Development Manager

Willmott Dixon
Swindon, United Kingdom
26 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 80K

Job location

Remote
Swindon, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

  • Working with the existing development and preconstruction teams to manage, maintain and deliver the existing pipeline of development projects.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, consultants, funders and other stakeholders to deliver projects to site and successful outcomes for our customers.
  • Establish and create development management services solutions for customers and deliver the service through to project completion.
  • Identify and understand key alternative funding solutions and options.
  • Create and maintain development appraisals on schemes, reporting internally and externally as required.
  • Work closely with regional preconstruction teams to establish deliverable solutions which achieve relevant margin requirements.
  • Manage relevant consultant relationships on projects.
  • Identify and mitigate risks/opportunities and develop contingency plans to eliminate risk and optimise returns to ensure that projects evolve to meet and better the financial and programme requirements.

Growth

  • Lead and manage development opportunity related bids and feasibilities to successful outcomes.
  • Represent Willmott Dixon development solutions publicly and encourage/develop new relationships to grow the team and our reputation.
  • Collaborate with and support other regional development managers to grow their pipeline. Including supporting on business development, bids, tenders, attending events etc.
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Requirements

  • A passion to creatively identify new opportunities, push boundaries and engage strategically to help our customers deliver their outcomes.
  • Experience working in a development related function previously (ideally with an in house developer/contractor - desirable but not essential).
  • Strong business development skills and experience in identifying and creatively delivering projects in partnership with the public sector.
  • Commercial acumen, experienced in developing and reporting on commercial appraisals & financial modelling.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing, presenting and pitching ideas. IT proficient including MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Teams and appraisal software.

Desirable criteria:

  • Mixed use development experience (town centre, retail, leisure, community, office and residential).
  • Knowledge of public partnering contractual arrangements (development agreements, partnership agreements, JV's etc).
  • Knowledge of funding routes (either private funding or public sector grant funding).
  • A network of customer and consultant contacts., Client OverviewOur client is seeking highly skilled and motivated Senior Project Manager to join our team in Swindon. The successful candidate will be based between client sites and our offices at Harwell & Swindon, helping us deliver projects from existing long term...

Benefits & conditions

A competitive salary in addition to a comprehensive benefits package* including a company pension scheme, green company car allowance, life assurance, private medical cover, incentive/bonus schemes, employee trade discounts, and many more. We offer you a bright future, one where you will have the opportunity to develop your career. We are a supportive, growing team in an exciting area supported by a larger forward-thinking company, who recognise and reward your achievements.

We're an open minded team and business and we embrace diversity in the workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Even if you don't feel like you meet 100% of our requirements we encourage you to get in touch. We value our people and are building a team who share our values. Your skills, experience and background may be just what we need. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate and are committed to creating an inclusive and successful team which values our people as our biggest attribute. Similar jobs, Head of Commercial PropertyLocation: Swindon Firm: Leading Regional Law Firm Salary: Competitive & commensurate with experienceA fantastic opportunity to lead and grow a Commercial Property department within a highly regarded regional law firm. This role is suited to an..., Sales Forecast & Operations Planning (SF&OP) Manager Location: Andover, Hybrid / Office / Remote Salary: £70k plus package About the Role We are looking for a strategic and analytical SF&OP Manager to own and drive the sales forecasting and operations planning process....

About the company

Our Development Solutions team at Willmott Dixon are driving a new and exciting pipeline of opportunities for our business and we are seeking an enthusiastic and driven Senior Development Manager to join our team in order to expand capacity throughout our South region. With over five years of successfully partnering with public sector customers across a variety of sectors our main aim now is to deliver our current projects and further develop our order book of development led opportunities to support Willmott Dixon's growth. You will play a key role in the growth and success of our national development solutions team with a focus on delivering our current pipeline of mixed use regeneration projects and engaging with our new business and delivery teams to identify new opportunities. Your leadership will be instrumental in ensuring continuing success in both delivery and expansion. Ideally you be based in the South of England as we currently have a focus on projects along the South Coast, but as the role evolves you could be working on national projects and therefore you should be prepared to undertake regular travel. Work life balance is important to us and as our team are national, hybrid working is key to allow you to split your time between home, our offices (London, Weybridge, Bristol and Exeter) and visiting sites/customers. Willmott Dixon is driven by quality and customer service and to this day we remain family owned and take pride in our core values. We are passionate about people and have a real focus and drive around continuous development., Production Manager Preston Competitive salary, plus car/allowance and other benefits About The Vella Group The Vella Group is a leading accident repair company dedicated to delivering high-quality vehicle repairs with outstanding customer service. With a strong..., General Manager | Tunnel Tech South Shape the future of a world-leading substrate operation Monaghan Mushrooms is at the forefront of mushroom production, innovation, and sustainability. At the heart of this success is our advanced substrate manufacturing capability, and..., UK HR Manager Sweet Bee Organics Frome, Somerset Based Sweet Bee Organics is a fast growing organic wellness and skincare brand with teams across the UK and US. As we scale, we are looking for an experienced UK HR Manager to own and professionalise our people function in...

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