Senior Development Manager: Real Estate & Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an enthusiastic Development Manager to provide strategic direction across projects, write business cases, manage viability and financial modelling for developments in the North West and internationally.

You will act as the client lead on planning and third-party issues, oversee land acquisition, drive scheme efficiencies, and hand over to the Project Manager when construction begins, while collaborating with design, planning, cost and procurement teams.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• Work with a range of internal teams and external advisors through design, planning, cost and value management, procurement and constriction delivery phases
• Manage consultant team to successfully appoint a Main Contractor appointment for project delivery
• Ensure a through 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

Skills

Development experience

Mixed-use development

RIBA stages knowledge

Presentation skills

Microsoft Office

Verbal & written communication

Argus Developer knowledge

IT skills

Driving licence

Tools

Argus Developer

Microsoft Office

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an enthusiastic Development Manager to provide strategic direction across projects, write business cases, manage viability and financial modelling for developments in the North West and internationally.

You will act as the client lead on planning and third-party issues, oversee land acquisition, drive scheme efficiencies, and hand over to the Project Manager when construction begins, while collaborating with design, planning, cost and procurement teams.