Property Development Manager
📍 Zurich
Role and responsibilities
Through effective project leadership, lead a multi-disciplinary team of architects, design managers, quantity surveyors and other internal and external specialists to deliver multiple gym development projects on time and budget. Assessing the high-level feasibility of potential new sites prior to acquisition. Providing the appropriate technical evaluation of each site and corresponding development requirements. Ensuring all budgets and capex investments are appropriately approved, and expenditure is tracked and reported in line with Finance requirements. Ensuring effective delivery of each development site, from initial acquisition through to opening, delivering the required project outcomes on time, to cost and quality requirements, including all documentation and handover requirements. Overcoming barriers to ensure projects are delivered at the earliest viable opportunity. Providing appropriate decision making at key stages in the property development process, using governance forums where required. Ensuring approvals and consents are in place through effectively liaising with landlords and local authorities. Management of all 3rd parties and associated dependencies involved in the development project. Ensuring consistent delivery of every new and refurbished site through adherence to agreed format and design standards. Ensuring relevant specialist technical input regarding mechanical, electrical, acoustics etc. is incorporated into the design and delivery of each site. Input into the continuous improvement of gym formats and design standards. Ensuring health and safety requirements are being observed and adhered to throughout the development process. Providing recognition, support and encouragement to your peers to ensure all team objectives are met. Ensuring a personal development plan is in place. Positively representing the Development function internally and being an ambassador for PureGym externally. Being recognised as someone who makes a significant contribution across the Development function.
Team / description
As part of the international PureGym Group, we are the second largest European gym operator. With over 700 gyms worldwide, you can currently find us in the UK, USA, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Denmark. We are a dynamic and international team driven by our mission to strengthen the health and well-being of the population. Our goal is to provide a high quality and affordable fitness experience for everyone, everywhere.