risk management.
• Tertiary qualification in property development, urban planning, architecture, engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Feasibility & Acquisition: conduct site due diligence, financial modeling, yield analysis, risk profiling and investment proposals.
• Planning & Approvals: manage complex planning approvals across NSW and QLD with councils and planning authorities.
• Design & Consultant Management: appoint and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams aligning with luxury branding and buildability.
• Budget & Programme: develop and track timelines and development budgets, report variances to executive leadership.
• Delivery & Sustainability: champion ESG outcomes (Green Star/NABERS) and work with construction through certification and completion.
• Team Leadership: mentor direct reports including Assistant DMs and Project Coordinators.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial modeling

Planning expertise

Due diligence

Education

Degree in Property Development / Urban Planning / Architecture / Engineering

Job description

Randstad's client, a global luxury property group, seeks a Development Manager to lead high-density residential and mixed-use developments in NSW/QLD. You will oversee acquisition, planning, design, and delivery, coordinating with executive leadership and external teams.

Based in QLD, this permanent full-time position requires 10+ years in Australian property development, with strong planning and financial skills to drive complex projects to completion.