Job Title: Residential Development Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Letchworth GC
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 37.5 Hours Per Week
Annual Salary: £65K
Our highly established client based in Letchworth GC are looking for an experienced Residential Development Manager to join their team on a Permanent basis.
As a Residential Development Manager, you’ll lead the acquisition and appraisal of residential sites, from sourcing opportunities, evaluating suitability, making offers, and steering projects through legal negotiations. You’ll liaise with professionals across planning, construction and sales while reporting to stakeholders.
Main duties as a Residential Development Manager:
- Identify potential residential development opportunities
- Assess potential sites for suitability, including location, access, and potential costs
- Monitor various property portals
- Conduct market research to ascertain value of each unit
- Initiate and maintain relationships with land agents, advising them of developer’s requirements
- Make written offers for sites within agreed parameters
- Negotiate legal acquisitions, including Head of Terms, subsequent purchase contracts and section 106 agreements
- Oversee consultants, architects, and planners, and liaise with construction and sales teams
- Produce written reports for internal and external stakeholders
What's needed as a Residential Development Manager:
- Previous experience working within a construction company/developer
- Confidence within telephone and IT use, with proficiency in Excel
- Excellent motivation and communication skills
- Must be able to drive and live within 30-45 mins of location
- Possess a strong understanding of the construction process
- Ability to represent the company in a professional manner at all times
Company Benefits:
- Bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- £300 a month car allowance
- 22 days annual leave plus a week off at Christmas & bank holidays
- BUPA
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