Senior Delivery Manager

time left to apply End Date: April 30, 2025 (27 days left to apply)

job requisition id REQ-7063651

About us

Lendlease are a globally integrated real estate group, we draw on decades of experience and the latest thinking in development, design, placemaking, construction and investments to deliver iconic and enormously successful places.

Lendlease Development are experts in creating vibrant mixed-use places with community and connectivity at their heart and where people want to work, live and play. We partner with cities, governments and communities to develop sustainable, innovative and inclusive places that support long term community and investment outcomes.

Our global sustainability credentials and renowned placemaking skills have seen us involved in successfully creating some of the largest and most complex urban and regeneration development projects in the world.

The role

In the role of client, ensure the successful and safe delivery of the plot following receipt of planning consent in line with the approved commercial assessment, cost plan, programme, brief and statutory requirements whilst managing key project stakeholders, joint venture and funding partners.

What will you do?

• Manage and co-ordinate delivery of projects following receipt of planning through until practical completion, handover and close out of defects.
• Effectively manage project risks and opportunities, identifying opportunities to drive value through delivery.
• Responsible for key customer and stakeholder relationships including Local Planning Authority, development partners and investors.
• Manage direct consultants including Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Employer’s Agent and Independent Certifier.
• Support the procurement of the main contractor.
• Act as the client representative for safety through delivery.
• Commercial ownership of the Project including all costs and revenue forecasting and financial reporting.
• Manage compliance against all statutory requirements i.e. Planning, Building Safety Regulator, Building Control, etc.
• Responsible for ensuring that all relevant legal agreements are managed and administered.
• Responsible for setting up for any adoption agreements, wayleaves, easements, land title, build over agreements or similar as required to complete the development.
• Develop and manage the occupation & handover strategy for all sections and practical completion.

You will bring

• A passion for cities and placemaking.
• Demonstrable experience of managing development vision and outcomes in large scale urban regeneration projects and demonstrable understanding of development processes.
• Commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Proven exposure to managing 3rd party main contractors and stakeholders.
• An understanding and appreciation of the contractual relationships between parties (land-owners, local authority, tenants, funders and banks).
• A desire to think beyond physical transformation and drive socio economic improvements for local communities.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.

What we provide

• Flexible and hybrid work options.
• Industry leading pension scheme.
• Private medical health benefit and dental plan options.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Life assurance.
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days.
• Wellbeing leave.
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives.
• 24/7 confidential Employee assistance programme.
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gyms nationwide.

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Belong at Lendlease

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm.

We are a disability inclusive employer. Click here to see our standard recruitment process. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method.

We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here.

Lendlease is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or disabled.