Senior Manager - Development

Role overview

Development planning and delivery

• Lead development activities for assigned master development districts, precincts, or strategic programs.
• Translate master planning objectives into actionable development strategies and implementation plans.
• Coordinate feasibility studies, market assessments, development programs, phasing strategies, and business case evaluations.
• Coordinate planning, design, engineering, infrastructure, commercial, and delivery teams.
• Monitor development schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and critical development requirements.
• Support land use planning, development control, density assessments, and development optimization.

Stakeholders, analysis, and reporting

• Engage government entities, regulatory authorities, utility providers, and strategic stakeholders to secure approvals and development 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.

Education and certifications

• 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.

Experience

• 8–12 years of progressive experience in master development, real estate development, urban development, infrastructure planning, or related disciplines.
• Experience managing large-scale master-planned, mixed-use, destination, or urban regeneration developments.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across planning, design, commercial, and delivery functions.
• Experience supporting feasibility, investment evaluations, and implementation strategies and engaging authorities, 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 and implementation.
• Stakeholder and regulatory management, financial and commercial analysis, risk management, project and program management, strategic planning, and team leadership.

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