Real Estate Development Specialist

Job Summary

The Real Estate Development Planning Specialist supports the development planning function by assisting in the preparation, coordination, review, and monitoring of real estate development plans, area programs, feasibility inputs, phasing schedules, and project planning deliverables. The role supports senior team members in ensuring that development assumptions are aligned with the approved master plan, business plan, market studies, financial feasibility, and project delivery requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Development Planning Support: Update development plans (land use mix, phasing, plot schedules, and area programs), review master plans, concept designs, and GFA/BUA schedules for consistency, and consolidate planning inputs across residential, retail, commercial, hospitality, mixed-use, and destination assets.  
• Feasibility & Business Planning Support: Prepare data for business plans, market studies, and highest and best use assessments; coordinate cost, revenue, and absorption data collection with Finance, Investment, Asset Management, Design, and external consultants; and review financial model inputs for alignment with master plans, infrastructure, and demand.   
• Project Coordination & Monitoring: Track project milestones, consultant deliverables, approvals, and key decisions; maintain development trackers, risk registers, action/issue logs, and progress reports; and bridge communication across Development, Design, Infrastructure, Delivery, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and Asset Management teams.   
• Consultant & Document Review: Prepare scopes of work for consultants, advisors, and technical specialists; review reports, presentations, plans, and feasibility outputs to provide comprehensive comments; and ensure timely deliverable submissions and comment closures.   
• Reporting & Presentation Support: Produce internal dashboards, presentations, meeting notes, and management updates; draft committee papers, decision notes, and approval documents; and maintain structured documentation of project records, approvals, and assumptions.   
• Risk & Issue Identification: Identify planning risks concerning area changes, land use, infrastructure dependencies, market demand, approvals, cost escalation, and delivery timelines; and assist in formulating mitigation actions and alternative development scenarios for management.   

Qualifications, experience, skills and competencies

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, Architecture, Construction Management, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• A master's degree in Real Estate, Urban Planning, Development Management, Business Administration, or Finance is an advantage.
• Preferred certifications may include: PMP, RICS, LEED, Urban Planning Certification, Real Estate Financial Modelling, or equivalent development/planning qualifications.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in real estate development, development planning, master planning, feasibility studies, project coordination, urban planning, or mixed-use development.
• Experience with large-scale residential, hospitality, retail, commercial, waterfront, mixed-use, or destination projects is preferred.
• Experience working with real estate developers, master developers, consultants, government entities or investment companies.
• Strong understanding of the real estate development lifecycle, including master planning, feasibility, design coordination, approvals, procurement, construction interface, and handover.
• Ability to review and understand master plans, area schedules, GFA/BUA calculations, land use mix, plot data, development briefs, and phasing plans.
• Good understanding of development feasibility, financial model inputs, IRR, NPV, cash flow, revenue assumptions, cost assumptions, absorption rates, analytical, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Excellent command of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Project, planning/reporting tools, and exellent communication skills in English.