Development Manager (Estates)

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Essex is seeking a Development Manager (Estates) to join the team on a 3-6 month contract. Responsibilities include managing building and development projects, ensuring quality, timelines, and budget constraints are met. Ideal candidates will be RICS qualified with experience in large scale property projects. This role requires 2 days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• Ideally RICS qualified / CIOB / RIBA.
• Experience in developing large scale property and reinvestment programmes.
• Knowledge of planning and building control processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the design and development project stages for refurbishment and new builds.
• Oversee planning and execution of building projects.
• Liaise with developers from project initiation to closure.

Skills

Project management

Client management

Building compliance knowledge

Education

RICS qualified / CIOB / RIBA

Job description

A Local Authority in Essex is currently looking for a Development Manager (Estates) to join the team on an initial 3‑6 month contract. This role requires 2 days per week in the office.

Role purpose

• To manage the design and development project stages for major refurbishment to new build schemes.
• The role will include interpreting advice on building, fabric and associated infrastructure along with specialist advice on defects, determining significant repairs, replacements and/or upgrades through to informing strategic investment decisions such as major refurbishment, extensions and new build schemes and annual budget setting across the portfolio.
• You will be integral to managing the delivery of these projects, ensuring they meet quality standards, timelines and budget constraints.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the planning, execution, and completion of various building and development projects, providing an educated client role to manage external professional consultants, leading project design from RIBA Stages 1‑6 with input required with the Housing team at Stage 7.
• Manage key housing investment schemes.
• Day‑to‑day responsibility for liaising and working with developers from project initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, and closure of a project.

Key skills and the experience required

• Qualifications: Ideally RICS qualified / CIOB / RIBA.
• Experience of developing large scale property, reinvestment programme and building compliance programmes.
• Knowledge of planning and building control processes.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations.
• Wide experience in delivering construction projects, housing and regeneration schemes.