Development Manager

Location: Essex | Major Regeneration Projects | Hybrid Working
Salary: To £75k DOE + £6.5k Travel Allowance + Bonus + Health Care

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an experienced Development Manager to join a leading residential development business delivering large-scale, high-profile regeneration schemes across East London and Essex.

This role offers genuine exposure across both front-end development and live delivery, within a high-performing and well-structured development division that provides clear progression toward Senior Development Manager level.

🏙️ Current Portfolio

You will play a key role across multiple major residential-led regeneration schemes, ranging from early-stage feasibility and planning through to live delivery and final phases. This is a rare opportunity to gain exposure across projects at every stage of the development lifecycle.

🧱 Role Responsibilities

As Development Manager, you will operate across the four core development pillars:

Planning – Planning strategy, consultant management and securing approvals
Financials – Financial appraisals, valuations, cash flows and forecasting
Legals – Contracts, legal documentation and joint venture structures
Project Management – Liaising with internal teams, JV partners, stakeholders, Housing Associations and Local Authorities

You will work within a collaborative “pod” structure led by senior management, managing a portfolio of complex residential schemes from concept through to delivery.

👤 About You

• Minimum 2 years’ experience at Development Manager level

• Background in private residential development preferred (strong Housing Association candidates considered)

• Commercially astute with strong financial and legal capability

• Ambitious and ready to progress toward Senior Development Manager level

• Comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

💼 Working Pattern

• Hybrid working model: 3 days in the office, 1 day from home, 1 day on site

• Supportive leadership team with a strong culture and structured progression

🎁 Reward & Benefits

• Competitive basic salary with annual bonus

• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance

• Salary sacrifice car scheme

• Up to 33 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 39 days with service

• 2 paid volunteering days per year

• Private medical insurance (with optional employee-paid cover)

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

• Competitive pension scheme via salary sacrifice

• Life assurance at 4× annual salary

• Share save and share incentive schemes