Development Manager

Role overview

• ID: 2025-6754
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry East London
• Department: Land & Planning
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Brentwood, Essex
• Date Posted: 08.01.2025

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Development Manager to join our team within Vistry East London, at our Brentwood office in Essex. As our Development Manager you will be responsible for coordinating the skills and resources of each function within the organisation together with appointing and managing external consultants to ensure that each development is optimized through efficient management.

• Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance 
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
  • 2 Volunteering days per annum
  • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
  • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
  • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
  • Share save and share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• In return, what we would like from you...
  • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • Experience in managing non-standard residential developments through the critical elements
  • of the development cycle.
  • To lead and support the pre-construction process via the project team from handover to
  • Completion
  • Strong commercial orientation supported by financial modelling and budget control, able to
  • extract maximum value from each project.
  • Capable of working in a team of people and coordinating the different contributors to a project
  • An ability to prioritize and delegate as appropriate, to ensure all aspects of the job are
  • completed to standard and on time.
  • Ability to effectively negotiate, motivate and communicate in order to influence others to
  • ensure that the required programmes are met.
  • A general background knowledge in property combined with a relevant qualification
  • Forecasting using CP12A & DA system.
  • Job Description Last Updated: October 2020
  • Coordinating activities and third parties to meet deadlines.
  • Managing planning applications
  • Undertaking financial appraisals
  • Appointing and coordinating external consultants.
  • Experience in an Assistant Development Manager role or similar
• More about the Development Manager role...
  • Assist the Land / New Business department during the pre-development programme and in
  • certain instances to lead on land acquisition or renegotiation of terms on existing projects.
  • Give advice to ensure all development issues are addressed in outline at the outset prior to
  • conclusion of the purchase process and where appropriate coordination with the Technical
  • team.
  • Ensuring the active involvement of the Development Team to facilitate early Handover of
  • prospective Development sites from the Land / New Business Team to the full Project Team
  • Settlement of the Construction Budget and programme, monitoring all Developments through
  • a thorough review of development co-ordination checklists on a regular basis. Set realistic
  • programmes to determine construction starts, sales opening and selling periods.
  • Management of the relevant Development Budgets and programme information in line with
  • the Development Appraisal system at all times.
  • Liaison with the Legal department / appointed Solicitor / Technical department as required to
  • ensure all relevant documentation is available at the requisite time including:
  • - Conveyance Plans
  • - Section 38 / 104 Agreements
  • - Open Space Agreements
  • - Service Wayleaves / Easements
  • - Freehold Transfer Contracts

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. 

Join us in making Vistry.  

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Benefits

Agile Working

Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave

Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General

Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days

With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Why Vistry

Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.