Development Director Full Time

• Role: Development Director
• Location: Jamaica
• Sector: Construction Development – Affordable Housing
• Remuneration: Negotiable Salary + Accommodation/Utilities + Flights + Vehicle + Local Benefits

Our Client, is seeking to hire the services of an experienced Development Director with exposure to the Affordable Housing sector, ideally within Jamaica, but exposure within other Countries within the Caribbean will also be very valuable and highly considered.

The Company is a start up to be based in Jamaica with the purpose of constructing large affordable housing projects (over 2000 homes). This is a critical position for the Company and the role will have oversight for Development, Strategy, Delivery and Leadership/Management, plus more.

In addition, the proposed candidate should have the following knowledge, experience and skills:

Knowledge

• An experienced professional with a thorough understanding of the entire development process.
• Understanding of the particular constraints within which government transactions must be undertaken.
• An understanding of the range of deal structures available to deliver mixed-use schemes.
• Knowledge of conditions in the national, regional and local property markets.
• Commercially strong and technically able to deliver complex mixed-use schemes.
• Understanding of development partnerships and joint ventures arrangements.
• In depth knowledge of national property markets.
• In-depth knowledge of site appraisal and development financing.

Experience

• Prior experience in working in the Caribbean, ideally in Jamaica at a senior level.
• Have successfully managed at least two housing projects of over 800 units.
• At least 5 years experience in position of Development Director.
• At least 15 years experience in the development industry.
• Cross-sector experience, including a significant amount of commercial experience.
• Significant experience of leading on the identification, appraisal and acquisition of sites for mixed use development.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness of the property market, market norms and best practice.
• Experience of the successful delivery of mixed-use schemes.

The base of the position in Jamaica is currently open, but movement in and around the island will be required.

A negotiable salary is available against demonstrated experience and is currently benchmarked at around US$160-180k + Housing/Utilities + Maintained Vehicle + Flights, plus more.