Join Gilbert & Goode as a Development Manager
Full Time
Fixed Term to June 2027
Salary: Competitive
Help shape the future of high‑quality homes across Devon and Cornwall with one of the South West’s leading housebuilders! Join Gilbert & Goode — a company known for inspiring places, exceptional design, and a genuine commitment to people and communities.
💼 About the Role
As our Development Manager, you’ll lead schemes from land handover to planning consent, ensuring each development is viable, deliverable, and aligned with our growth ambitions. You’ll coordinate consultants, engage with local authorities, shape design strategies, and champion high-quality outcomes at every stage.
🌟 What You'll Be Doing
* Leading development strategy, viability, design coordination and planning work.
* Managing multi‑disciplinary teams to produce high‑quality planning applications.
* Building strong relationships with landowners, planners, stakeholders and local communities.
* Identifying and mitigating risks while keeping projects on track.
* Reporting on budgets, milestones and progress across the pre‑construction phase.
⭐ About You
You’re commercially aware, confident, collaborative and motivated by delivering excellent residential developments. You bring knowledge of the planning process, strong communication skills, problem‑solving ability and a proactive approach to teamwork and project delivery.
The successful candidate must have strong, demonstrable knowledge and experience of the full development process within housebuilding, from land acquisition through to sales. They will bring a clear understanding of central and local government housing strategies and policies, alongside a proven track record of securing successful planning consents for residential schemes within a housebuilding environment. Essential to the role is solid knowledge of legal matters relating to land acquisitions, including options, contracts, and Section 106 agreements.