Land Development Manager

JR United Kingdom; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading residential developer is seeking a Development Manager to oversee housing schemes in the South West. This is a new role with direct reporting to the Regional Managing Director, providing clear opportunities for career growth. The role encompasses project management from inception to completion, requiring a candidate with a strong background in land, planning, or development.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified, ideally in a property-related field.
• Experience driving housebuilding projects through development.
• Understanding of land acquisition, planning, design, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Managing and coordinating individual projects across sites.
• Driving projects through acquisition, planning, design, and delivery.
• Ensuring projects align with company objectives.

Skills

Project Management

Land Acquisition

Planning

Design

Project Delivery

Education

Degree in Property or related field

Job description

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a residential developer as Development Manager, working on the development and delivery of housing schemes in the South West.

This company is a great fit if you’re looking to work in a supportive but ambitious environment with clear career progression.

This is a new role within the business, reporting straight into the Regional Managing Director, and with strong potential for career progression as the development pipeline grows. You will be tasked with working on sites from cradle to grave, working on land acquisition and then driving schemes through development & delivery.

The salary for this role is £55,000 - £65,000 plus package.

You'll come from a land, planning or development background and have an understanding of the start to finish development process on housing schemes.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing and coordinating individual projects across sites
• Ensuring projects align and achieve the company’s objective e.g. design specification and financially
• Driving projects through acquisition, planning, design and delivery.

Key requirements:

• Degree qualified is desirable, and ideally property related
• Experience of driving housebuilding projects through the development process
• Currently working for either a housebuilder or development agency
• Understanding of lack acquisition, planning, design & project delivery
• Determined, hungry and ambitious
• Ability to work autonomously and independently from the rest of the team