We are seeking a Investment and Project Development Manager to act as a strategic and operational extension of the Investment Team across a portfolio of development initiatives
Key Responsibilities
Strategic support for the Investment Team:
Prepare briefing notes, decision memos, meeting materials and executive summaries;
Act as a strategic and operational partner to the Investment Team across active and pipeline development projects;
Protect the Investment Team’s time by filtering and coordinating operational and commercial matters;
Support the Investment Team in managing priorities across project development, partnerships and investor engagement;
Ensure strategic discussions are translated into clear actions, owners and timelines.
Portfolio coordination across development projects
Prepare materials for internal reviews, investment committees and senior leadership discussions.
Maintain visibility across multiple projects data center township industrial park and related opportunities;
Coordinate internal teams and external parties to align on priorities;
Support portfolio- level planning and sequencing of resources, advisors and workstreams;
Track milestones, risks, decisions and dependencies across projects;
Advisor and consultant governance core responsibility
Coordinate advisor onboarding, SOWs, fee proposals and contract routing;
Translate project needs from the Investment Team and functional leads into clear scopes of work;
Serve as the central coordinator for all advisor and consultant engagement across the portfolio;
Maintain a central advisor consultant register including:
renewals terminations
scope and deliverables
fee structure budget
milestone dates
project assignment
contract status
Track advisor performance, deliverables and timelines;
Enforce governance standards including:
no work without approved scope contract
no unapproved fee changes
no informal side commitments
Support periodic advisor reviews (retain, revise, replace, exit) across projects.
Portfolio coordination across development projects
Support portfolio- level planning and sequencing of resources, advisors and workstreams;
Coordinate internal teams and external parties to align on priorities;
Prepare materials for internal reviews, investment committees and senior leadership discussions.
Track milestones, risks, decisions and dependencies across projects;
Maintain visibility across multiple projects data center township industrial park and related opportunities;
Commercial and contract coordination
Flag risks relating to scope creep, advisor duplication, unclear deliverables or budget overruns.
Standardise contract templates (MSA, SOW) and approval workflows;
Track contract milestones and validate invoices against scope and deliverables;
Coordinate scope, fees and commercial terms within approved budgets and governance requirements;
Work with procurement, legal and finance to maintain contract discipline across advisors and consultants;
Cross functional execution management
Drive accountability across workstreams and follow up on overdue actions;
Maintain action trackers, decision logs and escalation lists;
Support stage- gate readiness across feasibility, design, budget and pre- construction;
Coordinate across development, utilities, permitting, technical, procurement, legal, finance and other functional teams;
Improve coordination rhythm and reporting quality across all teams.
Reporting and executive communications
Prepare concise weekly and monthly updates for the Investment Team and senior stakeholders
Build structured reporting on:
project and portfolio status
risks and decision bottlenecks
commercial exposure and key commitment
advisor consultant status
Ensure information is decision oriented and not just activity reporting