Development Manager

Overview

Oversee pre‑construction phases, manage legal, design, planning and coordinate teams.

Key Responsibilities

• land appraisal
• risk register
• budget management
• programme management
• contract negotiation
• consultant management

Tasks

-Support the Group Environmental Policy. -Promote and represent the company when appropriate in order to maximise development opportunities and the reputation of the company. -Resolve problems in collaboration with the project teams and colleagues and share learning to champion continuous improvement and ensure successful delivery of schemes. -Ensuring the active involvement of the Development Team to facilitate early Handover of prospective Development sites from the Land / New Business Team to the full Project Team -Drive the progress of each project by active management and mitigate against slippage, to ensure the Development Programme is delivered to set timescales. -Assist the Land / New Business department during the pre-development programme and in certain instances to lead on land acquisition or renegotiation of terms on existing projects. Give advice to ensure all development issues are addressed in outline at the outset prior to conclusion of the purchase process and where appropriate coordination with the Technical team. -Carry out duties in compliance with the Company’s ISO9001 accreditation. -Prepare reports and risk registers to gain internal approvals and ensure audit compliance. -Network with new and existing clients to identify opportunities to expand the business. -Identify and mitigate against risk and work with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders to manage risk prestart on site. -Follow the internal development process, ensuring all systems are maintained with accurate information at all times. -Settlement of the Construction Budget and programme, monitoring all Developments through a thorough review of development co-ordination checklists on a regular basis. Set realistic programmes to determine construction starts, sales opening and selling periods. -Carry out Land Appraisals using Group software and ensure accurate ongoing monitoring and updating for budgeting purposes. -Procure suitable supporting information e.g. surveys, reports, assessments etc. required to support the planning process and enable sufficient pre delivery planning/design. -When required, assess new business opportunities, undertake feasibility work, and prepare ‘offer documentation’ as required. -When required, organise and lead/ attend client meetings acting in a professional manner to positively represent the company at all times. -Prepare and submit a Post Investment Review and Ensure Project Close out Reports are completed and concluded, where appropriate via the Technical Team. -Management of the relevant Development Budgets and programme information in line with the Development Appraisal system at all times. -Appoint Solicitors via the framework. Work with land agents and appointed legal advisors to negotiate and agree land contracts, ensuring any development related matters are fully resolved prior to entering contracts. -Work with clients and their agents to negotiate and agree the form of building contract (Development Agreement or JCT) in conjunction with the Legal Director and other internal stakeholders as appropriate. -Maintain excellent communication with the project team and internal stakeholders to ensure relevant information is correctly shared and circulated, and all actions are progressed in a timely manner. -Appoint and manage consultant teams e.g. architects, engineers, to produce scheme specific information and ensure the timely submission of schemes to the appropriate planning authority and statutory bodies in line with agreed timescales.

Requirements

• excel
• a‑level
• project management
• time management
• teamwork
• numerate

What You Bring

-Professional manner -Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it -Able to work as part of a team as well as autonomously -Experience in a development role within the Construction, Property Development or Housing Industry -Strong time management skills with an ability to prioritise -Experience of all stages of development including legal, design, planning related activities, and health and safety -Ability to communicate well with individuals at all levels -Able to work under own initiative, having good decision-making skills and a keen sense of responsibility -Proficient in MS Office programmes; particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook -Proven ability to manage multiple projects and lead the development process -As a minimum, educated to A level standard or equivalent, or ability to demonstrate relevant experience in a similar position -Organised and methodical, with good attention to detail -Able to travel on a regular basis throughout the area, with access to a vehicle on a daily basis -Good geographic knowledge of the area -Highly numerate with the ability to undertake feasibility appraisals -Highly literate and able to understand and interpret complex legal documentation

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Benefits

-Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave -Share save and share incentive schemes -Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees -Freehold Transfer Contracts -Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary -Employee rewards portal with many more benefits... -Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover -Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice -Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service -Competitive basic salary and annual bonus -Company car, car allowance or travel allowance -Conveyance Plans -2 Volunteering days per annum

About Vistry Group

-Launched following the merger of Bovis Homes and Galliford Try’s housing arm in January 2020. -Operates three retail brands—Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Countryside Homes—and a B2B Partnerships arm. -Known for timber-frame manufacturing via Vistry Works, boosting quality, speed, and carbon performance. -Typical projects include mixed-tenure neighbourhoods with schools, parks, orchards, and community facilities. -Completed major schemes like Meridian Water regeneration and Countryside Partnerships integration in 2022.

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