development manager

Renewal SA

Job reference: req156

Location: ADELAIDE

Job status: Long Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Renewal SA

Job reference:

req156

Location:

RSA - Adelaide - Level 16, 11 Waymouth Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 AUS

Job status:

Term Contract

Eligibility:

Open to everyone

Applications close:

23/10/2025 at 5:00 PM

About the role

As the Major Projects, Development Manager for Southwark Grounds, you will oversee key project components, lead critical sales, negotiate development partnerships, and manage project delivery from initiation to completion. This role offers an excellent opportunity for those interested in property development to contribute to a major regeneration project in South Australia. Proven experience in mixed-use and residential developments within multidisciplinary teams is required.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and implement sales strategies and disposal processes using advanced negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Contribute to and review business plans, feasibility studies, and strategies aligned with Renewal SA's objectives.
• Negotiate and manage complex sales contracts and development agreements to achieve revenue and delivery targets.
• Ensure compliance with government policies and procedures in all project reporting and deliverables.
• Manage procurement, contracts, land transactions, leases, and consultant or construction activity, ensuring adherence to governance and regulations.
• Establish and maintain robust project management frameworks, monitor milestones and risks, and allocate resources effectively.
• Support procurement by engaging consultants and contractors to meet project and end-user needs.
• Prepare regular progress reports for senior management, covering financial, technical, and schedule metrics.
• Mentor project staff, including a direct report.
• Strong written and verbal communication, collaborative skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities are essential.

About the Project

Renewal SA is redeveloping the former West End Brewery site, now Southwark Grounds, into a mixed-use community just 2km from the Adelaide CBD. The project includes a diverse range of housing, employment and new landscape spaces for the community, including a major upgrade to the Karrawirra Parri/River Torrens.

Master Planning is complete, and the project was launched to delivery partners in April 2025, involving a number of boutique apartment and townhouse sites and a major 1000 home master precinct opportunity. Negotiations are currently underway with future development partner.

Civil and landscape works, and construction of the first townhouses are scheduled to commence in late 2025. Across 2026, the project has significant delivery ambitions with major civil, landscape and support of development partners key contract milestones as the project moves into delivery.

To support the existing Major Projects team, a range of roles are available at Southwark Grounds across project delivery, development management and project coordination.

Who we are looking for

• Proven experience delivering large-scale residential or mixed-use developments.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to lead complex sales and negotiations.
• Advanced project management skills across procurement, contracts, and project delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication capabilities, with influence across government, industry, and community.
• A tertiary qualification in business, property, project management, construction management or a related field (PMP certification desirable).

About us

At Renewal SA, we're shaping the future of South Australia through a portfolio of significant projects, including Bowden, the former West End Brewery, Noarlunga, Seaton, Prospect and Tapangka on Franklin Street. We are also focusing on increasing the supply of affordable and regional housing, while unlocking employment lands through industrial land releases. Renewal SA's exciting portfolio of projects is growing and so is our team.

Our main goals include creating sustainable communities, increasing the availability of affordable housing, accelerating housing supply in our regions, releasing land for industrial and commercial developments, and reducing carbon emissions to reach the government's target of net carbon zero by

With South Australia's largest and most diverse property portfolio, we're expanding our multidisciplinary team to deliver projects of state significance. Our people are highly skilled, passionate and driven by purpose.

If you are looking to make meaningful impact and contribute to the future of our state, this role could be you.

Why work for us

• Renewal SA has a thriving culture where your growth and contributions are genuinely valued.
• Work on projects that are making a difference, with the largest, and growing property portfolio, there's no shortage of variety at Renewal SA.
• Enjoy flexibility with options including hybrid working, flexible start and finish time, compressed working weeks and more.
• Prioritise your wellbeing with access to initiatives like discounted gym memberships, counselling services and medical benefits such as free vaccinations, skin checks and more.
• Keep learning and growing with a range of professional development opportunities to support your career progression.

We have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion in our workplace

A diverse workforce helps us better reflect the communities we serve, brings various perspectives and drives innovation. If you need alternative means of communication during the application process, please let us know at

How to apply

To be part of this exciting opportunity, click 'Apply now' and complete the online application process.

Candidates must have the right to work in Australia.

Applications close 5:00 PM 23/10/2025.

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Applications close: 23/10/2025 5:00 PM

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.