DEVELOPMENT MANAGER KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA - LONDON £65,000 + PACKAGE The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is seeking a development manager to join its Development Team. We need you to help keep the revenue from our portfolio growing so that we have the money we need to continue protecting vital services to our residents. But this role is about more than income generation because, despite austerity, Kensington and Chelsea remains ambitious for tomorrow. Amongst other things, we have embarked on a massive school building programme and we have also recently committed in principle to building hundreds of new homes, both affordable and for private sale. If we are to deliver that programme in full we will need to develop partnerships; this requires a top income generator and dealmaker. Not only do we offer a good pay and benefits package, we promise you the chance to use your first-class development skills to support vital public services and help build the new schools and houses of tomorrow.
The Position • • • • •
To lead, and manage development projects on behalf of the Council To identify and assess opportunities to maximise the value of the Council’s assets with the aim of optimising financial returns over the short, medium and long term To consider and produce development strategies involving multiple sites within the portfolio To lead on large scale, 300+ residential housing development sites or estates Provide report to the Head of Investment and Development and the Director for Corporate Property and also Cabinet Members and relevant boards
The Individual • • • • •
Minimum of five years PQE proven residential and/or mixed use development experience Extensive working knowledge of the whole development process A high degree of drive, entrepreneurial and report writing skills Ability to manage complex development and regeneration projects Comprehensive market and industry knowledge across various property sectors and disciplines
Please apply to Edward Rigby, enclosing a full CV together with current remuneration details to erigby@macdonaldandcompany.com quoting reference 931809. Alternatively call Edward on 020 3764 9265 for a confidential discussion. You can also apply online at www.macdonaldandcompany.com
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