Development Manager at Housing Development Agency (HDA)

Main Purpose:

• To control and coordinate all material aspects of projects and project managers that are responsible for projects to ensure developments are completed on time, within budget and to specifications while meeting all role-player expectations.

 Key Performance Areas:
Strategic Management

• Participate in the management of the Regional Office.
• Contributing as a manager to the overall effective functioning of the HDA assigned projects in the province.
• Ensuring integration of the different functions within the regional office to ensure optimal delivery of the HDA mandate on assigned projects.
• Ensure the alignment of projects to the broader HDA strategy and strategic intention.

Project Management

• Establishing and enhancing systems to implement and manage a range of projects and project managers simultaneously.
• Establishing a coordinated communication system for all active projects
• Developing and implementing a project risk management framework
• Recognizing key project constraints facing the projects and coordinating the successful resolution of the challenges
• Developing and managing the implementation of project plans
• Overseeing project teams including internal and external stakeholders and participants
• Driving and managing project technical meetings
• Managing and monitoring the implementation of a project communication plan.
• Managing the project budgets and monitoring variances.
• Drafting and managing project reporting.
• Chairing allocated technical and progress meetings.
• Managing health and safety on all project sites.
• Ensuring legal and contractual compliance on all project sites.
• Monitor that projects meet role player requirements.

Project Planning

• Managing the project budgeting and cash flows
• Managing the liaison with project related stakeholders
• Managing the development of project roles and resourcing plans
• Manage the allocation of resources (both internal and external) and required outputs
• Managing the development of project plans
• Agreeing project milestones and reporting requirements on projects.

Project Funding Management

• Controlling the standard of funding applications
• Monitoring the project funding progress
• Identifying and addressing project funding challenges.

Project Related Procurement

• Managing the development of appropriate TORs for project related procurement
• Evaluating proposals and appointing relevant service providers to facilitate project related delivery.

People Management

• Select, assign, lead and manage resources and people.
• Manage the performance of staff in line with their performance management agreements.
• Provide advice, guidance, and direction to subordinate managers and staff toward their professional development.
• Implementing the HDA HR policies and procedures with the team
• Manage risks and address labour issues as they arise.
• Provide leadership to the entire team, defining objectives to be achieved by the business unit.
• Manage recruitment and support staff development.
• Develop and manage the implementation of succession plans for key individuals and critical positions.
• Manage performance of direct reports ensuring agreement of annual goals, measuring performance against agreed goals and dealing with non-performance accordingly.
• Ensure that the working environment contributes to improving staff morale and increasing productivity.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant Degree in Planning or Engineering or Construction or equivalent built environment discipline
• 10 - 12 years’ experience in a Project Management role.
• A minimum of 5 years of this experience must be at management level.
• Professional Registration with relevant accredited councils within the built environment discipline.
• Experience in housing construction and/or infrastructure-based project management.
• Experience in the delivery and project management of low income or affordable housing projects is preferable.
• Driver’s license.
• Computer literacy.