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Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Senior Development Manager - Dubai

SSA are recruiting on behalf of a leading in Middle East Developer who are involved in major developments in Dubai & Abu Dhabi

The company due to expansion of its current management team is seeking to fill the following role Senior Development Manager

Manage development from Brief Preparation through to planning approval, development of concept through the detailed design process, bringing the development to the market, delivery of project in consultation with construction departments or through main contractor procurement, disposal by way of unit sales, lettings and investment sales, and incremental handover to Estates and Asset Management teams as appropriate.

Summary of role
- All tasks to be carried out in consultation with and under the direction of the Developments Director
- Build project team from internal departments to ensure project can be managed effectively. Required resources to be agreed with relevant department directors.
- Develop, maintain, monitor and report against, detailed development appraisals and development cost plan, programmes and budgets
- Identify suitable candidates, shortlist, competitively procure and appoint all external consultants, having had regard for the views and opinions of other department directors where appropriate.
- Ensure the design of the development is progressively signed off by nominated internal design team at appropriate stages.
- Ensure Development Costs and Risks are accurately monitored and reported through development process.
- Monitor financial planning of development with project financial controller.
- Monitor Town Planning risks and negotiations with the group in consultation with planning team and consultants.
- Manage all negotiations with external stakeholders using relevant internal/external resources.
- Consult with commercial and/or residential departments to review sales and marketing strategy, tenant requirements, residential sales options etc.
- Ensure project appraisal is accurate and reflects current scheme. Changes in appraisal resulting from design changes should be monitored and reported.
- Co-ordinate project report for review at the group executive committee monthly meeting. This report should encapsulate all relevant information from respective departments.
- Monitor Project during Procurement and implementation phases to ensure aspirations are not lost in the transition from design.
- Ensure commercial tenants requirements are met and the interfaces are managed properly

Determination of effectiveness:
- Development aspirations are met in cost effective and timely manner.
- Project team work together as cohesive unit.
- Efficient use of company resources.
- Effective communication between project team.

Requirements

- Broad knowledge base of the development business essential. Background in construction, consulting, town planning and/or surveying.
- Team building and management
- Interpersonal communication
- Prioritisation and decision making
- Maturity and professionalism
- Round knowledge of development process.
- Broad experiences of building types and development process.
- Certain special experience may be required for specific projects.

Determination of effectiveness:
- The profitability, implementation and management of projects in the context of market conditions.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading Dubai based Developer with a substantial workload and portfolio of projects to deliver.

About the Company

SSA Ltd. (Sommerman Skinner Associates) find out the detail to allow you to make qualified judgments about your career and its progression. On the companies that we represent (over 2000 spread across a diverse spectrum of industry) we will be able to inform you of contracts pending, awarded, company growth, opportunity, relative reward and internal prospects. We believe that through spending time and effort front end through interviewing or individual dedication we can offer real advice that will be valued. Our founder is degree qualified with extensive exposure to industry and with a career also behind him in Recruitment Management. Our team is made up of qualified construction professionals. We specialise in both permanent and freelance opportunities to qualified construction professionals.

Disciplines covered include:

Site Engineers, Site Agents, Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers, Planners, Safety, Purchasers, Estimators and Design Executive.

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