Senior Development Manager
Company
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/30/2025
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Description
Job Description
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.
Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.
We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.
Aberdeen Comprises Three Businesses, Interactive Investor (ii), Investments And Adviser, Each Of Which Focuses On Meeting And Adapting To Our Clients’ Evolving Needs
The Property Development function is responsible for all aspects of developing properties. From sourcing development deals, initial planning, negotiating contracts, design, engineering, and financing, to the completion of construction and leasing.
The role of the Senior Development Manager is to manage development and construction risk by way of design briefs, budgets and programme, consultant services, and appointments, as well as the co-ordination and control of planning and design teams. You will also manage the design, procurement and delivery of developments and major/complicated Asset Management construction projects.
Key Responsibilities
Our Benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
Our Business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.
Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.
We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.
Aberdeen Comprises Three Businesses, Interactive Investor (ii), Investments And Adviser, Each Of Which Focuses On Meeting And Adapting To Our Clients’ Evolving Needs
- interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save and invest in the way that works for them.
- Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
- Our investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.
The Property Development function is responsible for all aspects of developing properties. From sourcing development deals, initial planning, negotiating contracts, design, engineering, and financing, to the completion of construction and leasing.
The role of the Senior Development Manager is to manage development and construction risk by way of design briefs, budgets and programme, consultant services, and appointments, as well as the co-ordination and control of planning and design teams. You will also manage the design, procurement and delivery of developments and major/complicated Asset Management construction projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Asset reviews
- Feasibility studies and commercial appraisals
- Planning Strategies and repurposing
- Site acquisition (Utilising developer network for stock as well as DD development constraints etc)
- Development and construction risk management
- Preparation of design briefs budgets and programme
- Consultant services and appointments and coordination and control of planning and design teams
- External stakeholder management
- Manage design and procurement and delivery of developments
- Manage procurement and delivery major/complicated Asset Management construction projects
- Negotiate Development Agreements AfLs and JV’s
- Management and ownership of capex budgets
- Managing /Monitoring development Fundings
- Strategic Technical ad hoc advice to FM’s and DM’s
- Experience as a Senior Development Manager essential
- Working knowledge of the Building Safety Act
- Experience using Argus Developer preferred
- Extensive experience of project management and delivery
- Advanced Excel skills
Our Benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
Our Business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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