Development Manager, Precincts

Job Type: Full-time, Fixed Term

Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Job Category: Property & Real Estate

At Development Victoria, we’re passionate about making Victoria a great place to be. We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects.

As the Victorian Government’s development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important community, creative and sporting facilities and repurpose public land, for all Victorians. We also build great homes and communities where people and businesses can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles, and people - designed to be sustainable and affordable.

Your New Role

As a member of the Precincts team, the Development Manager will have the unique opportunity to work on a high-profile project, stepping in at a critical time of the project and driving significant urban development outcomes. If you are a proactive, self-driven professional ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, we want to hear from you.

Core Accountabilities

Reporting to the Development Director, your key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating and directing development activities to meet Development Victoria’s objectives.
• Assist with drafting and management of Development Agreement(s).
• Prepare financial feasibility models and monitor financial performance.
• Assist in land acquisition and assembling requirements across the project.
• Manage project costing, cash-flow, and delivery against budgets.
• Direct internal and external project inputs, including planning, design, marketing, and sales.
• Oversee day to day activities for project staff, consultants, and contractors.
• Implement risk management practices and ensure legal compliance.

This role is a 12-month fixed term parental leave opportunity. We work in a hybrid environment, with this role working from our head office in Melbourne CBD, on-site as required and working from home. We embrace working flexibly at Development Victoria.

Click Here to view the position description which details key accountabilities and responsibilities.

About You

Desired Skills and Experience

We are seeking a confident, big-picture thinker who is commercially savvy, technically competent and possesses strong stakeholder management skills. The ideal candidate will be flexible, adaptable, and self-driven, with the ability to build relationships, show initiative, and maintain resilience in a complex project environment.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in property, project management, or finance (postgraduate desirable).
• Familiar and/or comfortable with Development Agreements (desirable)
• Experience in property project management.
• Ability to navigate the complexities of legal compliance and development contracts.
• Effective negotiation and communication.
• Strong problem-solving, interpersonal, and self-management skills.
• Proven ability and experience in planning, organising and coordinating development, design, construction and marketing of projects.
• Experience managing and directing people to generate successful results.
• Experience in the preparation and analysis of financial feasibility studies, budgeting and tight cost monitoring to achieve profitable outcomes.
• Experience in the preparation of complex briefs, letters, emails and reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language.

Employee Benefits

• We drive strong collaboration and support our teams to work virtually and flexibly.
• Professional development opportunities available including;
• Study support
• Mentoring programs
• Opportunity to participate in cross functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives.
• In-house Corporate Toastmasters Club
• Novated leasing
• Purchase leave
• Paid parental leave
• Technology salary sacrifice
• Employee referral bonuses
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leave
• Access to group life & group salary continuance insurance
• Modern onsite facilities

Application Process

• Please apply via our careers page linked to this advertisement, applications will not be accepted via email.
• Please note: The preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police record check prior to an offer of employment being made.
• At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application.

Application Deadline: Please submit your application by midnight Sunday 31st May, 2026. Applications received after this date may not be considered.

If you require further information about this role, please contact Recruitment Enquiries ***email_hidden***

We respectfully request no agency approaches. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes being sent to anyone here in our business.