Property Development Manager

The Pure Gym Way

Pure Gym is the No.1 gym operator in the UK, and the 4th largest gym operator worldwide. With 700+ gyms and over 2 million members across the UK, Europe & the US, we are the gym where Everybody is Welcome. We champion diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels free to be. We’re proud to be recognised as a Top Institute Employer, reflecting our commitment to excellence in employee experience and workplace culture.

We offer:

Free nationwide gym membership for you + 1

Hybrid working

A truly flexible working culture

Personal private healthcare, including digital GP

Life insurance x4

Company pension contribution

25 days annual leave, plus 1 personal day

Option to purchase additional holiday (up to 5 days)

Great learning & development resources

Enhanced maternity pay, paternity and adoption leave

The Role

Location:

Leeds. Tuesdays in the office and 1-2 days visiting sites
Type:
Full time
Contract type: 6-month FTC, starting ASAP

Application:
We are looking to hire someone imminently, so please apply as soon as possible. Please note we will not be able to accommodate long notice periods.

We are looking for a Property Development Manager to join our Team! Reporting to the Head of Project Delivery, you will be fully accountable for the successful end-to-end project delivery of all allocated property development projects, covering both new and existing sites, achieving this through directing and working with a local scrum team, partnering with the wider Development and Pure Gym teams, and all external stakeholders.

In addition, to contribute to the Development team to develop a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.

Through effective project leadership, lead a multi-disciplinary team of architects, design managers, quantity surveyors and other internal and external specialists to deliver multiple gym development projects on time and budget. Activities to include:

Assessing the high-level feasibility of potential new sites prior to acquisition.

Providing the appropriate technical evaluation of each site and corresponding development requirements.

Ensuring all budgets and capex investments are appropriately approved and expenditure is tracked and reported in line with Finance requirements.

Ensuring effective delivery of each development site, from initial acquisition through to opening, delivering the required project outcomes on time, to cost and quality requirements, including all documentation and handover requirements. Overcome barriers to ensure projects are delivered at the earliest viable opportunity.

Providing appropriate decision making at key stages in the property development process, using governance forums where required.

Ensuring approvals and consents are in place through effectively liaising with landlords and local authorities.

Management of all 3rd parties and associated dependencies involved in the development project.

Ensuring consistent delivery of every new and refurbished site through adherence to agreed format and design standards.

Ensuring relevant specialist technical input regarding mechanical, electrical, acoustics etc. is incorporated into the design and delivery of each site.

Input into the continuous improvement of gym formats and design standards.

Ensuring health and safety requirements are being observed and adhered to throughout the development process.

Providing recognition, support and encouragement to your peers to ensure all team objectives are met.

Ensuring a personal development plan is in place.

Positively representing the Development function internally and being an ambassador for Pure Gym externally.

Being recognised as someone who makes a significant contribution across the Development function.

The Person

Highly capable project manager, with experience of delivering multi-site property developments consistently and at scale.

A fantastic team leader, able to motivate a multi-disciplinary team to deliver exceptional results.

Able to ruthlessly prioritise and deliver to hit critical milestones, with the ability to develop different approaches to overcome risks and blockages.

Ideally has experience working in or…