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Development Manager - Birmingham

Employer
Cobalt Recruitment
Location
England, West Midlands, Birmingham
Salary
£55000.00 - £75000.00 per annum + car allowance
Closing date
11 Aug 2021

Job Details


Client-side Development Manager with International Developer - Birmingham



Our client is a leading developer looking to grow their Birmingham-based team working on a multi-million landmark urban regeneration scheme.



This mixed-use development is made up of residential, commercial, retail and cultural assets and will deliver a new benchmark for socio-economic benefits for existing communities, via physical transformation.



Remuneration:



£55,000 - £75,000 + leading benefits package + car allowance



This role will be responsible for the vision, viability, and value of a development through inception and design stages.



The position will lead for acquisition, development briefing, stakeholder engagement, consultant management, town planning, 3rd party negotiation, and revenue generation processes.



You will be accountable for overseeing and ensuring success of the whole development process, by obtaining necessary planning, legal, financial and 3rd party consents and managing all processes including reporting and approval processes alongside establishing support from all external stakeholders.



You will be responsible for the overall development viability with specific responsibility for revenue and adding value. You will oversee the preparation and execution of sales, leasing and disposal strategies, Building Management Strategy and identification and mitigation of development risks. Ownership of sustainability goals and applying them to a development process to drive absolute zero carbon agenda is crucial to this company.



Requirements:



  • Proven competency to carry out the accountabilities outlined above



  • Demonstrable experience of managing development vision and outcomes in large scale urban regeneration projects and demonstrable understanding of development processes



  • Experience of supporting meaningful and inclusive community engagement processes on contentious development schemes



  • Commercial acumen and negotiation skills



  • Proven exposure to managing 3rd party stakeholders



  • An understanding and appreciation of the contractual relationships between parties (land owners, local authority, tenants, funders and banks)



  • A desire to think beyond physical transformation and drive socio-economic improvements for local communities



  • Excellent presentation and communication skills



  • Strong people management and issue resolution skills, including the ability to upwardly manage Clients. Partners and Stakeholders, motivate and manage internal and external project teams, and delegate



  • Relevant tertiary qualifications (eg property, engineering, architecture, or construction etc)



  • A passion for cities and placemaking



For further information and to apply for the role please submit a copy of your CV in Word format.





Company

Cobalt is a leading specialist recruitment provider to the Real Estate, Finance, Accounting & Banking, Construction & Engineering sectors. We recruit professionals from our offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific for clients ranging from large corporate organisations to niche entrepreneurial entities. Consultants at Cobalt have an impressive knowledge of their specialist sectors, often having been attracted to Cobalt directly from industry as well as from other recruitment and search consultancies.

Within Real Estate we recruit all types of professionals spanning the full property lifecycle, our Banking & Finance teams recruit Real Estate Bankers on the lending and restructuring side as well as Corporate Accounting functions and Management Accountants. The Construction & Engineering teams are technically and commercially focused, recruiting professionals in areas such as Costs and Project Management, Architecture, Town Planning and Facilities Management as well as a wide range of Engineering disciplines.

We recruit at all levels from recently qualified professional to Board Director through executive search, our market leading propriety database and advertising in leading industry publications for both permanent and interim opportunities.

Our in-depth market knowledge not only attracts top tier candidates, but also enables us to advise our clients on the most appropriate recruitment approach to take with complementary advice on remuneration and retention.

Visit our website: www.cobaltrecruitment.co.uk

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