Senior Development Manager (Brisbane based)

Troocoo Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Troocoo Executive Search is partnering with a well-established Australian property organisation entering an exciting phase of growth and strategic expansion. You will take ownership of a portfolio of development projects across the full development lifecycle, collaborating with internal stakeholders, consultants, and government authorities to deliver safely, efficiently and commercially.

This broad, hands-on development leadership role involves guiding acquisitions, feasibility, planning

Qualifications

• Experienced development professional with track record in medium to large-scale residential or community projects.
• Commercially astute with ability to manage multiple projects and complex stakeholders.
• Strong experience across feasibility, planning approvals, procurement and construction delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead development projects from acquisition support to completion and handover.
• Prepare and manage feasibilities, budgets and development programmes.
• Manage planning approvals and stakeholder engagement with councils and authorities.
• Coordinate architects, engineers and other consultants.
• Oversee contractor procurement, design coordination and delivery.
• Monitor budgets, risks, programme and commercial performance.
• Provide regular progress reporting on costs and milestones.
• Drive innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project leadership

Feasibility analysis

Stakeholder management

Budget control

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction/property/planning

Tools

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Senior Development Manager (Brisbane based)

Troocoo Executive Search is partnering with a well-established Australian property organisation entering an exciting phase of growth and strategic expansion.
With a substantial property portfolio, a significant development pipeline and a long-term investment strategy, the organisation has established a strong reputation for delivering high-quality communities and developments that create lasting value for customers, investors and the communities they serve.
As the business continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen for an accomplished development executive to lead a significant development portfolio while helping shape the future direction of the organisation's development platform.

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager, you will take ownership of a portfolio of development projects across the full development lifecycle.
Working closely with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors and government authorities, you will lead projects from acquisition support and feasibility through planning, design, procurement, construction and final handover, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and commercially.
This is a broad and hands-on development role that will see you managing multiple concurrent projects while contributing to the ongoing growth of the organisation's development capability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading development projects from acquisition support through to completion and operational handover.
• Preparing and managing project feasibilities, budgets and development programmes.
• Managing planning approvals, development applications and stakeholder engagement with councils and statutory authorities.
• Coordinating architects, engineers, planners, quantity surveyors and other specialist consultants.
• Managing contractor procurement, design coordination and construction delivery.
• Monitoring project budgets, risks, programme and commercial performance.
• Providing regular reporting on project progress, costs, risks and key milestones.
• Driving innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement across development delivery.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors and government agencies.

The Organisation

Troocoo Executive Search is partnering with a well-established Australian property organisation entering an exciting phase of growth and strategic expansion.
With a substantial property portfolio, a significant development pipeline and a long-term investment strategy, the organisation has established a strong reputation for delivering high-quality communities and developments that create lasting value for customers, investors and the communities they serve.
As the business continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen for an accomplished development executive to lead a significant development portfolio while helping shape the future direction of the organisation's development platform.

• Leading development projects from acquisition support through to completion and operational handover.
• Preparing and managing project feasibilities, budgets and development programmes.
• Managing planning approvals, development applications and stakeholder engagement with councils and statutory authorities.
• Coordinating architects, engineers, planners, quantity surveyors and other specialist consultants.
• Managing contractor procurement, design coordination and construction delivery.
• Monitoring project budgets, risks, programme and commercial performance.
• Providing regular reporting on project progress, costs, risks and key milestones.
• Driving innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement across development delivery.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors and government agencies.

About You

You are an experienced property development professional with a proven track record delivering medium to large-scale residential or community developments from concept through to completion.
You are commercially astute, technically capable and thrive managing multiple projects simultaneously within complex stakeholder environments. You enjoy solving problems, building relationships and delivering high-quality outcomes while maintaining strong commercial discipline.
You will bring experience across financial feasibility, planning approvals, consultant management, procurement and construction delivery, together with the ability to confidently engage with internal executives, contractors, consultants and government authorities.
Experience within residential development, retirement living, land lease communities, masterplanned communities, mixed-use developments or other large-scale property environments will be highly regarded.
Most importantly, you are motivated by the opportunity to join a collaborative and growing organisation where you can contribute to the successful delivery of projects that create meaningful communities and support the organisation's long-term growth strategy.