Senior Development Manager

Senior Development Manager (Commercial) Join the London based team, driving forward exciting schemes Pivotal role - High profile projects & driving business activity About Our Client St Modwen is a leading property investment and development organisation that operates across the full spectrum of the property industry from a network of regional offices, a residential business and through joint ventures with public sector and industry leading partners. They have an extraordinary history and a strong track record of delivery, possessing a reputation for looking at things differently, challenging norms and creating opportunities where none existed before. St Modwen are proud of what has been achieved. Their experience and expertise, built up over 30 years, gives them an unmatched ability to bring complex, strategic sites forward, to create value and bring about opportunities for growth, investment and momentum. As such they have an exceptional pipeline of current and planned projects. St. Modwen's £1.7bn national portfolio of over 100 projects includes; the regeneration of New Covent Garden Market, London; the transformation of Longbridge, Birmingham and the on-going regeneration of over 2,500 acres of former industrial land in South Wales which includes the delivery of the first phase of Swansea University's £450m Bay Campus. Looking to the future, and led by a recently formed executive team, St Modwen want to ensure they are of their time and appropriate for the future. The business is embarking on an exciting phase with ambitious growth plans and therefore seek to appoint talented individuals who can embrace and contribute to the new purpose; 'Changing Places. Creating Better Futures', and demonstrate their core values. A key appointment in the new structure is the Senior Development Manager (Commercial) for South East, based out of their London office. Job Description As Senior Development Manager you will play a pivotal role in leading projects which support the Regional strategy and growth plans. You will have specific responsibility for driving business development activity to reflect agreed strategies from site acquisition through to completed development. Working with St. Modwen colleagues, consultant design teams and solicitors, strategic partners or liaising with other external bodies such as planning authorities, you will be expected to make a positive impact on these critical relationships and exemplify the high standards that St. Modwen strive to achieve. Passionate about delivering excellence, you will manage a multi-disciplined project team whilst supporting the implementation of the Regional Strategy for acquisitions, developments and disposals / transfers of schemes into the investment portfolio. In addition, you will liaise closely with the Construction and Asset Management team to ensure compliance with the related business case. Important aspects of this role will be utilising your personal network to support the identification and securing of new development opportunities as well as working with internal and external communications teams, agents to market schemes and solicitors to successfully conclude transactional work. Other important elements of this role include managing submissions to the Investment Committee, supporting the valuations process, budgetary and cash-flow management in partnership with Regional Finance. The Successful Applicant A proven track record in delivery of Commercial development opportunities and of successfully negotiating and managing all aspects of the acquisition, development, leasing and disposal process Strong financial acumen with experience of leading complex developments Experience of analysing commercial data to achieve the best outcome An ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with internal & external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes Experience of managing a multi-disciplined team The ability to manage your professional network in order to maximise its' potential Degree calibre experience gained in a Commercial sector preferably with a developer or agent A relevant professional qualification. What's on Offer c. £80,000 Salary, car allowance, bonus and benefits Please note that any 3rd party CV's or applications will be forwarded directly to Michael Page Ref Code: MP13892386Z