Senior Manager - Master Development Holding Land Estates

Senior Manager - Master Development - Dubai Holding Land Estates

Dubai Holding’s real estate business has developed strategic destinations and communities that offer unique and attractive lifestyle opportunities to meet the evolving needs of Dubai’s residents and visitors alike. As a master developer, we invest in sustainable infrastructure, accessibility, community amenities and family-focused facilities including community centers, mosques, schools, supermarkets and landscaping.

Our integrated real estate offering also includes a robust land sales portfolio, project management for large-scale projects, as well as top-notch facilities management services.

Senior Manager - Master Development is responsible for managing and ensuring cost effective, aesthetically pleasing master developments, released to the market on time, which can be constructed to a fixed budget to produce an agreed return to the business and its stakeholders.

• Assist in the preparation of project development briefs for various asset classes.
• Assist in the preparation of project development budgets and feasibility analysis for Senior Management approval.
• Assist with the preparation of RFPs, Consultancy Agreements and Construction Contracts. Prepares Budget reconciliation documentation.
• Provide periodic status reports (weekly, monthly and ad hoc) concerning design development, commercial performance, construction updates, authority’s approvals, procurement and schedule performance.
• Provide early warning of any potential issues that may affect the delivery of the product from a commercial, schedule and specification perspective and communicates these issues to senior management.
• Instigate value engineering studies when appropriate whilst ensuring the product brief and quality aspirations are maintained.
• Prepare and conduct presentations to senior management concerning product particulars, design intent and commercial performance that are required when necessary to obtain an approval.
• Ensure that design Consultants comply with the product brief to ensure costs for the development remain within budget.
• During design development, review and challenge the cost estimates at each design gateway and provide direction to the various design consultants to remain within approved budgets.
• Review programmes and provide commentary on opportunities where programme performance can be improved.
• Assist in risk management studies with internal stakeholders.
• Assist in managing documentation that is required prior to product sales launch.
• Review feedback from sales, marketing, FM, security, IT and ensure product improvement.