Senior Residential Development Manager

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We have been safeguarding people's financial futures since 1836, striving to build a better society while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. We are one of the world's largest asset managers, providing powerful asset origination capabilities.

Are you ready to lead the delivery of high-quality Build-to-Rent (BTR) developments across the UK? We're looking for a Senior Development Manager to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of urban living. You'll be part of a collaborative environment, working alongside Transactions Managers, Asset Managers, and Fund Managers to deliver exceptional residential assets that meet investor expectations and community needs.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of major urban BTR developments across the UK
• Overseeing direct developments and development fundings in line with business plans
• Preparing and maintaining development budgets, financial appraisals, and cashflows
• Negotiating and managing building contracts and consultant appointments
• Ensuring compliance with funding agreements and reporting obligations
• Providing technical oversight and resolving issues throughout the development cycle
• Collaborating with internal teams to align development activity with portfolio goals
• Building strong relationships with contractors, consultants, and stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Proven experience delivering large-scale residential developments, ideally BTR
• Strong technical knowledge of construction, design management, and quality standards
• Competence in financial appraisals, budgeting, and cashflow forecasting
• Solid understanding of JCT building contracts and their administration
• Familiarity with development funding agreements and obligations
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication abilities
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline with a professional qualification (e.g. MRICS, CIOB)

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years' service. There's also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• Discounts for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you'll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel. We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares.