Senior Manager - Development

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Lead development activities for assigned master development districts, precincts, or strategic programs.
• Translate master planning objectives into development strategies and implementation plans.
• Coordinate feasibility studies, market assessments, development programs, phasing strategies, and business cases.
• Coordinate planning with Planning, Design, Engineering, Infrastructure, Commercial, and Delivery teams.
• Monitor schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and development requirements.
• Support land-use planning, development controls, density assessments, and development optimization.
• Engage government entities, regulators, utility providers, and strategic stakeholders to secure approvals and requirements.
• Coordinate consultants, advisors, and specialist service providers.
• Support financial assessments, feasibility analyses, investment evaluations, and commercial recommendations.
• Identify risks, constraints, and opportunities and implement mitigation or value-enhancement measures.
• Prepare executive reports, development updates, governance submissions, and strategic recommendations.
• Mentor team members and promote collaboration and development excellence.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• PMP, MRICS, AICP, RIBA, MBA, or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• Requires 8–12 years of progressive experience in master development, real estate development, urban development, infrastructure planning, or a related discipline.
• Experience managing large-scale master-planned, mixed-use, destination, or urban regeneration developments.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and supporting feasibility, investment evaluations, and implementation strategies.
• Experience engaging government authorities, regulatory agencies, consultants, and strategic partners.
• Experience delivering complex development programs from concept planning through implementation readiness.

Skills

• Master development planning, real estate development, feasibility and business case development, and development strategy.
• Stakeholder and regulatory management, financial and commercial analysis, risk management, project and program management, and strategic planning.
• Leadership and team management.

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