Development Director (Estates & Facilities)

Development Manager Rate - £600 a day
Location - Uxbridge
Duration - 4 Months
Ir35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company)

Skills & Experience Required
Essential

• Proven experience in housing development, regeneration, or estate renewal projects.
• Strong understanding of planning processes, property development cycles, and construction delivery.
• Experience working with or alongside Estates & Facilities teams.
• Financial acumen, with ability to build, interpret, and challenge development appraisals.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Project management expertise, ideally aligned to RIBA stages and/or Prince2/APM methodologies.

Desirable

• Experience in the public sector, local authority environment, or housing association.
• Understanding of sustainability, net-zero carbon, and asset management strategies.
• Knowledge of JCT, NEC, or other contract frameworks.
• Degree or professional qualification in planning, development, surveying, real estate, or construction.

Behaviours & Attributes

• Proactive, organised, and solution-focused.
• Strong collaborator with ability to influence at all levels.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality, community-centred development outcomes.
• Commercially minded but socially driven.