Assistant Development Manager

Assistant Development Manager

Location: Brentwood, Essex
Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Industry: Building and Construction
Salary: £36,000 - £46,000 per annum

As an Assistant Development Manager, you will assist in progressing sites through feasibility, legal, technical, planning, health & safety, and financial stages of projects - supporting schemes through to Budget Pack sign-off and start on site.

• Support the Regional Development Director in the effective running of the Development function.
• Assist with pre-construction activities from land handover through to project completion.
• Support the coordination of internal and external stakeholders throughout the development process.
• Support the preparation, monitoring, and review of development budgets and programmes.
• Support Development Managers in ensuring all legal requirements are met for each development.
• Liaise with Legal teams, solicitors, and technical teams to ensure documentation is in place.

• Assist in preparing paperwork and reports required for internal governance approvals.
• Support audit compliance and adherence to ISO 9001 requirements.

• Support early handover of sites from Land / New Business teams to full Project Teams.
• Assist in setting construction budgets and programmes.
• Monitor developments using coordination checklists and reporting tools.
• Assist in preparing Post Investment Reviews and Project Close-Out Reports.
• Support procurement of surveys, reports, and assessments to enable planning and pre-delivery activities.

• Educated to A-level standard (or equivalent), or able to demonstrate relevant experience.
• Keen interest in development and pre-construction activities.
• Highly numerate with the ability to support feasibility appraisals.
• Strong literacy skills with the ability to understand and interpret legal documentation.

• Experience in a Development role within the construction or property sector.
• Exposure to residential, affordable housing, care, or mixed-use developments.
• Desire to pursue further education or professional development.

• Company car, car allowance, or travel allowance.
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Employee rewards and benefits portal.