Development & Asset Manager

Retirement Villages Group Ltd

Development & Asset Manager at Retirement Villages Group managing commercial leasing and development projects. Supporting strategic property initiatives with a focus on asset optimization and financial management.

Posted 7/9/2026contractLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage commercial leasing activity across development and existing asset opportunities, supporting leasing strategies, heads of terms, negotiations and adviser appointments.
Maintain and update development appraisals for prospective and live projects, ensuring costs, risks, assumptions and financial returns remain accurate and up to date.
Monitor development budgets, forecast future spend, track commitments and provide variance analysis to support effective financial management.
Coordinate projects through the planning process and post-consent delivery, working closely with local authorities, planning consultants, project managers and internal stakeholders to maintain programme momentum.
Support planning applications, pre-application engagement, planning conditions and Section 106 obligations where required.
Lead lease transition programmes, coordinating activities across Sales, Operations, Finance and Property teams while maintaining business cases, financial models, risk registers and project plans.
Act as the property lead for Asset Business Plans, bringing together commercial, operational and financial information to support strategic decision making across the portfolio.
Monitor and report on the buyback programme, tracking stock levels, pricing, sales performance, ageing and financial exposure while identifying actions for underperforming units.
Produce regular reporting on the development programme, including project progress, appraisal movements, budgets, forecast spend, milestones, risks and value creation opportunities for senior leadership.
Prepare clear, commercially focused reports and presentations for Board and Executive stakeholders.
Drive continuous improvement across Asset Management and Development Management processes, systems, governance and reporting.
Build strong working relationships across Finance, Sales, Operations, Property Services, Development teams and external advisers.
Support acquisitions, disposals, redevelopment and other strategic property initiatives as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience (3-5 years) within property development, asset management, commercial property or real estate.
Strong financial and analytical skills, including development appraisals, financial modelling and budget management.
Experience forecasting expenditure, monitoring project costs and producing commercial reports.
Good understanding of the planning process and development project delivery.
Experience of commercial leasing or lease management would be advantageous.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
Advanced Excel skills and confidence producing reports for senior stakeholders.
A proactive, organised approach with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Benefits

Comp & perks

🌐 Worldwide ❌ Jobs You've Hidden ⭐️ Saved Jobs ✅ Applied Jobs ✉️ Email Alerts 👤 Account Retirement Villages Group Ltd Website LinkedIn All Job Openings 501 - 1000 employees Our mission:The UK’s population is ageing, fast, but the country cannot currently cope with the rising demand for active, independent later living. Too many people are therefore forced to live in inappropriate housing or move into care far too soon.As a pioneer of later living in the UK we recognise the need. We have set out to create amazing, sustainable communities, connected to thriving local centres, breathing new life into urban and suburban neighbourhoods and country locations.“Our mission is to create positive life choices for older people - built on community, wellbeing, and flexibility. We strive to support people to live their best lives for longer, while ensuring the planet, and our healthcare system, offer the same opportunities to future generations.“Our story:We have been a developer and long-term operator of housing-with-care communities since 1981. We built the first community of its kind in the UK at Elmbridge in Cranleigh, Surrey and today we operate 16 sites across the country with over 1500 self-contained homes.In 2017, Retirement Villages Group was acquired by AXA IM Alts - Real Assets – a global leader in real asset investments and the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe – on behalf of their clients to provide long-term, sustainable investment in retirement living.Supported by AXA IM Alts we have ambitious plans to deliver over 5,000 new homes across over 40 new sites in the next ten years making appropriate housing more accessible to a wider group of older people.We're hiring! Visit our jobs page on LinkedIn or the careers page on our website for more information: https://www.retirementvillages.co.uk/about-us/careers/ Development & Asset Manager Job not on LinkedIn 🔥 26 minutes ago 🏢🏡 London – Hybrid ⏳ Contract/Temporary 🟡 Mid-level 🟠 Senior 👔 Manager Apply Now Find Hiring Managers Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Manage commercial leasing activity across development and existing asset opportunities, supporting leasing strategies, heads of terms, negotiations and adviser appointments.
Maintain and update development appraisals for prospective and live projects, ensuring costs, risks, assumptions and financial returns remain accurate and up to date.
Monitor development budgets, forecast future spend, track commitments and provide variance analysis to support effective financial management.
Coordinate projects through the planning process and post-consent delivery, working closely with local authorities, planning consultants, project managers and internal stakeholders to maintain programme momentum.
Support planning applications, pre-application engagement, planning conditions and Section 106 obligations where required.
Lead lease transition programmes, coordinating activities across Sales, Operations, Finance and Property teams while maintaining business cases, financial models, risk registers and project plans.
Act as the property lead for Asset Business Plans, bringing together commercial, operational and financial information to support strategic decision making across the portfolio.
Monitor and report on the buyback programme, tracking stock levels, pricing, sales performance, ageing and financial exposure while identifying actions for underperforming units.
Produce regular reporting on the development programme, including project progress, appraisal movements, budgets, forecast spend, milestones, risks and value creation opportunities for senior leadership.
Prepare clear, commercially focused reports and presentations for Board and Executive stakeholders.
Drive continuous improvement across Asset Management and Development Management processes, systems, governance and reporting.
Build strong working relationships across Finance, Sales, Operations, Property Services, Development teams and external advisers.
Support acquisitions, disposals, redevelopment and other strategic property initiatives as required. 🎯 Requirements
Experience (3-5 years) within property development, asset management, commercial property or real estate.
Strong financial and analytical skills, including development appraisals, financial modelling and budget management.
Experience forecasting expenditure, monitoring project costs and producing commercial reports.
Good understanding of the planning process and development project delivery.
Experience of commercial leasing or lease management would be advantageous.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
Advanced Excel skills and confidence producing reports for senior stakeholders.
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Hard Skills & Tools

Development AppraisalsFinancial AnalysisCommercial LeasingProject Cost MonitoringVariance AnalysisPlanning Process UnderstandingLease ManagementRisk Register ManagementReport ProductionForecasting Expenditure

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationRelationship BuildingOrganizational SkillsProactive ApproachAbility to Manage Multiple Projects