Development Manager

Job description / Role

Taylor Sterling is looking for an experienced Development Manager to join a leading development firm in the UAE.

In the role you will be responsible for the conceptual and commercial success of allocated property development projects in accordance Project Development Plans and Business Plans. You will also be responsible for managing multi-disciplinary processes, developing an understanding of the market place and converting conceptual ideas into successful commercial assets.

Project Management:
- Manages assigned development projects
- Reviews product line and develops products that maximises revenue and creditability for the client
- Achieves company’s core purpose to create great places for people to reside, work, relax and play and to improve the quality of life of the society in which the Company operates.
- Achieves the Company’s goal to develop projects that offers the product of first choice in every product and price segment across every development category such as retail, residential, office, hotel, etc.
- Initiates and conveys to accounts department Project and Job Descriptions, Job References and Project References to enable the correct booking of project costs.
- Prepares project development budgets for senior management approval.
- Manages the relationship between project costs and income in order to achieve development solutions that produce projected financial returns commensurate with the company’s risk-return profile.
- Recommends a development strategy that determines the company’s position in the development
- Performs all other tasks assigned by the Assistant Director, Development.
- Prepares project development brief (Program Brief).
- Prepares Terms of Reference documents for appointment of consultants.
- Contributes to objective selection criteria and evaluation of performance.
- Prepares coordinated Project Master Schedule.
- Prepares Project Design Brief.

Requirements

Coordination:
- Co-ordinates, manages and controls all the ‘input’ functions such as planning, design, construction, legal, communications, asset management, finance, marketing, etc., throughout the development process, to ensure that the overall programme, budget and development concept are all achieved and delivered as planned.
- Initiates Third Party Design Audits if considered appropriate and obtains approval.
- Compiles, reviews and hands-over relevant documentation to sales and marketing department.
- Compiles, reviews and hands-over relevant documentation to projects department.

Team Management:
- Provides training and development guidance to UAE nationals in the department and report on the progress of same.

Management:
- Manages budgets efficiently and saves costs.
- Anticipates issues, prioritizes and plans team's and own tasks well to ensure they are completed within set deadlines.
- Delegates work with clear work instructions and provides performance feedback to team members.

About the Company

Mission:

To establish a 'Best practise' for the recruitment industry in the Middle East.