Development Manager - 6 month Fixed-Term contract

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Suffolk

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Development Manager - 6 month Fixed-Term contract

About Us

untypical are an ambitious, customer focused housebuilder that put people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to delivering the best possible standards in design, build quality, and service for our customers.

We’re looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals who will share this passion, to join our team.

Benefits include:

Enhanced Pension Scheme
Life Assurance

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Development Manager to join a friendly team working from our Anglia region and based at our Beulieu Park site in Chelmsford on a fixed term basis.

Duties include:

Managing the members of the project team, including consultants effectively, providing advice and guidance as required.
Assisting the Technical Team in Development Programme preparation.
In conjunction with the Technical Team, brief, manage and drive the external Consultants in the preparations, issue and approval of construction information and sales/ conveyance information.
Act in line with culture of the team of improving upon targets, developing contingency plans, whilst maintaining open and honest feedback on performance of individual site strategies.
Attend site progress meetings such as monthly HA and PRS meetings and carry out site inspections.
Attend and lead on monthly Design Team Meetings.
Prepare updates on project progress on a fortnightly basis.
Review and produce development costs schedules on a monthly basis and agree action with Technical and Commercial Teams to allow accurate reporting to monthly CVR Meetings.
General liaison and co-ordination between other parties, both internal and external.
Responding to site queries and resolving technical and/or construction problems.
Reviewing value engineering and enhancement opportunities, focusing on show home delivery.
Coordinate third party designs and approvals along with the design team.
Monitor and manage NHBC conditions and discharge in line with project completion delivery.
Assisting in preparation of pre-construction Health and Safety information.
Produce Health and Safety files/Operation and O&M Manuals as required for PRS units.

About You

Able to recognise problems and solve them in a positive, timely and cost effective manner;
Resilient, self-motivated and well organised;
Ability to work to deadlines, meet programmes and manage others;
Excellent negotiation and communication skills;
Commercial awareness and accurate interpretation of design drawings;
Ability to work under own initiative is a key requirement;
Ability to apply forensic skills to unravel historic matters including supporting customer care issues;
The profile is not exhaustive. From time to time you may be required to perform other tasks, which are not included in the above description, but are within your capabilities and where necessary, training will be given.

untypical operate across four regions in England, we’re committed to making a positive difference in the local areas we build new homes.

We create neighbourhoods with a real lasting impact, the kind of community that people can be proud of for generations to come. We are an inclusive and diverse employer of choice and take pride in building careers, not just communities.

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