Senior Executive, Business Development

LAGENDA PROPERTIES BERHAD; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

LAGENDA PROPERTIES BERHAD is seeking a Development Planner to lead pre-development planning, assess land potential, establish planning parameters, and support acquisition decisions. You will coordinate with consultants and authorities, test layout concepts, and prepare inputs for feasibility studies and investment papers.

This role requires knowledge of Malaysian planning controls and strong English/Bahasa Malaysia communication.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of experience in development planning, pre-development, feasibility or authority submissions with a property developer, planning consultancy, or architectural/engineering consultancy.
• Working knowledge of Malaysian development control: planning guidelines, local authority requirements, OSC submission process and KM/BP approval pathway.
• Able to read and comment on layout plans, architectural and C&S drawings.
• Able to form a defensible view on what a site can yield and state the assumptions behind it.
• Comfortable dealing directly with authorities and consultants.
• Strong written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Development Planning Input for Land Acquisition: Establish the development potential of a site before acquisition — planning parameters, zoning, plot ratio, density, setbacks, height controls, land use conversion and land status.
• Approval Pathway & Authority Requirements (Assessment Stage): Map the approval pathway applicable to the site — Development Order/Kebenaran Merancang (KM), Pelan Bangunan (BP), earthworks, land conversion and infrastructure requirements.
• Technical Feasibility & Constructability Assessment: Evaluate site constraints and translate them into cost, programme and development implications; assess development feasibility.
• New Territory Assessment: Assess new states or regions for infrastructure readiness, planning frameworks and development constraints.
• Handover & Cross-Functional Support: Hand over a documented planning basis to Project and Development teams on acquisition; remain available as a reference during submission and design stages.

Skills

Development planning

Stakeholder engagement

Reading layout plans

English & Bahasa Malaysia

Education

Degree in Town Planning, Urban & Regional Planning, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying or related built-environment

Job description

The role focuses on development planning and pre-development feasibility, including establishing planning and technical parameters for land acquisition, assessing approval pathways and constructability, and providing structured handover and cross-functional support to project teams.

Responsibilities

Pre-Development Planning Input for Land Acquisition

Establish the development potential of a site before acquisition — planning parameters, zoning, plot ratio, density, setbacks, height controls, land use conversion and land status.

Firm up planning assumptions so that yield, GDV and programme used in the acquisition case rest on verified parameters rather than estimates.

Work with consultants to produce and review preliminary layout plans, massing and development concepts to test achievable yield against site constraints.

Prepare the planning and technical inputs to the feasibility study (FS) and the acquisition paper submitted to management and the Investment Committee.

Identify the planning and technical assumptions that carry the most risk to the deal, and close them out before commitment where possible.

Approval Pathway & Authority Requirements (Assessment Stage)

Map the approval pathway applicable to the site — Development Order / Kebenaran Merancang (KM), Pelan Bangunan (BP), earthworks, land conversion and infrastructure requirements.

Establish realistic approval timelines, sequencing and likely conditions, so these are reflected in the acquisition programme and cashflow assumptions.

Engage local authorities, PLANMalaysia, land office and technical agencies (TNB, water operator, IWK, JPS, JKR, JAS) at enquiry stage to confirm requirements and surface constraints early.

Review consultant advice on planning compliance and flag where a scheme is unlikely to be approved as conceived.

Technical Feasibility & Constructability Assessment

Evaluate site constraints — topography, soil conditions, access, drainage, utility and infrastructure capacity, encumbrances — and translate them into cost, programme and development implications.

Assess development feasibility from technical, engineering and constructability perspectives.

Provide technical input on JV structuring, including development scope, phasing strategy and realistic execution timelines.

Evaluate construction systems such as IBS (Industrialised Building System), precast, modular and off-site fabrication against conventional methods at the feasibility stage.

Analyse cost-benefit, buildability, construction timelines and resource implications to support the method assumed in the feasibility case.

Contribute to value engineering (VE) discussions with consultants and contractors during concept and feasibility stages.

New Territory Assessment

Assess new states or regions for infrastructure readiness, planning frameworks, local authority requirements and development constraints.

Analyse planning parameters, zoning requirements, density controls and engineering limitations applicable to prospective markets.

Handover & Cross-Functional Support

Hand over a documented planning basis — parameters, approval pathway, constraints, assumptions and open risks — to the Project and Development teams on acquisition.

Remain available as a point of reference during subsequent submission and design stages, while delivery accountability sits with the Project team.

Work alongside Project, Design, Construction, consultants and JV partners to keep the assumptions made at acquisition consistent with what is later delivered.

Qualifications

Degree in Town Planning, Urban & Regional Planning, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying or a related built‑environment discipline.

Required Skills

3 to 6 years of experience in development planning, pre-development, feasibility or authority submissions — with a property developer, planning consultancy, or architectural / engineering consultancy.

Working knowledge of Malaysian development control: planning guidelines, local authority requirements, the OSC submission process and the KM / BP approval pathway.

Able to read and comment on layout plans, architectural and C&S drawings.

Able to form a defensible view on what a site can yield and state the assumptions behind it.

Comfortable dealing directly with authorities and consultants.

Strong written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia.

A Malaysian real estate developer listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, focused on providing affordable homes and integrated townships for underserved communities. Established in 2018, the company has expanded across multiple states, building practical, sustainable residential and township projects that bridge the housing affordability gap. It is guided by core values like Trust, Integrity, Empathy, and Resilience, and contributes to nation‑building by empowering families with quality housing solutions.

A Malaysian real estate developer listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, focused on providing affordable homes and integrated townships for underserved communities. Established in 2018, the company has expanded across multiple states, building practical, sustainable residential and township projects that bridge the housing affordability gap. It is guided by core values like Trust, Integrity, Empathy, and Resilience, and contributes to nation‑building by empowering families with quality housing solutions.