Development Manager

Bayside Council are seeking a Development Manager to lead, inspire and manage a small, dedicated team focused on redeveloping Council’s property assets. This is a key appointment within the broader Property Business Unit which is responsible for fostering community, economic and environmental opportunities for Bayside Council via its assets.
Located in southern Sydney, the area which Bayside Council serves is a cultural mix of communities from Australia and all over the world. Stretching over 29 suburbs, a growing population of over 180,000 people and with key transport corridors between Port Botany, Sydney Airport and greater Sydney, change is everywhere, and opportunities abound.
Bayside Council is committed to a positive, flexible and supportive workplace culture, where its people and customers feel respected and valued. Indeed, the success of this role is vital to Council’s aspirations for future capital works, the improvement of key centres and ongoing service delivery.
About You
As an experienced property professional this is an exciting opportunity to be part of an aspirational and dynamic organisation serving the wider Bayside community. To be successful in the role it is expected that you will bring with you the following skills and experience

• Identify and advise on opportunities to value add transform a diverse Council portfolio of existing property assets via redevelopment and repositioning of assets
• Exercising sound business judgement, identify, investigate and analyse development opportunities, including innovative solutions
• Prepare property development business cases and funding proposals, including all aspects of feasibility investigations (including acquisitions, constructions & consultancies)
• Coordinate the preparation, implementation and management of tasks associated with redeveloping and value add opportunities for Council’s property portfolio
• Identify and secure relationships to support the redevelopment of a diverse portfolio of Council’s assets including joint venture partners
• Contribute to strategy, management, decision making and capacity building
• Sustain project tracking, budgets and evaluation practices; and
• Maintain compliance with relevant legislation and contractual obligations
• Provision of quality and timely advice, information and actions delivered between key stakeholders and Council.
• Promote a positive and collaborative culture and values within the organisation through open, fair and transparent decision making and ethical, professional behaviour.
• Work in collaboration with and lead a small team of property professional’s, and other key stakeholders to achieve business unit goals, work requests, demands and Council priorities.

Benefits and culture
As an organisation, Bayside pride’s it’s self on offering a flexible working environment centred on delivering great outcomes for its customers whether internal or external. The Property Team have a strong culture of collaboration and delivering exciting new initiatives. On top of a competitive salary of up to $163,412, Bayside employees enjoy:

• 9 – Day work in a fortnights
• 3 extra days off during Christmas each year
• 15 days sick leave each year.
• 2 days health and wellbeing days each year
• Generous parental leave entitlements for both parents

This is fabulous opportunity for an experienced property professional currently working in, or wanting to transition into, the government sector.
For a copy of the comprehensive candidate brochure, please contact Gareth Broadrick on: lg@capstonerecruitment.com.au
Closing Date: January 23rd 2024