It is a public-sector organisation responsible for supporting the local community, delivering essential services, and helping manage important areas that affect people’s everyday lives.

About The Role:
This organisation is looking for an experienced Senior Development Manager / Program Manager to lead the delivery of complex land and urban development projects.

- Ability and willingness to Undergo Police Check.
- Selection Criteria Response.
- General Construction Induction Card (White Card)

About The Organisation:

It is a public-sector organisation responsible for supporting the local community, delivering essential services, and helping manage important areas that affect people’s everyday lives.

About The Role:
This organisation is looking for an experienced Senior Development Manager / Program Manager to lead the delivery of complex land and urban development projects.

Contract Type:Labour Hire
Contract Duration:12 Months + 1x 12 Months Extension
Location:Canberra, ACT
Requirements:

- Ability and willingness to Undergo Police Check.
- Selection Criteria Response.
- General Construction Induction Card (White Card)
- Asbestos Awareness Card
- Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention Card

Key Responsibilities

- Oversee development projects from sales through settlement and final delivery.
- Ensure projects meet contractual, government and organisational requirements.
- Manage project scope, budgets, timelines, resources, quality and key deliverables.
- Lead complex greenfield and urban development projects through planning, approvals, procurement,



construction and handover.
- Identify opportunities to improve project efficiency and delivery outcomes.
- Build strong relationships with developers, contractors, buyers, government agencies and key stakeholders.
- Provide clear, influential advice and reporting to senior executives and government stakeholders.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across employees, consultants and contractors.
- Manage procurement, contracts, governance, compliance and project risks.
- Represent the organisation at stakeholder meetings, forums and community engagement activities.
- Provide leadership and support to team members, including capability and performance development.
- Manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes within tight timeframes.
- Provide strategic and operational advice to support project and organisational decision-making.
- Maintain a robust focus on commercial, community and government objectives.

What You'll Bring

- 10+ years' relevant experience in project management, development, engineering, architecture or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex land,



urban development or major infrastructure projects from planning through to completion.
- Robust project and program management skills across planning, approvals, procurement, construction and handover.
- Proven ability to manage budgets, resources, risks, milestones and performance requirements.
- Strong commercial, contract management, procurement and governance capability.
- Ability to work autonomously and make sound decisions in complex environments.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong understanding of risk, compliance and governance frameworks.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results under pressure.
- Collaborative leadership style, strong integrity and accountability.

Qualifications & Experience

Candidates will have recognised qualifications and/or substantial experience in a relevant discipline, including:

- Engineering: Relevant four-year degree or higher qualification recognised by the appropriate Australian professional body, plus 10+ years' relevant experience.
- Architecture: Relevant three-year degree or higher qualification recognised by an Australian state or territory architecture authority, plus 10+ years' relevant experience.
- Project Management: Relevant Diploma, professional certification or equivalent qualification with substantial project management experience, or at least 10 years' relevant project management experience.

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📌 Senior Development Director (Canberra)
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