Development Manager / Senior Development Manager

Development Manager / Senior Development Manager

This is a front-end development position that offers the opportunity to lead projects from early-stage feasibility through planning and into pre-construction. The first scheme will focus on a mixed-use development in NW London, forming part of a wider strategy to unlock value across the portfolio. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, consultants, and delivery partners to drive the development process, ensuring projects are commercially robust, well-designed, and deliverable.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the planning process, stakeholder engagement, and local authority liaison

• Drive early-stage feasibility, massing studies, and development strategy

• Manage and coordinate consultant teams (planning, design, technical, commercial)

• Manage development appraisals, budgets, and programme risk

• Support the appointment and management of delivery partners

• Provide clear reporting to senior ownership and investment stakeholders

What you need

• Experience working as a Development Manager or Senior Development Manager within a developer, investor, or client-side environment

• Strong track record delivering mixed-use schemes in London

• Proven experience working on projects with a minimum GDV of 100m+

• Demonstrable experience confidently leading projects through RIBA Stages 1-3

• Deep understanding of front-end development, planning strategy, and design coordination

• Commercially astute with experience managing appraisals and development risk

• Confident stakeholder manager, comfortable operating in a lean, entrepreneurial environment

• MRICS or MRTPI relevant property/development background preferred