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The Development Manager role will offer the right candidate an exciting opportunity to join the Development Team, who form part of a wider Agency of leading LDA professionals (incl. Cost, Investment, Legal, Planning, Construction & Asset Management). All Agency departments collaborate closely to deliver a wide range of residential and regeneration projects across the country. The Development Manager role is embedded into a Development Team Pod, who will be responsible for managing large-scale affordable housing projects and driving them forward across the full lifecycle of development (incl. appraisal, acquisition, design, planning, procurement and delivery). The role will have a particular focus on the development lifecycle from inception through to commencement of construction on-site.
Job Responsibility:
Manage developments at various stages of the development life cycle from early concept, acquisition, planning, design, procurement through to delivery and handover
Support the undertaking of initial site feasibility studies, identifying development opportunities and constraints
Contribute to the development & implementation of development strategies and supporting investment case, including optioneering analysis and the recommendation of optimum delivery approach
Prepare development briefs including project scope and deliverables, programme, budget and design team scopes of services
Coordinate and liaise across all development functions, seeking and managing inputs from both internal and external project teams and key stakeholders
Manage the appointment of design teams, other professional service providers and construction contractors (incl. scope definition, preparation of tender docs and tender evaluation)
Engage with project stakeholders such as local authorities, utility providers, private developers and landowners
build and maintain working relationships
Proactively manage design teams and other professional service providers from a technical, programme and budgetary perspective
Work with the wider LDA team for effective delivery of project work streams and delivery of projects
Administration and management of all project documentation, including, contracts, monthly project reports, programmes, development budgets, project registers and trackers
Requirements:
At least 5 years’ experience in roles related to the property development sector
Hold a recognised degree level qualification in project management /construction/ development sector or related industry field
Have a strong project management skillset
Hold a good level of knowledge of the Irish or UK Planning, development and construction sectors (or relevant industry field)
Have experience of stages of the development lifecycle from site feasibility through to construction
Can demonstrate technical knowledge and an understanding of technical principles such as the planning system, construction buildability, technical solutions and value engineering
Can lead, manage and assist others
is able to provide direction and can communicate clear instructions
motivating and empowering others
Demonstrate a willingness to take on new responsibilities and the ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team within a well-defined project organisation structure
Have a commitment to developing new skills and embracing new challenges
Nice to have:
Have a real passion for delivering transformative developments, with residential experience very beneficial
Demonstrating commercial acumen and an understanding of commercial viability & cost drivers and the impact on budgets would be a distinct advantage