Senior Development Manager — Lead Medium-Density Homes

Woods & Co Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Performance incentives

Job summary

Woods & Co Recruitment currently seeks a Senior Development Manager in Melbourne to lead end-to-end delivery of a growing portfolio of medium-density residential projects. You will own feasibility, budgeting, planning approvals, procurement, construction, and settlements, driving performance across the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in property development or related fields, with proven volume housing experience and strong stakeholder and financial management skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in property development, project management, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience delivering volume housing, townhouse, or medium-density residential developments.
• Strong understanding of feasibility analysis, planning, construction, and delivery.
• Experience working with consultants, builders, and local authorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of medium-density residential projects.
• Manage project feasibility analysis, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and financial performance.
• Coordinate planning approvals, authority negotiations, and consultant teams.
• Oversee design development, ensuring programmes, budgets, and product outcomes are achieved.
• Manage builder procurement, contract administration, and construction delivery.
• Monitor project risk, programme, cost, quality, and compliance.
• Build and maintain relationships with consultants, contractors, authorities, and internal stakeholders.
• Provide regular reporting to senior leadership across development performance and milestones.

Skills

Project management

Property development

Volume housing

Feasibility analysis

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in property/construction/engineering/architecture

Job description

Woods & Co Recruitment currently seeks a Senior Development Manager in Melbourne to lead end-to-end delivery of a growing portfolio of medium-density residential projects. You will own feasibility, budgeting, planning approvals, procurement, construction, and settlements, driving performance across the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in property development or related fields, with proven volume housing experience and strong stakeholder and financial management skills.