Development Manager

Development Manager

Cheshire

Up to £70,000 plus bonus and package

I'm working with a growing strategic land and development business in Cheshire on a Development Manager hire. New homes, care schemes and mixed-use development across England and Wales. This is a proper delivery role with real ownership, taking planning applications from inception through to determination rather than just keeping them ticking over.

The role:

• Run planning applications from concept through to determination

• Coordinate consultant teams across planning, highways, ecology, drainage and heritage

• Manage programmes, budgets and risk across multiple live applications

• Liaise with local authorities and handle officer queries

• Support appeals and shape planning strategy on new sites

You:

• Planning or development background, ideally residential, strategic land, mixed-use or care

• Strong working knowledge of the UK planning system

• Confident coordinating external consultants and technical teams

• Organised and commercially minded, comfortable running several projects at once

• MRTPI useful but not essential

The package:

• Basic salary up to £70,000

• Performance-related bonus

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising with service

• 38.5-hour week with an early finish on Fridays

• Company pension, free on-site parking and ongoing development

Genuine ownership from day one. A growing portfolio with real schemes to get your teeth into, not application admin.