Development Manager

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Negotiable

Permanent

Description

Development Manager – Leading Housing Developer (Cornwall)
📍 Location: Cornwall (with travel across the region)
💼 Salary: Competitive + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits
🕒 Type: Full-time | Permanent

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This wonderful role is a flexible position and home working is supported, however there will be a need for office presence at times, but when you are based in beautiful Cornwall, it’s not such a bad thing…..

Create great places to live. Shape communities. Lead with purpose.

Join one of Cornwall’s most respected housing developers, known for delivering outstanding homes and providing an exceptional customer experience. Due to our continued growth and ambitious development targets, we are seeking a talented and driven Development Manager to join our Pre-Construction team.

In this role, you will work alongside the Pre-Construction Director and Senior Development Manager to help implement our residential development programme in line with our New Homes & Land Strategy and business plan goals for turnover, profitability, and delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Contribute to the successful delivery of residential development programmes.
Assist in implementing strategies that meet business plan timelines and expectations.
Support land acquisition, planning applications, and project feasibility assessments.
Liaise with internal teams and external partners to drive forward complex development projects.
Ensure compliance with central and local government housing strategies and planning policies.
Take ownership of delivering planning consents, legal processes, and development milestones.

What We’re Looking For:

Education & Qualifications

HND or Level 5 or 6 qualification in construction, development, or planning-related discipline
 
Knowledge & Experience

End-to-end knowledge of the housebuilding development process
Proven success in securing residential planning consents
Strong understanding of legal aspects of land acquisition and planning
Experience working within local/national housing policy frameworks
Detailed understanding of residential development lifecycle
Regional knowledge and professional network in Devon & Cornwall
 
Skills & Attributes

Commercial awareness and strong financial judgement
Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
High emotional intelligence and leadership presence
Proactive, results-driven, and highly organized
Effective in managing risk, programmes, deadlines, and stakeholder engagement
A collaborative team player with entrepreneurial spirit
Competent in IT and project management tools
Willingness and ability to travel across the region as required
 
What We Offer:

27 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Cycle to Work Scheme
On-site Parking
Many more attractive employee benefits
 
Ready to shape the future of housing in Cornwall?

If you're a passionate, knowledgeable, and motivated individual ready to play a key role in delivering thriving communities, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build homes that people love to live in
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