Property Development

The property development manager identifies development opportunities (brownfield or greenfield sites, high-potential sites, etc.) in line with the branch’s or region’s development strategy.

Prospecting

• Identifies high-potential sites and building plots by monitoring/actively searching for opportunities and/or reviewing requests or requirements that are consistent with the company’s strategy
• Monitors all land opportunities and keeps abreast of urban and property development issues in order to predict industry trends
• Helps identify land-related calls for tenders, analysing them with a view to submitting a potential bid in accordance with the branch’s development strategy

Project feasibility studies

• Helps analyse customer requirements, drawing on knowledge of the local market and on market studies, with input from the commercial support functions
• Identifies the potential of chosen sites and develops value creation scenarios
• Initiates and oversees the technical feasibility study, working with the architect and the technical support functions
• Assesses legal risks, working with the relevant support functions
• Reviews financial feasibility in accordance with technical, commercial and legal criteria
• Prepares the commercial and legal proposal for submission to the owner
• Presents and pitches the benefits of the project in-house, with a view to having it approved by the Vetting Committee
• Negotiates and finalises land-purchase agreements with owners (signature of purchase agreement)
• Manages the relationship with the seller through to purchase of the land

Local representation

• Represents the entity, both directly and by supporting representation activities
• Builds and coordinates a network of key contacts (business introducers, facilitators, lobbyists, local partners)

Special working arrangements: This role involves frequent travel

The property project manager prepares and monitors all stages of a property development project in conjunction with in-house and external players, from acquisition of the land through to handover to the after-sales team.

Property development project planning

• Contributes to scheduling and the preparation of the building permit application
• Monitors fulfilment of the suspensive conditions relating to the land and prepares the land purchase documentation
• Helps draft the final project review note
• Prepares all contractual documents, and participates in approving these documents as well as the bidding documents
• Prepares the launch of the marketing phase and helps oversee the product marketing strategy, working with the marketing and sales teams
• Oversees the purchasing process for property development project(s) and ensures that customers are satisfied
• Prepares the filing of documents for notarised sales, and approves and signs reservations

Property development project management

• Completion
  • Ensures that the overall schedule is adhered to and updated
  • Completes all local authority paperwork necessary for the start, execution and completion of construction work
  • Transfers the property development to the after-sales team
  • Ensures that the work is completed to a high standard
  • Helps optimise margin by recommending adjustments as required
• Budget management
  • Monitors the project budget
  • Maintains up-to-date records of project progress and ensures that high-quality information is entered into the information system in order to support reliable indicators and forecasts (progress, schedule, etc.)

Special working arrangements:This role involves travel and may involve working at weekends and on public holidays