Senior Development Manager / Development Director

DeverellSmith Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Deverellsmith in London partners with a SME Developer to hire an experienced Senior Development Manager/Director. This hands-on role combines commercial and technical expertise across residential/mixed-use development.

You will lead delivery from acquisition to completion, manage budgets and programmes, appoint external teams, and monitor risk to ensure schemes align with business plans.

Qualifications

• Cradle-to-grave development management across residential/mixed-use.
• Understanding of development appraisals, viability, planning, procurement and delivery.
• Strong financial and analytical skills to assess development risk.
• Experience managing professional teams, contractors and external consultants.
• Background in Quantity Surveying, Commercial or Cost Management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for delivering development projects from acquisition to completion.
• Lead development strategy and manage projects through planning, design, procurement, construction and handover.
• Appoint and manage external professional teams including architects, planning consultants, engineers, QSs and other consultants.
• Establish and manage project programmes, budgets and milestones.
• Monitor project performance and manage risk to maintain delivery.

Skills

Development Management

Residential development

Planning & Viability

Cost Management

Team Leadership

Financial Analysis

Education

Quantity Surveying / Commercial / Cost Management background

Job description

Senior Development Manager / Development Director

Deverellsmith has partnered with a London based SME Developer who are looking to hire an experienced and commercially minded Senior Development Manager / Development Director.

This is a hands-on development role suited to an individual with strong commercial and technical expertise. The ideal candidate will have a quantity Surveying, Commercial or Cost Management background, combined with development management experience and a strong understanding of the full development lifecycle.

You will be responsible for driving projects forward, managing development risk, overseeing professional teams and ensuring schemes are delivered in line with approved business plans, budgets and programmes.

The Role

• Take overall responsibility for the delivery of development projects from acquisition through to completion.
• Lead the development strategy and manage projects through planning, design, procurement, construction and handover.
• Appoint and manage external professional teams including architects, planning consultants, engineers, QSs and other specialist consultants.
• Establish and manage project programmes, budgets and key development milestones.
• Monitor project performance and implement appropriate actions to manage risk and maintain delivery.

What you need

• Cradle to grave Development Management experience across Resi / mixed-use.
• An understanding of development appraisals, viability, planning, procurement and delivery.
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of construction and development costs.
• Experience in managing professional teams, contractors and external consultants.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, with the ability to assess and manage development risk.
• A Quantity Surveying, Commercial or Cost Management background would be highly advantageous.