Senior Development Manager

Location: London – Greater London House  

Salary:  £100,044.00 - £125,055.00 plus £5,000.00 car allowance 

Hours: 36 hours per week – flexible options considered  

Contract Type: Permanent 

This is a great opportunity to join our team - Employer of the Year Housing Heroes awards 2025   

We’re seeking a Senior Development Manager to lead Clarion’s residential and mixed-use developments across a diverse portfolio. You’ll manage a high-performing team and key projects, delivering strong commercial outcomes and supporting the continued growth of our development programme. 

In this role, you’ll motivate and guide your team to deliver Clarion’s development strategy, overseeing operational performance, driving accountability, and ensuring innovative, compliant design solutions that meet both business and regulatory requirements. 

You’ll also provide strategic financial leadership across projects, delivering analysis and modelling to inform decisions, managing budgets and risks, and supporting business planning to ensure value for money and the achievement of KPIs. 

We’re looking for an experienced residential development professional with strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, a creative and commercial mindset, and a solid background in master planning and place creation. A relevant degree or equivalent professional experience is required. Professional qualifications such as RICS, RTPI, or CIOB are desirable, but candidates with equivalent experience are also encouraged to apply. 

If this sounds like an opportunity for you then please review the full role profile before applying. 

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Closing Date: 18th February 2026 at midnight.  

This is a hybrid role based at our London office in Greater London House. Candidates will be required to attend the office three days per week, with occasional site visits to other locations. 

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You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion are not able to offer visa sponsorship.  You are required to reside in England or Wales for the duration of your employment.   

This vacancy may close without notice.