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Development Manager

Melbourne | $160,000 + S

Why We Back Them

This is a development professional who understands how to build a pipeline and convert it into delivery.

They have operated across acquisition, planning, and development within large-scale residential and Build-to-Rent environments, with a clear focus on yield, feasibility, and execution.

What stands out is the ability to influence outcomes early.
Site acquisition, planning strategy, and repositioning assets to maximise value.

This is someone who understands how development decisions directly impact performance.

The Experience That Built Them

Experience across leading residential and Build-to-Rent platforms, delivering projects from acquisition through to planning and delivery.

Experience includes:

  • Identifying and assessing site opportunities for residential and BTR development
  • Leading feasibility studies, due diligence, and development modelling
  • Securing planning outcomes including ministerial approvals and yield optimisation
  • Managing project briefs, design development, and consultant teams
  • Running stakeholder engagement across government, authorities, and investors
  • Supporting procurement, value management, and delivery strategy
  • Managing financial reporting, budgets, and development programmes

Delivered and supported the growth of large-scale residential pipelines, including adding significant volume across a BTR platform.

Strong exposure to repositioning assets through planning strategy to unlock additional yield and value.

More recently operating across government-linked development, managing bid processes, rezoning, and preparing sites for market.

The Perfect Fit

Well suited to residential platforms where growth is driven by acquisition, planning, and pipeline expansion.

Particularly relevant for:

  • Build-to-Rent developers and operators scaling portfolios
  • Funds and platforms focused on residential investment and delivery
  • Developers requiring capability across acquisition through to planning approval
  • Organisations working across government or complex stakeholder environments

Brings a strong understanding of how to originate, shape, and progress development opportunities.

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Byron Ellis

Director – Living Sectors Recruitment

0472 777 112

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