Development Manager - Client Side

Job Title: Development Manager - Client Side

Salary: 45k - 55k

Location: Manchester

As part of our continuing success as consultants and joint venture partners, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to work as part of our team delivering a first-class service to our clients.

The role will involve:

• Managing all aspects of the development process.
• Establish detailed client’s brief and responsibilities of consultants and specialists.
• Establish lines of communication and reporting procedures with the client and within the design team.
• Arrange and oversee feasibility studies, including site surveys, site investigation, site evaluation, etc.
• Manage finances from inception to completion, including cost plans and cash flow forecasts, monitoring project expenditure, and recommendations of payments by client, as well as internal budget and resourcing.
• Co-ordinating planning process including assisting with associated legal agreements and discharging planning conditions.
• Undertake contact administration.
• Development of project documentation, programmes, phasing, master budget, risk register, etc.
• Agreement for Lease negotiations, liaising with solicitors. Agreeing project drawings, specifications and phasing / programmes with proposed tenants and representatives.
• Overseeing the design and tender process to ensure the client brief and project requirements are met.
• Produce reports to suit relevant stages of the projects.
• Monitor and report on the contractor’s performance over the duration of the project.
• Management of consultant teams during construction to ensure that the design is in compliance with the contract and specification.
• Liaise with the client on variations from specification, budget, etc.
• Conduct pre-start and handover meetings. Chair progress, co-ordination and project meetings throughout the contract period
• Ensure that all CDM regulations have been followed throughout the delivery of project
• Provide single point of contact taking responsibility for all aspects of the project and liaise with the client
• Prepare regular reports to clients on all aspects of the project.
• Ensuring that all aspects of the project are fully integrated for the successful and efficient delivery of the project, often under critical time pressures.

Experience and Skills Required:

• A personable disposition with an ability to communicate well at all levels, both verbally and written
• Previous experience in managing development projects and ideally experience in all aspects of the development process
• Appropriate background experience in either general practice, quantity surveying or property development and construction
• Chartered status is not essential
• A drive to succeed and make a progressive contribution to the company
• Ability to work in a close team environment, and also work remotely with limited supervision
• Proactive with excellent organisation skills and attention to detail
• A flexible work approach, prepared to travel and hold a full driving licence
• To work well under pressure and within defined time and project cost constraints
• Proficient with Microsoft Office package