Acquisitions & Development Manager

Built Alliance Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Built Alliance Recruitment Ltd seeks an Acquisitions & Development Manager to join a fast-growing, tech-driven property investment and development company in the North West. You will identify, appraise and progress a portfolio of mixed-use schemes, including Commercial and BTR Residential, from initial opportunity through planning and handover.

Working with the acquisitions and delivery teams, you will help bring forward opportunities, manage feasibility, planning processes and reporting to

Qualifications

• Experience in development/acquisitions or related property role.
• Solid understanding of the UK planning system and appraisal process.
• Comfortable working with multi-disciplinary teams and external consultants.
• Exposure to stakeholder or investor reporting is beneficial.
• Background in client-side, developer, or consultancy is acceptable.
• Strong knowledge of the North West property market.
• MRICS is a bonus, but relevant experience matters more.
• Interest in BTR and placemaking strategies is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess development opportunities, supporting feasibility studies and appraisals.
• Progress sites from acquisition through planning with the development team.
• Support planning including S106, S278, S73 and condition discharge.
• Monitor cash flow, budgets and development performance against appraisal.
• Liaise with in-house contractor and external consultants as schemes move through design and planning.
• Assist with reporting on progress, risks and returns to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to leasing, marketing and operational strategy discussions as schemes progress.
• Support delivery of legal, planning and contractual obligations across live sites.

Skills

Acquisitions experience

Development experience

Stakeholder reporting

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

BTR/placemaking interest

Education

MRICS (bonus)

Job description

Job Summary

Built Alliance are delighted to be seeking an Acquisitions & Development Manager to join a fast-growing, tech-driven Property Investment & Development Company, playing a key role in identifying, appraising and progressing an impressive and growing portfolio of mixed-use, high-profile (Commercial/BTR Residential) development schemes across the North West.

This is a development-led role suited to an experienced or intermediate-level professional with a genuine interest in the acquisition and appraisal side of the business, who wants to build their development career within a company that combines in-house delivery capability with a strong growth trajectory.

Working closely with the small but growing acquisitions and delivery teams, you'll play a central role in bringing new opportunities forward, from initial identification and feasibility through to planning and onward handover, within a business that proudly combines development expertise with in-house delivery capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and assess development opportunities, supporting feasibility studies and appraisals


• Assist in progressing sites from acquisition through planning, working closely with the wider development team


• Support the planning process including S106, S278, S73 and condition discharge


• Help monitor cash flow, budgets and development performance against appraisal


• Liaise with the in-house contractor and external consultants as schemes move through design and planning


• Assist with reporting on progress, risks and returns to senior stakeholders


• Contribute to leasing, marketing and operational strategy discussions as schemes progress


• Support delivery of legal, planning and contractual obligations across live sites

Requirements

• Experience in a development, acquisitions or related property role, ideally with exposure to mixed-use schemes (BTR, residential, hotels, commercial)


• A solid understanding of the UK planning system and appraisal process


• Comfortable working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and external consultants


• Some exposure to stakeholder or investor reporting is beneficial but not essential


• Client-side, developer, or consultancy background considered


• Good understanding of the North West property and built environment market


• MRICS(or working towards) is a bonus, but the right experience and appetite to grow matters more


• An interest in BTR and placemaking strategies would be a real advantage