Shaw Healthcare (Group) Limited delivers a wide spectrum of care ranging from elderly residential, nursing and dementia to complex care specialities such as Mental Health, Acquired Brain Injuries and Learning disabilities. Shaw designs, builds and operates care services across the UK to meet the growing demand. Position: Development Manager - Construction) Location: St Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT Salary : £55,000 - £60,000 (depending upon experience) Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full time) Shaw is now recruiting for a Development Manager to join our Commercial Department to deliver Shaw’s new care services as well as the redevelopment of existing services. Objectives To deliver projects in line with Shaw’s requirements and the requirements of external governing bodies Identify redevelopment opportunities within the Group’s stock or dispose of property no longer required by Shaw whilst attaining best value for the company. To provide effective project management services as required by Shaw’s property acquisition disposal and development programmes Principal Duties To procure or develop property to a brief defined by the management team within an agreed capital budget for the project. Carryout due diligence on sites including identifying and commissioning appropriate surveys and reviewing legal contracts. To identify, commission and direct competent professional consultants who may be required to acquired or develop the land and buildings. To ensure that any buildings acquired or developed are handed over within the timetable and to the financial envelope and specification agreed for the project. Co-ordinating the pre-construction development process including leadership of regular project meetings. To project manage the property, design and building elements of residential home transfer on a project-by-project basis. Negotiate terms of agreement, draft contracts and obtain permits and licenses, overseeing and liaising with the professional team (including architect and engineer) and local project manager to ensure efficiencies and avoid delays. Actively participating in any initiative that seek to reduce total development costs by targeting reductions in development costs/fees and related expenditure. Co-ordinating with the legal team, on construction documents (including Hots, JCT Contracts and Warranties), etc. Liaising with appointed employers’ agents to ensure projected build costs will be achieved. General Management The Development Manager will be responsible for budgeting, organisation, implementation and scheduling of the projects, prior to Practical Completion and thereafter fit out the care homes and the transfer of the services to the Operations Team to deliver care service. The client-side Development Manager will be required to plan, execute, and finalise projects according to deadlines and within the financial envelope. Practice Expectations Generating appropriate development/financial appraisals and liaising with supporting functions in preparing these financial models and appraisals. Assistant and monitoring valuations for the purpose of drawdowns by the contractor. Demonstrable experience in property development, preferably within the Healthcare & Extra Care Markets, taking projects from post-acquisition through construction to finished product handover to the companies operations team. The Ideal Candidate Good understanding of land/property values and Red Book valuations. Sound Knowledge of property laws of development Confident, influencer and decision maker with drive and tenacity to hit financial targets. Suitable candidates must to be able to drive and travel throughout the UK and preferably be qualified with a construction degree and be a member of the RICS or wishing to work towards. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and be required to provide weekly updates and monthly reports in relation to the project’s development. The Development Manager will ideally be from a care background or have care sector knowledge, ideally in residential, nursing home delivery and Extra Care.