Development Manager

**Development Manager** - Concertus Design and Property, part of the Vertas Group
**£36,000 per annum**
**Ipswich, Suffolk**

**Full time, Permanent**

Role Purpose:
To manage and deliver a range of development sites through the development appraisal and
planning stages. To work closely with our clients and in-house professional services, managing external resources to achieve combined project goals.

Your accountabilities:

- Contribute to the Development Team, supporting the business, team and colleagues to achieve all allocated targets and KPI's.
- Coordinate and manage both internal and external resources to achieve planning consents on residential developments.
- Work with clients to deliver diverse and interesting housing schemes and take sites through from feasibility to planning approvals and beyond.
- Input into how we deliver projects and feedback regularly to the client on what is best for them next.
- Link with other discipline teams in the business to assemble necessary support for project delivery.
- Work proactively and flexibly to support delivery across the service with commercial and solution focus.

Business Delivery:

- Plan and manage projects in a robust and systematic way, taking ownership of all related issues ensuring efficient resolutions
- Deliver all projects on time, within budget and scope
- Look at the bigger picture, and assist clients with managing their assets and delivering transactional elements

It's essential you have:

- Experience as either a Development or Technical manager in the Construction industry.
- Degree level qualified and preferably with professional qualifications e.g. MRICS, RICS, RTPI or similar.
- Strong organisational skills incl. attention to detail and multi-tasking.
- Experience of dealing with Planning officers and departments.
- Experience of working with / for developers.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and an awareness of design and property software.

Communication
- Create a positive first impression of Concertus, dealing with all contacts professionally
- Manage strong relationships with the client and stakeholders
- Handle any complaints effectively to limit business impact
- Ensure all client relationships are handled in line with our exceptional service values
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
- Manage project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Manage and undertake projects of a high level of complexity and financial value.
- Hold an awareness of BIM software and delivery which are utilised by the design studios.

Business Strategy:

- To have a sound understanding of Concertus' strategic business plan, providing support accordingly.
- To ensure Development team delivery supports wider business goals and expansion of the business' commercial performance.

Business Development:

- To support the commercial performance of the Development team by maximising own productivity and efficiency, providing exceptional service to increase repeat custom and networking effectively to win new work.
- To work proactively to support delivery across the professional services with a commercial and solution focused mindset.

**Your Package**:
£36,000 per annum

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 26 after a year of service

2 months full sick pay plus an additional 2 months half sick pay

Royal London Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
Lifeworks Staff discount scheme.
Job related training plus personal development opportunities.
Mental Health First Aiders support.
24/7 Access to Employee Assistance Programme and MyGP via WeCare for you and your household.

Colleague loyalty discount scheme with LifeWorks Perks including retail discounts, holiday vouchers
Black-tie Annual Colleague Awards at a luxurious venue, colleague Recognition schemes
Aspiring Leaders Programme for mentoring and continued professional development with Senior Leadership Team and our Directors.

We want enthusiastic individuals with a positive working attitude to join our team of 4,000 colleagues across the UK. Vertas Group are an inclusive and equal opportunities employer who believe that our people power what we do. We aim to ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which it operates.