Senior Development Manager

Senior Development Manager

As the Senior Development Manager, you will manage the growth and development of projects, directly allocated to you and your support team. You will identify optimal new land parcels per development for new project rollouts, obtain all the required rights and services for the site, and manage the process to obtain the required approvals from the various local authorities within the required timeframe to ensure construction can start and be completed timely, within the financial year cycle.

The Senior Development Manager needs to be able to identify potential development risks, project requirements, and respective role players required to ensure the execution of a profitable project, developed timely at a high-quality standard. You will also be responsible for managing a range of contractors to ensure the construction of bulk services, where required, as well as on-site services for top structures are completed within budget and on time, to meet the respective client standards, which vary from the City of Johannesburg to individual first-time homeowners.

You must possess the ability to manage multiple deadlines on a range of projects and be able to change project priorities within a dynamic environment while still striving to achieve the required project deliverables. You will be expected to lead a diverse team, consisting of internal and external professional consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to meet project objectives within the scheduled time and budget. This position requires an individual to be deadline-oriented and solution & outcome-driven. Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills are essential.

You will rely on the support of your own internal team, consisting of a Junior Development Manager, Contract Manager, and a Site Agent per mega-project.

Duties & Responsibilities

Development specific skills required :

• Project manage and oversee the execution of design and construction of allocated projects in close collaboration with the required consultant and contractor teams, as well as their own internal support team.
• Implementation of the processes for the property life cycle between Calgro M3 as developer to the final client, from concept to product handover.
• Manage and lead the process of concept development of the final approved product.
• Identify the required professionals for the project.
• Ensure the necessary professionals are appointed for the project.
• Establish the necessary requirements via the input from the professional team for the effective roll-out of the project.
• Manage the process with the professional team's assistance to ensure the township applications are done on time.
• Oversee the process of applying for and obtaining the necessary service connections to ensure the project has the necessary town planning approvals for unit handover and cash transfers, as per the project program.
• Manage the process with the professional team's assistance to ensure the project is done cost-effectively, within budget to achieve the financial goals timely.
• Manage the project program to ensure all professional role players are clear on their individual objectives, targets, and end goals.
• Oversee and manage quality and brand control from concept design to final product handover.
• Overall management of budgets of current, ongoing, and future projects, including payments, cashflow, and budget tracking.
• Produce internal reports, as required by stakeholders and management.
• Develop project programs, with critical milestones to assist in managing the bigger project.
• Regular reporting to the direct reporting line on project progress.
• Oversee completion and handover of projects to the client.
• Undertake post-completion reviews and verify close-out documentation.
• Ensure managing agents are appointed and maintenance strategy is in place.
• Projects are rolled out as per National Building Regulations, Health & Safety Act, Approved Environmental Management Plan etc.

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