Senior Development Manager

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Manchester is seeking a skilled Development Manager to oversee projects from inception through delivery. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in mixed-use and office development, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in RIBA design stages. This role involves collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure successful project completion within a flexible and diverse work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in mixed-use development and office development.
• Experience of all development phases.
• Full and clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects through all development phases.
• Secure and complete the necessary administration for client commissions.
• Write and contribute to business cases.
• Develop and maintain long term relationships with stakeholders.
• Manage consultant team to successfully appoint a Main Contractor.

Skills

Strong post qualification experience in industry

Excellent verbal, written communication and IT skills

Strong understanding of RIBA design stages

Excellent presentation skills

Strong working knowledge of all Microsoft packages

Excellent working knowledge of Argus Developer

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

The Development Management Team is a new and expanding department within T&T and you will have the opportunity to be there from the beginning. We have won and are working on some very exciting projects based in both the North West and internationally. Our vision is to expand our team to enhance the capabilities we have and what we can offer our clients. We have a great team of experienced, forward-thinking people and we would like to invite you to be part of the journey to grow this team and expand on the diversity of the projects that we lead and develop as Development Managers.

A DM can mean many things to many different people, therefore in a nutshell, this is what we believe a DM does;

The role is providing the ‘developer’ expertise, providing the strategic direction across the whole project, helping to write the business cases, managing the viability and undertaking the financial modelling, acting as the client lead on planning and third party issues, dealing with the land acquisition, driving scheme efficiencies etc. and acting as the Client’s lead consultant up to the point that the project moves into the construction delivery phase, when we then step back and let the PM take the lead.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who is willing to be part of a diverse team. With a flexible approach you will:

• Report to Development Directors to manage projects through all development phases
• Work as part of a team to undertake bid submissions to win new work
• Secure and complete the necessary administration for client commissions
• Take the lead on new development opportunities
• Obtain all statutory approvals / agreements in line with the client brief
• Write and contribute to business cases
• Undertake market analysis
• Develop and maintain long term relationships with external professional consultants and public‑sector stakeholders
• Obtain fee proposals, undertake tender analysis and recommend consultants for appointment
• Assemble development teams
• Work with a range of internal teams and external advisors through design, planning, cost and value management, procurement and construction delivery phases
• Manage consultant team to successfully appoint a Main Contractor for project delivery
• Ensure a thorough handover has been undertaken to the Project Manager for the delivery phase.
• Continue to monitor the project through the delivery phase and remain as the client’s main contact.
• Drive forward projects to achieve delivery milestones

Qualifications

• Strong post qualification experience in industry
• Experience in mix‑used development and office development
• Experience of all development phases
• Full and clean driving licence
• Excellent verbal, written communication and IT skills
• Strong understanding of RIBA design stages, planning procedure, development control and building regulations
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong working knowledge of all Microsoft packages
• Excellent working knowledge of Argus Developer

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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