Assistant Development Manager

About the role

Urbis, a multidisciplinary urban consultancy, is hiring an Assistant Development Manager for its Development Advisory team. The role plays a key part in delivering complex urban development projects, building strong client relationships and growing the firm's development management capability. It combines project delivery with strategic advisory, and includes mentoring junior team members and contributing to business unit initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Drive high-impact development projects and deliver innovative planning outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with major developers, government leaders, industry bodies and community stakeholders.
• Provide strategic advice on project feasibility, risk, optimisation and urban policy to influence Australian property development.
• Identify new business opportunities and contribute to proposals and pitches.
• Lead projects and mentor junior talent, managing budgets, governance and quality.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Property Development, Property Law or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in project management, development, consulting or a related field, including relevant graduate or internship experience.
• Strong understanding of the property development lifecycle, including state planning and development approval processes, construction documentation and sequencing.
• Demonstrated project and contract management capability, including budgets, programs, resources, invoicing and competing priorities.
• Willingness to travel for assignments and client matters, where required.

Required skills

• Commercial and analytical skills, including research, development analysis and feasibility assessment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and project management tools such as Microsoft Project; Power BI experience is advantageous.

The employer states that it has preferred supplier agreements with recruitment agencies and does not accept resumes outside those arrangements.