Shape Communities. Drive Outcomes. Build What Matters. This company, with decades of experience creating and delivering sought-after communities, and with an expanding Queensland pipeline, are seeking a Development Manager who wants real ownership, real impact and real momentum in their career. This is a hands-on delivery role for a commercially sharp development professional ready to take the lead on projects, influence outcomes and work alongside senior decision-makers in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment. As Development Manager , you’ll be initially entrusted with end-to-end delivery of a significant Master Planned Community, while playing a key support role on other projects. From feasibility through approvals, construction and sales coordination, you’ll be across the full lifecycle — making decisions that genuinely matter. You’ll collaborate closely with the Senior Development Manager and General Manager, manage high-performing consultant and contractor teams, and balance programme, budget and quality to deliver exceptional results. What You’ll Be Doing Owning the delivery of residential land and masterplanned community projects. Driving feasibilities, cash flows, budgets and project programmes Managing consultants, contractors and project teams to high performance standards Leading stakeholder engagement with councils, authorities, partners and communities Identifying risks early and turning challenges into opportunities Working closely with sales, marketing and finance to maximise commercial outcomes Protecting and enhancing the brand through quality, compliance and community-focused delivery Who You Are You’re a confident, commercially minded Development Manager or Land Civil Engineer/Project Manager who thrives on responsibility and momentum. You know how to balance big-picture strategy with hands-on delivery — and you’re comfortable making decisions, owning outcomes and pushing projects forward. What you’ll bring: Experience delivering greenfield subdivisions and/or masterplanned communities in an engineering or development management capacity. Strong financial and commercial capability across feasibilities, budgets and reporting Proven consultant and contractor management experience Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills A proactive, driven mindset with a genuine passion for quality development Why this role? Real ownership – take control of projects and see them through Quality pipeline – long-term, well-capitalised developments Leadership access – work closely with senior decision-makers Purpose-led development – build communities, not just projects Momentum – a growing business with clear career pathways If you’re ready to step into a role where your decisions shape places, communities and your own career trajectory, this is the place to do it
