Development Manager, Precincts

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Development Victoria

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Construction

Reference: 732
- Are you interested in working on urban renewal projects?
- Are you looking for an opportunity to spark the next phase of your property development career?
- Are you an industry specialist seeking to broaden your skill set?

If you’re motivated by projects at the intersection of public and private sector and want to directly contribute to changing the face of Victoria, the opportunity to join our Precincts team and support project delivery and future visioning for our Docklands precincts could be the right role for you.

**About Us**

At Development Victoria, we create places for people.

We reimagine iconic places to transform them for future generations, unlock public land to develop connected and sustainable precincts, and build affordable and diverse homes where they’re needed.

We’re a government agency delivering places that make a genuine difference to the people of Victoria, and we partner with government, industry, and community to make it all happen.

Our unique and rewarding career opportunities are enhanced by our diverse range of projects that really matter to people and to the future of our state - making every workday worthwhile.

We are proud to support a culture where our people thrive because of the diversity that they bring - this is recognised as key to the success of our organisation. We respect and value individual talents and contributions and harness those strengths to achieve results we can all be proud of.

**About the roles**:
Melbourne's Docklands is one of Australia’s largest urban renewal projects, reconnecting central Melbourne with its historic waterfront. Comprised of eight distinct precincts, Docklands continues to evolve and is home to more than 17,500 residents and 73,000 workers.

With some areas of Docklands being master-planned and others nearing completion, there is plenty of scope for Development Managers to join the Docklands team and gain exposure to a broad range of tasks including administering development agreements, asset management, financial management, contract management, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, placemaking and the delivery of small infrastructure and arts projects.

**About you**:
Mentoring and guiding Assistant Development Managers and working closely with the senior leadership team, you will collaborate with development partners, Government agencies and key stakeholders to achieve project milestones, targets and outcomes.

You have the following skills and experience:

- Bachelor degree in a construction, property development, financial or project management discipline or related industry.
- Experience in urban development or project management.
- You are a motivated professional who enjoys problem solving and can juggling multiple projects at once.
- You enjoy collaborating with a range of stakeholders and are interested in opportunities to enhance your negotiation and influencing skills
- You want to be part of a positive company culture with plenty of opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- You’re looking for a truly flexible workplace with a supportive leadership team where you will be acknowledged and rewarded.

**Key Responsibility**
- Oversees discrete projects within the Docklands precincts, including project initiation, budgeting, reporting and stakeholder management.
- Manages procurement processes to support project delivery.
- Manages internal and external project inputs including planning, design and program for allocated projects.
- Build and foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support delivery of allocated projects.
- Collaborates with colleagues, consultants and contractors in the successful delivery of project outputs.

**Our Culture**

At Development Victoria we provide unique and rewarding career opportunities, enhanced by our diverse range of projects that really matter to people and to the future of our state - making every workday worthwhile.

We actively encourage sharing of knowledge and best practice across our teams. We respect and value every individual’s talents and contribution and harness these strengths to collectively achieve the kind of results we can all be proud of.

Development Victoria is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to making employment related decisions without bias or discrimination.