Senior Development Manager

The organisation

Our client is an international real estate developer and investor with a focus on industrial real estate.

The position

We are looking for a Senior Development Manager, based in Amsterdam who will join their Dutch team. You would assist in day-to-day support on a wide range of projects across the company’s extensive Industrial portfolio in Europe.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Assist with all assigned tasks relating to the successful execution of the company’s business plan; 
• Monitor policies, market trends, and the overall competitive landscape to establish clear development strategies; 
• Manage projects from inception to closure, leading tasks related to planning, design, obtaining approvals, marketing and financing all while respecting timelines and business plans; 
• Assess and provide recommendations on the viability of new acquisitions and partnerships and other opportunities; 
• Support our interdivisional collaboration through the ongoing review and analysis of our development activities as well as competitive market dynamics and leading practice research; 
• Build and maintain positive relationships within the organization and with Consultants, Contractors, Agencies, Municipalities and Builders; 
• Help prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting packages, metric information, investor, and other similar presentations as required; 
• Manage project scheduling, budgeting, financial reporting, project documentation and control; and 
• Respond to other tasks and special projects as required.

Candidate profile

• You’ve gained 5+ years of professional work experience in real estate development; ideally you have experience with a wide range of industrial, office and urban mixed-use projects; 
• You have a university degree in urban planning, engineering, real estate, architecture or a related-field;
• You are able to read and interpret various land-use, surveyor, engineers and architectural drawings; 
• You possess working knowledge of the development approval process;
• You understand financial models for real estate development projects and are able to assess the impact of changes. Experience creating and maintaining financial models using Excel and/or Argus valuation software would be considered an asset; 
• Your strong people skills help you to be a team player. You have proven your ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels of an organization with multidisciplinary teams; 
• Your analytical strengths are well developed. You approach decision-making in a disciplined and knowledge based fashion, using reasoning and rational thought.

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position (in English) by using the form below. For more information, please contact Martijn van der Wal at +31(0)6 28 20 17 74.