Development Victoria
Development Manager, Housing
Shaping the way Victorians live.
People and Culture
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically 1-2 years of experience is required.
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Why Development Victoria
We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects.
As the Victorian Government’s development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important cultural and recreational facilities and recycle public land, for all Victorians.
We build great homes and communities where people and business can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles and people.
As our cities and communities change and grow, we breathe new life into urban areas, unlock public land and create entire new precincts.
About the role
Job Description
**The Role **
As a member of the Housing team, you will have the unique opportunity to support the delivery of over 1,500 homes for Victorians in Cairnlea and Officer South. If you are a proactive, self-driven professional ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, we want to hear from you. Reporting to the Senior Development Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating and directing development activities to meet Development Victoria’s objectives.
- Preparing financial feasibility models and monitoring financial performance.
- Managing project costing, cash-flow, and delivery against budgets.
- Directing internal and external project inputs, including planning, design, marketing, and sales.
- Overseeing project staff, consultants, and contractors.
- Administering development agreements and land sales.
- Resolving divestment strategies and negotiating new development deals.
- Implementing risk management practices and ensuring legal compliance.
- Opportunity to work on two housing projects based in Melbourne’s outer suburbs. Desired Skills and Experience
**About You ** We are seeking a confident, big-picture thinker who is commercially savvy and possesses strong stakeholder management skills. The ideal candidate will be flexible, adaptable, and self-driven, with the ability to build relationships, show initiative, and maintain resilience in a complex environment. You will be excited by a challenge, resilient to change, and a skilled problem solver.
- Expertise in feasibility analysis and financial modelling, with advanced Excel skills.
- Ability to navigate the complexities of legal compliance and development contracts.
- Effective negotiation and communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving, interpersonal, and self-management skills.
- Proven ability and experience in planning, organising, and coordinating development, design, construction, and marketing of projects.
- Experience managing and directing people to generate successful results.
- Experience in the preparation and analysis of financial feasibility studies, budgeting, and tight cost monitoring to achieve profitable outcomes.
- Proficiency in preparing complex briefs, letters, emails, and reports using clear, concise, and grammatically correct language.
- Some travel to site is required, so a driver’s license is essential. A company car is available for staff for the purpose of site visits.
**Employee Benefits **
- We drive strong collaboration and support our teams to work virtually and flexibly.
- Professional development opportunities available including;
- Study support
- Mentoring programs
- Opportunity to participate in cross functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives.
- Novated leasing
- Purchase leave
- Paid parental leave
- Technology salary sacrifice
- Employee referral bonuses
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leave
- Access to group life & group salary continuance insurance
- Modern onsite facilities
**Application Process **
- Please apply via our careers page linked to this advertisement, applications will not be accepted via email.
- Please note: The preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police record check prior to an offer of employment being made.
- At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application.
What you'll be responsible for
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HR Query Handling
Promptly respond to HR queries and support compliance with HR policies
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Internal Stakeholder Partnership
Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand the business and advise on Human Resource matters
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Implementation of People and Culture Projects
Design and implement People and Culture projects to support the organization’s goals, and meet compliance requirements
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions
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Problem solving
Identifies problems and develops logical solutions that address the problems