Development manager

Work with the Development Director to define product strategy: target buyer profiles, unit mix, size ranges, specification level, and key value drivers.

Coordinate early feasibility iterations and options testing (yield, GFA, parking approach, construction complexity, staging).

Drive design-to-market alignment: ensure the product can be sold, financed, and delivered within realistic cost constraints.

Lead the planning pathway: manage pre‑lodgement engagement, authority requirements, and submission strategy.

Coordinate planning documentation and consultant inputs to achieve a complete, high‑quality DA submission.

Manage RFI/conditions negotiation with clear cost/time implications and recommended responses.

1) Development Strategy & Product Definition (Pre-DA)

• Work with the Development Director to define product strategy: target buyer profiles, unit mix, size ranges, specification level, and key value drivers.
• Coordinate early feasibility iterations and options testing (yield, GFA, parking approach, construction complexity, staging).
• Drive design-to-market alignment: ensure the product can be sold, financed, and delivered within realistic cost constraints.

2) Planning & Approvals (Pre-DA → DA Lodgement → Approval)

• Lead the planning pathway: manage pre‑lodgement engagement, authority requirements, and submission strategy.
• Coordinate planning documentation and consultant inputs to achieve a complete, high‑quality DA submission.
• Manage RFI/conditions negotiation with clear cost/time implications and recommended responses.

3) Consultant & Stakeholder Management

• Appoint, brief, and manage external consultants: Town Planner, Architect, QS, Traffic, Acoustic, ESD, Services, Civil/Structural, etc.
• Ensure timely delivery, quality control, and coordination across consultant outputs.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships (authorities, agents/marketing advisors, financiers/brokers as required).

4) Programme, Risk & Governance

• Build and maintain a master programme across both projects (critical path, decision gates, dependencies).
• Maintain a project risk register and mitigation plan; escalating with recommended actions.
• Prepare concise board/owner reporting and decision packs (options, risks, cost/time impacts).

5) Cost, Commercial & Procurement Readiness

• Work with QS/commercial advisors to maintain cost discipline and manage scope creep.
• Lead procurement readiness: tender strategy, builder market engagement, packaging approach, early works planning (including demolition where applicable).
• Support contract strategy (e.g., AS contracts), ensuring risk allocation is sensible and bankable.

6) Sales Enablement & Market Feedback (as needed)

• Coordinate with project marketing/selling agents on positioning, price feedback loops, and pre‑sales readiness.
• Ensure design and specification decisions remain aligned with saleability and financeability.

Required Experience & Skills

• 5–10+ years in client-side development management (or strong developer/consultancy background with direct developer-facing responsibility).
• Demonstrated experience taking projects from early concept through DA (and ideally into tender/contract award).
• Strong understanding of WA planning processes and consultant coordination requirements.
• Proven ability to run multiple workstreams/projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• High commercial acumen: can interpret feasibility drivers, cost implications, and programme risk.
• Strong written and verbal communication: able to produce clear decision briefs, not just status updates.
• Confident stakeholder management style—firm, calm, and outcomes focused.