Portfolio Development Director - 6-12m Contract

Aurex Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex Group in Sydney seeks a Development Director to lead a portfolio of landholdings including industrial, data centres and residential apartments. The role combines strategic assessment with hands-on execution to define highest and best use, progress planning approvals and structure capital arrangements, within a fixed-term mandate of 6–12 months.

You will manage consultants and contractors, drive feasibility studies, and explore joint ventures or external development partnerships to unlock

Qualifications

• Senior development experience across industrial, data centres and/or residential apartments.
• Strong feasibility and highest-and-best-use assessment.
• Experience evaluating joint ventures, development partnerships and capital arrangements.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary consultants and contractors, balancing commercial outcomes with planning and delivery requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to deliver meaningful progress within a fixed-term mandate.

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.

Skills

Senior development experience

Feasibility assessment

Highest and best use

Joint ventures

Stakeholder management

Leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Job description

Aurex Group in Sydney seeks a Development Director to lead a portfolio of landholdings including industrial, data centres and residential apartments. The role combines strategic assessment with hands-on execution to define highest and best use, progress planning approvals and structure capital arrangements, within a fixed-term mandate of 6–12 months.

You will manage consultants and contractors, drive feasibility studies, and explore joint ventures or external development partnerships to unlock