Development Director
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | W1W 7TL |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7729 |
Summary
We're looking for a Development Director to join our Kier Property Team based in London.
Kier Property is part of the Kier Group and is one of the UK's leading developers undertaking development across a broad spectrum of Sectors including offices, industrial, residential regeneration and mixed-use schemes. We have a strong balance sheet and a first-class track record, making us a valued and trusted long-term partner to public and private sector clients.
Location: London - hybrid working available, with travel to the office and sites required 3 days per week
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
What will you be responsible for?
As a Development Director, you'll be working within the Kier Property Team, supporting them in the leading of developments within the property development sector within Kier Property and part of the property development sector Management team with a particular focus on Residential development responsible for teams in all aspects of the development process with workload likely to be 50% managerial and 50% technical tasks.
Your day to day will include:
-Lead and manage delivery of approximately GDV 250m.
-Assist the Sector Head and (MD where appropriate) in the delivery of the BU strategy
-Ensure high-performance from individuals and teams through active line management centred on talent development, diversity, and inclusion to ensure the 5-year KP Strategy is delivered.
-Collaborate with the Bu MD, Kier Property Board and Sector heads (and JV board where appropriate) on cash management, risk management, profit optimization, and performance metrics.
-Manage the project through all phases of development in line with approvals and business plan.
What are we looking for?
This role of Development Director is great for you if:
-Experience in Strategic land acquisition and the delivery of large scale housing development
-To have shown the ability to work with and negotiate directly with private and public sector clients
-A proven ability to analyse business improvement initiatives offering guidance and recommendation to the Senior Management Team.
-Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) is encouraged though is not essential.
-Demonstrative leadership experience, with the ability to create an open and honest work environment with a clear track record of coaching and developing teams and individuals to reach their full potential and unlocking talent
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-TD1
Kier Property is part of the Kier Group and is one of the UK's leading developers undertaking development across a broad spectrum of Sectors including offices, industrial, residential regeneration and mixed-use schemes. We have a strong balance sheet and a first-class track record, making us a valued and trusted long-term partner to public and private sector clients.
Location: London - hybrid working available, with travel to the office and sites required 3 days per week
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
What will you be responsible for?
As a Development Director, you'll be working within the Kier Property Team, supporting them in the leading of developments within the property development sector within Kier Property and part of the property development sector Management team with a particular focus on Residential development responsible for teams in all aspects of the development process with workload likely to be 50% managerial and 50% technical tasks.
Your day to day will include:
-Lead and manage delivery of approximately GDV 250m.
-Assist the Sector Head and (MD where appropriate) in the delivery of the BU strategy
-Ensure high-performance from individuals and teams through active line management centred on talent development, diversity, and inclusion to ensure the 5-year KP Strategy is delivered.
-Collaborate with the Bu MD, Kier Property Board and Sector heads (and JV board where appropriate) on cash management, risk management, profit optimization, and performance metrics.
-Manage the project through all phases of development in line with approvals and business plan.
What are we looking for?
This role of Development Director is great for you if:
-Experience in Strategic land acquisition and the delivery of large scale housing development
-To have shown the ability to work with and negotiate directly with private and public sector clients
-A proven ability to analyse business improvement initiatives offering guidance and recommendation to the Senior Management Team.
-Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) is encouraged though is not essential.
-Demonstrative leadership experience, with the ability to create an open and honest work environment with a clear track record of coaching and developing teams and individuals to reach their full potential and unlocking talent
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-TD1
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