Senior Director, Investment Management

About Us

At Development Victoria, we're passionate about making Victoria a great place to be. We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects.

As the Victorian Government's development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important community, creative and sporting facilities and repurpose public land, for all Victorians. We also build great homes and communities where people and businesses can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles, and people - designed to be sustainable and affordable.

Your New Role

Reporting to the Executive General Manager – Investment Portfolio & Management, as Senior Director – Investment Management, you will lead the identification, assessment, and conversion of new project opportunities that align with Development Victoria's Policy Pillars and Corporate Plan objectives. This is a strategic leadership role focused on driving innovation, commercial outcomes, and policy impact through a robust pipeline of development projects.

Please note: This is a standard executive contract with a maximum term of five years.

Core Accountabilities:

• Develop and deliver strategies to maintain and convert a pipeline of opportunities aligned with government policy and corporate goals.
• Represent Development Victoria at industry events and forums, promoting its role as a leader in innovative, sustainable, and commercially responsible development.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across government, community, and the private sector.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide strategies, budgets, and cultural initiatives as part of the Executive Team.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of project origination—from strategic alignment and feasibility to Board presentation and approval.
• Ensure new project proposals reflect Development Victoria's strategic and policy objectives.
• Lead the preparation of development proposals, financial models, and commercial deal structures.
• Collaborate with Delivery Groups to refine delivery models, funding strategies, and risk management frameworks.
• Present investment opportunities to the Investment Committee and Board, demonstrating alignment with financial and policy goals.
• Lead and inspire a high-performing, multidisciplinary team.
• Manage team performance, development, and succession planning.
• Promote collaboration across groups to ensure seamless transition from project origination to delivery.
• Oversee financial planning and resource management for the division.

About You

• Tertiary degree or higher qualification in property, design, engineering, construction, planning, valuations or related fields.
• Extensive experience in the leadership of multidisciplinary teams including the development and performance of people and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Demonstrated experience in the effective planning and implementation of urban redevelopment projects preferably involving value creation, capture and/or innovative initiatives.
• Technical experience in planning and development, infrastructure, property and commercial environments, in both public and private sectors.
• Experience in maintaining networks at peak body level in government, industry and the community, including negotiation, influencing, consultation and stakeholder engagement expertise.
• A sound understanding of government direction and economic drivers, and an appreciation of the complexities of the public sector environment and the requirement to comply with government policies and processes in terms of contract management, procurement, records management and probity.
• Proven technical, financial, commercial, risk and contract management expertise and demonstrated high level interpersonal, communication, consultation and negotiation skills, with the ability to articulate issues and provide effective solutions at senior levels within the public and private sectors.

Employee Benefits

• We drive strong collaboration and support our teams to work virtually and flexibly.
• Professional development opportunities available including;
• Study support
• Mentoring programs
• Opportunity to participate in cross functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives.
• Novated leasing
• Purchase leave
• Paid parental leave
• Technology salary sacrifice
• Employee referral bonuses
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leave
• Access to group life & group salary continuance insurance
• Modern onsite facilities

Application Process

• Please apply via our careers page linked to this advertisement, applications will not be accepted via email.
• Advert may close prior to the closure date if a high volume of applications is received so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
• Please note: The preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police record check prior to an offer of employment being made.
• At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application.
• Application Deadline: Please submit your application by 16th November 2025. Applications received after this date may not be considered.

We respectfully request no agency approaches. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes being sent to anyone here in our business.