The Role
The role offers the right candidate a fantastic opportunity to work on a wide range of transformative residential and regeneration projects across the country through the development life cycle. Getting hands on experience on large scale development projects will provide the successful candidates with the opportunity to progress an exciting career in the professional development sector. The LDA are committed to encouraging and supporting career developments through strong mentorship and CPD.
The ideal candidate will have relevant technical qualifications, but most importantly will have the strong interest in the housing and development sector, with the associated drive, work ethic and adaptability required to play an important role in delivering landmark projects.
About The Land Development Agency
The Land Development Agency (LDA), established in September 2018, is a key Government land management initiative.Its objectives are to:
Coordinate appropriate State lands for regeneration and development, opening up key sites for housing delivery
Drive strategic land assembly, working with both public and private sector land owners
Contribute towards the delivery of affordable housing, and
Become a leading influencer of housing and land management, through research and innovation.
The LDA will be underpinned by grounding legislation, and is overseen by an independent board of directors. The Government has committed to providing the LDA with equity capital of up to €1.25 billion.
Principal Accountabilities
The Assistant Development Manager will be a part of the Property Team and assist in the day-to-day management of acquisition, planning, procurement and operational stages of a Project. Depending on the status of the project the Assistant Development Manager may assist with:
The development of the project brief including project scope definition, programme development and budget development
The appointments (inc scope definition, preparation of tender docs and tender evaluation) of design teams and other support functions
Support to the Project Team during the preparation of planning permissions, statutory applications, the site acquisition process, the tracking of the discharge of planning conditions and other necessary consents
Engagement with stakeholders to coordinate all required inputs into the project documents
Administration and management of all project documents
The creation of project registers and trackers and the maintenance of such to ensure accurate records
The development and tracking of project budgets and financial appraisals
Support the management of the contract during the operational phase
Any other duties assigned from time to time.
In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to support and actively contribute to wider business development and corporate strategy initiatives.
Qualifications
Technical qualification in construction or development related area.
Experience
2 years PQE in a relevant area
Demonstrable willingness to take on new responsibilities and the ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team within a well-defined project organisation structure
Experience of the development process would be an advantage
Familiar with the use of normal business software, including Microsoft Office
Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially in the making and delivery of reports on delegated activities
Desirable Skills and Attributes
Be a proactive team player and a supportive and engaged colleague
A keen interest in the development process and developing skillsets like:
project and development management
contractual, commercial and financial competence
building & managing stakeholder relationships
Commercial acumen – and understanding viability and cost drivers and the impact on budgets & cashflows would be an advantage
Technical knowledge – an understanding of technical principles such as the planning system, construction buildability, technical solutions value engineering would be an advantage
Commitment to developing new skills and embracing new challenges.
To Apply:
Closing date for applications 12pm, Tuesday 5th April 2022.
The Land Development Agency is an equal opportunities employer.
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