Development Manager

Here at Randstad, we are recruiting for a Development Managerbased in Maidstone, Kent.

You will be joining an established and very successful housebuilder, specialising in the development of new homes and communities in partnership with housing associations and land owners.

The purpose of the role is:

• Support the Development team in the efficient running of the Development function.
• To ensure that allocated developments are processed and controlled with appropriate detail and due diligence instilled to add or protect value at all points of the development in order to satisfy financial performance criteria, project budgets and programme requirements.
• As Development Manager, you will be responsible for working with other teams within the business; land, commercial/buying and build teams, programming, monitoring, and driving, tenders and live projects within the residential sector, project managing both internal teams and external consultants.
• You'll work with the internal technical team, providing project information in a timely manner, as well as assisting in the appointment of specialist consultants.
• You'll be responsible for managing the process of site information gathering; geotechnical investigations, contamination investigations, services and drainage investigations, topographical and condition surveys.

Role requirements:

• Managing complex non-standard residential developments through the critical elements of the development cycle.
• Be able to lead and support the pre-construction process via the project team from handover to completion
• Strong commercial orientation supported by financial modelling and budget control, able to extract maximum value from each project.
• The ability to prioritise and delegate as appropriate, to ensure all aspects of the job are completed to standard and on time.
• The ability to effectively negotiate, motivate and communicate in order to influence others to ensure that the required programmes are met.
• You'll come from a similar position, with either a background in project, design or development management.

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Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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