Development Manager, Precincts

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Development Victoria

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Construction

Reference: 596

**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 Role**

The Precincts team is responsible for the creation and delivery of large-scale urban redevelopment projects across Victoria. This project will have you working on the Ballarat West Employment Zone (BWEZ) project. The Development Manager will be responsible for assisting a team of industry professionals through the planning, design and documentation and delivery phases of development projects ensuring policy outcomes are achieved through financially viable projects.

**About You**

Ideally you will have:

- Tertiary qualifications in a property, project management, construction or finance related discipline.
- Proven ability and experience in planning, organising and coordinating development, design, construction and marketing of projects.
- Experience managing and directing people to generate successful results.
- Experience in the preparation and analysis of financial feasibility studies, budgeting, and tight cost monitoring to achieve profitable outcomes.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and regulations, including residential codes and controls as they affect residential development, construction related matters.

Key Skills and Experience
- Monitoring the financial performance of the allocated project by closely reviewing the financial performance against the set objectives and outcomes and arranging monthly evaluation reports to management.
- Assisting with the preparation of financial feasibility models and analyses the potential of a project to deliver a return on investment as approved by the Development Victoria Board.
- Working with graduates and junior staff members provide a supportive collaborative environment to grow skillsets and encourage career development.
- Utilising project costing and cash-flow management reporting systems and oversees their effective implementation to monitor delivery of projects against agreed budgets and performance targets.
- Preparing, maintaining, and monitoring project programs to meet the project objectives.
- Coordinating and directing internal and external project inputs including planning, design, marketing and sales, and settlement plans for allocated projects.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**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.