Development Consultant

Development Consultant
Construction Consultancy - Advisory
London

My client is a global multi-disciplinary construction consultancy involved in projects from cradle to grave in all sectors and are currently looking for a Development Consultant to join their growing team.

The Development Consultancy Team provides specialist advisory services for residential, alternative residential and mixed-use developments to a wide range of private, public and third sector clients across the development cycle.

What you will be doing:

• Lead on the day-to-day planning, management and delivery of projects delivering development consultancy services, with oversight from senior team members.
• Programming and management of individual upcoming workload and day-to-day deliverables with minimal oversight.
• Ownership of scheme financial analysis including appraisal development, testing, data collection and inputting, challenging assumptions and influencing the direction of development to maximise client outcomes.
• Contribute to team knowledge and expertise though industry, sector and market developments.

What they are looking for:

• Relevant degree (real estate, surveying, construction, planning, finance).
• 2-6 years real estate development / development advisory experience in consultancy or client side.
• Familiarity and experience of some / all of residential, alternative residential (BTR, co-living, student accommodation) and mixed-use development and investment.
• Practical knowledge of the planning and development process with a focus on pre-construction stages including options analysis, project programming, design development and the planning process.
• Knowledge of development delivery options and procurement processes including joint venture structuring and the associated pros and cons of each.
• Financial aptitude and ability to build, populate, analyse and challenge real estate development financial appraisals from scratch using Excel and Argus.
• Knowledge of the real estate development market and some / all of the various participants including registered providers, local authorities, government agencies, developers, housebuilders, investors, funds, lenders.

What they can offer you:

• You will have the opportunity to build your career that's right for you.
• Competitive reward package that includes an attractive starting salary, opportunities for career development and being part of a sociable community.
• Performance-related bonus scheme and an employee recognition scheme.
• Flexibility to work from home