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Job Title: Development Manager Location: Wilmslow Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 The Client Our client designs and delivers socially responsible developments with a particular focus on care homes and specialist supported living schemes. They are looking to add an experienced Development Manager to their team. The Role of Development Manager We are seeking an experienced Development Manager to join our clients team, driving forward a pipeline of residential and specialist care developments. This is a key role for someone who can manage projects from land acquisition through to practical completion, balancing commercial, technical and stakeholder demands across the development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Manage development projects from site identification and feasibility through to planning, construction and delivery
Lead site appraisals, feasibility studies and viability assessments
Coordinate with architects, planning consultants, engineers and contractors throughout each project stage
Oversee planning applications and manage relationships with local authorities and planning officers
Manage project budgets, programmes, and risk registers, reporting regularly to senior management
Negotiate land acquisitions, options and development agreements
Liaise with funders, investors, and operational partners to ensure schemes meet commercial and operational requirements
Ensure developments comply with relevant regulatory, building and (where applicable) care sector standards
Manage external consultant teams and hold contractors to programme, cost and quality expectations
Identify and mitigate project risks, escalating issues as needed Ideal Candidate Profile Proven experience as a Development Manager within residential property, with care home and/or assisted living/extra care development experience strongly preferred
Strong understanding of the planning system, particularly as it relates to C2/C3 use class schemes and specialist accommodation
Familiarity with the operational requirements of care and assisted living providers, and how these translate into design and development decisions
Track record of managing multiple projects concurrently, from inception to completion
Commercially astute, with strong numeracy and experience managing development appraisals and budgets
Excellent stakeholder management skills, comfortable liaising with landowners, local authorities, contractors and care operators
Full UK driving licence, with willingness to travel to sites as required What's on Offer Competitive salary, dependent on experience
Performance-related bonus of up to 25% of salary per project
Car allowance
Pension scheme
Opportunity to shape a growing pipeline of specialist care and assisted living developments Keywords: Developer, Development Manager, Care Homes, Property Development, Propery Developer, Land buyer, Land Director, Development Manager, Land Buying, Property Acquisition Bowdon Associates is a member of the Guild of Quality Employment Agencies and has agreed to adopt the compliance and recruitment standards that form the basis their code of conduct. A quality, transparent and responsible recruitment agency committed to raising the industry standards
Lead site appraisals, feasibility studies and viability assessments
Coordinate with architects, planning consultants, engineers and contractors throughout each project stage
Oversee planning applications and manage relationships with local authorities and planning officers
Manage project budgets, programmes, and risk registers, reporting regularly to senior management
Negotiate land acquisitions, options and development agreements
Liaise with funders, investors, and operational partners to ensure schemes meet commercial and operational requirements
Ensure developments comply with relevant regulatory, building and (where applicable) care sector standards
Manage external consultant teams and hold contractors to programme, cost and quality expectations
Identify and mitigate project risks, escalating issues as needed Ideal Candidate Profile Proven experience as a Development Manager within residential property, with care home and/or assisted living/extra care development experience strongly preferred
Strong understanding of the planning system, particularly as it relates to C2/C3 use class schemes and specialist accommodation
Familiarity with the operational requirements of care and assisted living providers, and how these translate into design and development decisions
Track record of managing multiple projects concurrently, from inception to completion
Commercially astute, with strong numeracy and experience managing development appraisals and budgets
Excellent stakeholder management skills, comfortable liaising with landowners, local authorities, contractors and care operators
Full UK driving licence, with willingness to travel to sites as required What's on Offer Competitive salary, dependent on experience
Performance-related bonus of up to 25% of salary per project
Car allowance
Pension scheme
Opportunity to shape a growing pipeline of specialist care and assisted living developments Keywords: Developer, Development Manager, Care Homes, Property Development, Propery Developer, Land buyer, Land Director, Development Manager, Land Buying, Property Acquisition Bowdon Associates is a member of the Guild of Quality Employment Agencies and has agreed to adopt the compliance and recruitment standards that form the basis their code of conduct. A quality, transparent and responsible recruitment agency committed to raising the industry standards
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