Assistant Development Manager

1 month ago

Dublin, Ireland Cpl Full time

Our client, The Land Development Agency (LDA) is a key Government Commercial Semi-State Body that delivers social and affordable housing on State and other lands. It is overseen by an independent board of directors and is funded with â¬3.75 billion of equity capital committed by the Government. It is also permitted to borrow up to â¬1.25bn.

The LDA has commenced construction on various state sourced lands and is currently working on about 20 direct delivery projects that can deliver over 8,000 homes. It is also delivering affordable housing by working with private sector on an initiative called âProject Tosaighâ, which will yield a further 5,000 homes on land provided by housebuilders.

Additionally, the LDA is working on large-scale longer-term strategic areas by master-planning and bringing forward planning applications in locations such as Limerick Colbert Quarter, the Digital Hub in Dublin and Sandy Road in Galway.

The LDA is underpinned by a positive, collegiate, âcan doâ culture based on our core values of Integrity, Results, Collaboration, Sustainability and Innovation. Our team is around 160 people and growing rapidly.


The Role

The role offers the right candidate a fantastic opportunity to work on a wide range of transformative residential and regeneration projects across the country through the development life cycle. Getting hands on experience on large scale development projects will provide the successful candidates with the opportunity to progress an exciting career in the professional development sector. The LDA are committed to encouraging and supporting career development and progression through strong mentorship and CPD.

The ideal candidate will have relevant technical qualifications, but most importantly will have the strong interest in the housing and development sector, with the associated drive, work ethic and adaptability required to play an important role in delivering landmark projects.

Principal Accountabilities

The Assistant Development Manager will be a part of the Property Team and assist in the day-to-day management of appraisal, acquisition, design, planning, procurement and delivery stages of large scale residential led developments. Depending on the status of a site within the development lifecycle the Assistant Development Manager will provide support to the project team for the following:

  • Preparing development briefs including project scope and deliverables, programme, budget and design team scopes of services
  • Undertaking initial site feasibility and capacity studies, identifying development opportunities and constraints
  • Appointment of design teams, other professional service providers and construction contractors (incl scope definition, preparation of tender docs and tender evaluation)
  • Preparation of planning applications, statutory applications and tracking the discharge of planning conditions and other necessary consents
  • Manage and coordinate the design team activities through the planning, design, tendering and pre-construction phases
  • Administration and management of all project documentation, including, contracts, monthly project reports, development budgets, project registers and trackers, records of meetings
  • Coordinate and liaise across all development functions seeking inputs from both internal and external project teams and key stakeholders
  • Any other duties assigned from time to time.

In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to support and actively contribute to wider business development and corporate strategy initiatives. The successful candidate will also be expected to maintain the LDAâs Core values at all times.

Qualifications

  • Technical qualification in construction or development related area.

Experience

  • 2 years PQE in a relevant area
  • Demonstrable willingness to take on new responsibilities and the ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team within a well-defined project organisation structure
  • Experience of the development and planning process is an advantage
  • Familiar with the use of normal business software, including Microsoft Office
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially in the making and delivery of reports on delegated activities

Desirable Skills and Attributes

Be a proactive team player and a supportive and engaged colleague

  • A keen interest in the development process and developing skillsets like:
    • Development and Project management
    • Contractual, commercial and financial competence
    • Building & managing stakeholder relationships
  • Commercial acumen â and understanding viability and cost drivers and the impact on budgets would be an advantage
  • Technical knowledge â an understanding of technical principles such as the planning system, construction buildability, technical solutions and value engineering would be an advantage
  • Good organising skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and willingness to ask for help well needed
  • Communication â communicating with focus, simplicity and clarity, adapting to audience
  • Commitment to developing new skills and embracing new challenges


To Apply

The Land Development Agency is an equal opportunities employer.

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