Development Manager

We are recruiting for a Development Manager to join our London team!

Location: Mayfair, London

Salary: £60,000 to £80,000 (dependant on experience)

MCR Property Group are recruiting for a Development Manager to join our successful and expanding team based in London!

We are a successful and entrepreneurial property development and investment company working across the UK with a pipeline in excess of 9,000 residential units, multiple commercial sites including hundreds of acres of new warehousing and many other commercial units.

We’re currently looking for an experienced Development Manager to add to our growing development team. The successful applicant will be working across a range of different schemes. This is an exciting opportunity for somebody who is motivated and ambitious with the offer of a competitive salary along with a market beating bonus structure and the potential for fantastic career progression.

Position

As a Development Manager you will be reporting directly to the Project Lead and Directors. Responsibilities include the following:

• Managing all aspects of the overall design development process from acquisition through to being on site including appointing and managing the design team
• Negotiating all legal notices including S96a, S73, S278 etc and other site wide strategies as and when required.
• As and when required, seek and negotiate any necessary planning amendments, variations or additional consents deriving from changes in production or business strategy.
• Manage the process of discharging any and all conditions
• Manage consultation with councillors, local residents, amenity groups and other statutory bodies, implementing strategies to enhance third party relationships.
• Manage commercial and financial aspects of schemes.

Essential criteria:

• Preferably a Real Estate focused degree
• MRICS / MRTPI qualified (Preferred by not essential)

• Minimum 4 years’ Development Management experience working on a range of projects and values
• Developer, PQS or main contracting experience
• Wide knowledge of Construction Industry processes and procedures
• Technical planning knowledge and experience

Personal and Professional Attributes

• Must approach problematic situations head-on, be prepared to be a sounding board and able to provide appropriate solutions
• Strong Interpersonal Skills
• Confident with negotiating
• Professional approach
• Diplomacy and confidentiality
• Confidence to deal with people at all levels

If you feel you meet the above criteria, apply right away!