Development Manager

Overview

Lead front‑end development of new build housing projects in London

Key Responsibilities

• financial monitoring
• market analysis
• scheme viability
• development agreements
• feasibility planning
• design planning

Tasks

It will include monitoring financial changes in the operating environment and the market conditions to maintain the schemes viability. The role is to oversee and manage development agreements for new housing schemes from inception, through pre-contract stages of feasibility, design, planning and legal matters.

Requirements

• housing policy
• stakeholder liaison
• development experience
• rics
• cih
• new build

What You Bring

You will need to understand the housing policy that housing associations are operating within and be familiar with liaising with Homes England, local authorities, HA's, residential developers and a wide variety of external consultants (legal, design, planning etc). The successful candidate will have experience of either working directly for, or very closely with, a housing association or local authority in a development role, for example a Development Manager, Assistant Development Manager or Development Project Manager. You may hold a RICS or CIH qualification, however this isn't essential if you already have experience in a front-end focused development role within new build property development and working with their internal land, technical, commercial and construction teams.

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About Caralex Recruitment Limited

-Begun as a boutique recruitment firm focused exclusively on property and construction sectors. -Consultants embedded within residential developers across the UK to headhunt roles from land acquisition to post-sales. -Typical assignments include senior land managers, town planners, technical coordinators, and quantity surveyors on major residential schemes. -Collaborates with FTSE-listed housebuilders as well as SMEs, supporting projects from strategic land purchase through planning submission. -An unusual strength: deep specialism across both technical and commercial recruitment functions for housing development. -Targets niche roles within architectural, engineering, commercial, and customer operations.

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