Assistant Development Manager (Fixed-term contract)

Job Purpose

The Assistant Development Manager has full responsibility for the effective, compliant and efficient management of the buildings and developments within their portfolio. Acting as the lead on-site facilities management representative, the role is accountable for delivering a best-in-class building and facilities management service for residents, ensuring all assets are maintained safely, compliantly, and in a cost-effective manner.

Key Accountabilities

• Facilities Management Leadership: Take full accountability for day-to-day FM of allocated developments, ensuring operational continuity and service excellence.
• Planned & Reactive Maintenance Management: Oversee all PPM and reactive works, ensuring full compliance and auditability through the CAFM system (MRI Evolution).
• Health, Safety & Compliance: Maintain full ownership of statutory compliance across the portfolio, including fire safety, risk assessments, and life safety systems.
• Financial Management & Budget Control: Manage financial control including purchase orders, invoices, budget monitoring, and monthly reporting.
• Contractor & Supplier Management: Lead management of contractors and service partners, ensuring alignment with contractual and operational expectations.
• Asset Management & Lifecycle Planning: Support asset performance through trend analysis and lifecycle planning.
• Defects & Mobilisation Management: Support the Estate Manager with Defects Protocol, identification, tracking, and resolution of building defects.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as primary FM point of contact for Resident Managers and internal stakeholders.
• Systems & Process Management: Maintain accurate records using CAFM system and internal platforms.
• Operational Resilience & Decision Making: Operate independently across multiple developments, ensuring business continuity.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• Proven experience in facilities management or building operations, ideally within residential or mixed-use developments, or hotels.
• Demonstrable experience managing planned and reactive maintenance programmes across multiple assets.
• Strong working knowledge of UK health & safety legislation and statutory compliance requirements (e.g. fire safety, risk assessments, building safety).
• Experience of financial management, including budget tracking, purchase orders, and cost control.
• Experience managing contractors and service partners, including performance and service delivery.
• Experience using CAFM systems (e.g. MRI Evolution or similar) for maintenance and compliance management.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple developments and competing demands.
• Confident decision-maker with the ability to operate independently and take ownership of operational outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach, with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.

About [Employer hidden]

[Employer hidden] is an award-winning mixed-use property developer in the UK, most famous for Wembley Park. The company operates with five values: Creative, People-First, Pioneering, Sustainable and Proud. At [Employer hidden], we are creating one of London’s most exciting destinations while nurturing a team that manages design, delivery, placemaking, asset and financial management.