Senior Development Manager

tdm recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Bonus

Job summary

tdm recruitment in Manchester is seeking a Senior Development Manager to drive residential-led schemes, taking major sites from acquisition through appraisals, planning, design and delivery. The role demands strong post-planning and project delivery experience, with clear career progression as the pipeline grows.

You will report to the Development Director with close contact to the MD, and you should have experience across town planning, financial & development appraisals, plus the ability to

Qualifications

• Strong post-planning skills and delivery experience.
• Degree qualification, ideally property related.
• Experience driving residential BtR projects through the development process.
• Experience working for a residential developer.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Experience across town planning, financial and development appraisals.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate individual projects across multiple sites.
• Ensure projects align with design specifications and financial objectives.
• Appoint and manage main contractors, sub-contractors and external consultants.
• Drive projects through planning, design and delivery.

Skills

Post-planning skills

Project delivery experience

Residential development experience

Education

Degree in property related field

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a privately owned place making developer as Senior Development Manager, working on the development and delivery of residential led schemes, including housing and large multi-unit flatted schemes.

Dynamic and entrepreneurial, 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 growth role within the business, reporting into the Development Director as well as having a lot of contact with the MD, and with strong potential for career progression as the development pipeline grows. You will be tasked with taking major sites from the acquisition team and ensuring their smooth progress through appraisals, planning, design & delivery. Strong post-planning skills & experience, as well as project delivery experience, are a must for this role.

The salary for this role is £75,000 - £95,000 plus company benefits which include pension, private healthcare and bonus.

• pension
• private healthcare
• bonus

To be suitable for this role, you will be either a strong Development Manager ready to take the next step up or an experienced Senior Development Manager looking for your next challenge.

You must have previous experience across town planning, financial & development appraisals, and then driving projects through delivery. An ability to think outside the box to move projects forward is also essential.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing and coordinating individual projects across sites
• Ensuring projects align and achieve the company’s objective e.g. design specification and financially
• Appointing & managing main contractors and sub-contractors
• Appointing & managing external consultants
• Driving projects through planning, design and delivery.

Key requirements:

• Degree qualified and ideally property related
• Experienced Senior Development Manager or Development Manager ready to make the step up
• Experience of driving residential, ideally BtR, projects through the development process
• Currently working for a residential developer
• Detailed understanding of how to get projects through the development & delivery process, particularly post-planning
• Determined, hungry and ambitious
• Ability to work autonomously and independently from the rest of the team