Development Manager (Infrastructure)

Argent LLP; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Argent LLP is seeking an experienced Development Manager (Infrastructure) in London to oversee significant infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will manage design and delivery, work with established teams, and ensure compliance with all necessary regulations. This role plays a pivotal part in the urban development landscape, contributing to projects that combine infrastructure with community needs. A strong background in engineering or construction is preferred, alongside excellent project management skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in urban regeneration projects is essential.
• Strong technical and commercial project management skills required.
• Knowledge of JCT Design and Build contracts is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the design, delivery and handover of infrastructure projects.
• Oversee procurement and contract management fulfilling budgets and timelines.
• Ensure compliance with planning applications and local authority regulations.

Skills

Project Management

Commercial Acumen

Technical Knowledge of Civil Engineering

Communication

Ability to Work Independently

Education

Background in Engineering, Construction, or Project Management

Professional Accreditation such as RICS or MEng

Tools

Document Control Software

In-house Commercial Software

Job description

Related Argent is looking for an experienced Development Manager (Infrastructure), to lead and manage the design, delivery and handover of public realm and infrastructure packages.

About the role

• The Brent Cross development has over £150m of infrastructure and public realm to deliver over the next few years. These works will be broken into packages of work varying between £0.25m to £5m (and in some cases more)
• This role will lead and manage the design, delivery and handover of these packages, using an established team of contractors, QS’s and designers. The projects typically comprise a mixture of hard and soft landscape, energy infrastructure, highways, utilities and other elements too.
• The role will work closely with RA’s discipline leads to define the brief and business case (where required) of the projects, and will use this to gain necessary internal approvals before managing the design and delivery process.
• The role will work within a BXT Master Developer team with colleagues who are specialists in public realm, infrastructure, finance, funding, legals and programming (amongst others) in order to ensure that projects meet the overall objectives of the project.
• The successful candidate also form close working relationships with the asset management team, the plot development team, appointed utility companies, and local authority where relevant to ensure that the assets are constructed to the required specification and are successfully handed over & adopted.

What you will deliver

Oversight of design management

• Establish design briefs in conjunction with the internal leads covering Landscape, Energy and Infrastructure.
• Manage the design from the RIBA 1-3 to meet the brief. After RIBA 3, typically the contractors manage the design process, therefore a broader oversight role is required at this stage.
• Procure and appoint the professional team, and manage their fees to budget
• Ensure that design deliverables fit within wider agreements including utility agreements, asset protection and highway agreements
• Ensure that relevant planning applications are submitted and approved (along with any obligations or conditions)
• Ensure design programmes and associated deliverables align with the procurement and construction programme.
• Manage regular utility clinics to ensure that plot and infrastructure activities are fully coordinated, and that technical approvals are in place.
• Manage the technical and legal execution of all remaining utility network adoption agreements between the contractor(s) and the utility companies.
• Oversee any highway agreements in line with the construction programme,
• Manage interfaces with plot development teams, to ensure that the infrastructure/public well is fully coordinated, and that the works are programmed to suit the delivery of the plot.

Procurement, tendering and contract management

• Manage procurement & delivery to meet the requirements of the brief, programme and budgets
• Review the Employer's Requirements and Contractor Proposals for each project including drawings, programme, phasing and other key project considerations
• Review tender returns with the QS/Employer's Agent
• Approve project contract execution and arrange internal sign off
• Ensure that change requests are well managed, with direct involvement on any significant changes.
• Review project final accounts and close out projects.
• Oversee the collation of the O&M documentation, obtain warranties, approve practical completion certificates, handover to the Asset Management team, and the release of contract retentions.

Commercial Management

• Responsible for managing the programme, and project budgets
• Obtain expenditure approvals for all design and construction activities (including drafting of Board papers)
• Liaise with cost consultant at key project gateways to ensure that budgets and cost estimates align.
• Implement mitigation measures to ensure projects are delivered within the budgets as set out in the business plan.
• Ensure that cashflow forecasts are accurate and input into quarterly valuation reporting
• Track expenditure and produce remaining spend reports
• Manage risk register and sitewide contingencies.
• Liaise and form positive relationships with the key project stakeholders including the estate management team, plot development managers, internal asset management team, highways authority, utility companies, Network Rail

Skills and attributes you will bring

• Background in one or more of: engineering, construction, quantity surveying, landscape and project management
• Experience of urban regeneration projects and the associated infrastructure and public realm requirements.
• Professional accreditation such as RICS, MEng, MAPM would be beneficial although not essential.
• Strong technical and commercial project management skills
• Technical knowledge of civil engineering, landscape and utilities
• Commercial acumen
• Knowledge of JCT Design and Build contracts is desirable
• Ability to work with in-house commercial software for budget & PO management
• Ability to use document control software such as Conject, Asite and Egnyte
• Good verbal and written communication
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Flexible and can-do attitude
• Team player but also able to work independently and with light supervision

What We Offer

In return for your skills and passion, we offer a wide‐range of benefits, policies and wellbeing support to enable you to thrive in your role. We have recently introduced dynamic working to give our people greater choice over how and where they work whilst maintaining the importance of the office as a place to connect and collaborate.

Equal opportunities & our culture

Promoting and supporting diversity and inclusion is essential for our success as a growing business. As an equal opportunities employer, we do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. It’s about valuing everyone in the organisation as an individual, attracting new talent, staying close to our occupiers and stakeholders and creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels able to participate and achieve their potential.

About us

We are in the business of making amazing places. If you’ve visited London’s King’s Cross, Brindleyplace in Birmingham or Hudson Yards in New York – this is our work.

It goes beyond bricks and mortar development. We specialise in the services, facilities and experiences that are so critically important to urban life – art & culture, events, schools, community programmes, and renewable energy networks. The ingredients that make places meaningful and memorable.

Our 200-strong team has an extraordinary diversity of skills. Their talent and absolute commitment to getting things right make our company what it is – and make these places what they are.

Currently, we have a £9Bn+ UK development pipeline with major Related Argent regeneration projects underway at Brent Cross and Tottenham Hale as well as a Build to Rent scheme at King’s Cross. Argent is also the asset and development manager at the King’s Cross Estate and St Pancras Hospital.

We continually push the boundaries of what’s possible and are advancing our business and our projects towards a net zero carbon future. This underpins everything.

If you are looking for an exciting and challenging career with a company that’s committed to improving urban life for everyone – every day, then get in touch.

If your application is successful and you need us to make adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know and we'll try our best to support you.