DEVELOPMENT MANAGER VACANCY

What We Do

 

Wise Living is an exciting and rapidly growing business, which provides high-quality, purpose-built housing for the private rental market.

Our aim is to revolutionise the private rental sector by challenging existing standards, creating and nurturing communities and, ultimately driving better living standards for our customers and tenants.

We offer our institutional investor clients a one stop service under one roof covering all parts of the process from site identification and development through to letting, management and maintenance of the properties.

 

Your life as a Development Manager

 

As our Development Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of numerous projects across the Wise Living development portfolio, managing our developer partners and team of consultants, successfully delivering the units for our institutional investors to the Lettings and Management (L&M) team.
To help us achieve this you will need to feel confident with developing strong relationships with our developer partners and investors. You will manage your schemes from feasibility through to build completion.

 

Location

 

This role will be substantially remote based, with occasional travel to our office in Nottingham. In addition, regular travel to our development sites across the Midlands and South of England, including the South-West will be required.

What you’ll do


Support our Land & Partnerships team to secure new development opportunities either with existing or new developers

Produce business cases including investment appraisals to ensure Wise Living secure the required investor funding

Prepare and finalise development and financial programmes, due diligence reports and risk profiles

Work closely with our legal representatives during the site procurement process providing comments on legal documentation and entering negotiations on behalf of Wise Living &/or our investors

Effectively and efficiently managing the projects on site from acquisition through to completion

Ensuring the L&M team are kept updated on progress by updating internal systems and reporting regularly to key stakeholders across the business

Managing and monitoring project scope, time and cost

Reviewing specification at underwriting, acquisition and delivery stages

Processing stage payments in line with the contracts

Appointing required consultants for new projects, including Employer’s Agents (EA) and Clerks of Works (CoW) in line with our internal process

Attending regular meetings on site with the EA

Monitor Wise Living/Investor’s requirements in discharging agreements with statutory authorities

Represent Wise Living in fulfilling the client requirements under the CDM regulations 2015

Managing the EA and developer relationships to ensure opportunities for new business are available

Ensuring that the site team/project are adhering to all policies and procedures

Continuously review the performance of the EA/consultants & developers and take appropriate action to secure efficient performance

Ensuring the EA collates the information required internally

Produce monthly Construction Reports for senior management review

Ensuring all compliance handover documentation is retained & filed for the L&M team

Overseeing the handover process in its entirety, taking full responsibility for the final product received into the L&M team

Contribute to any necessary policy, procedure and briefing documentation

Any other duties as assigned by your Line Manager.

Who we’re looking for

 

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual who has at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role and ideally qualified in a construction related discipline – although not essential.
You’ll have a good understanding of building contracts, purchase/funding agreements and ancillary documentation to be confident to partake in discussions and negotiations as and when required.
You will be expected to present options for commercial decisions in the best interests of Wise Living and report these for internal consideration.
You’ll have a natural ability to build positive relationships with all stakeholders in a way that establishes confidence, credibility and trust.
You will be a quick learner and keen to further enhance your technical knowledge with a view to leading on future schemes with minimal supervision.

Skills and Competencies

The ideal candidate will have:

Knowledge of real estate development and construction processes

An ideal candidate for this role, will be someone who is working in a similar role for a developer or as a project manager for a consultancy

Outstanding customer service skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills

A dynamic and driven personality, with a strong enthusiasm for the industry

Exceptional organisational competencies

Demonstrate ability to work autonomously, confidently taking charge, making informed decisions, and initiating actions

Proficient in presenting and interpreting information accurately and professionally

A collaborative team player who can inspire and motivate colleagues, effectively achieving goals collaboratively

Innovative problem-solving skills, with a knack for identifying issues and crafting effective resolutions

A strict adherence to confidentiality regarding all forms of information and data

Eligibility to work in the UK and everything it takes to complete pre-employment screening successfully.
And, ideally, but not essential:

A construction related qualification

Membership of CIOB / RICS / APM – or working towards one

What next?

 

Write an email telling us why you are the right person for this role. Attach your CV and send to; HR@wiselivinghomes.co.uk
If you require any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please let our recruitment team know within your covering email.

For further information on any of our sites, please fill out the contact form below and one of our dedicated lettings team will be in touch to guide you through the process. If you are interested in a development that is “coming soon”, your details will be kept on file and an agent will be in contact with you when the development is launched.