About us 

Regis Aged Care is on of Australia’s largest provider of aged care services, with over 7,500 residents across 69 Residential Aged Care Homes, Retirement Villages and in-Home Care services in all states calling Regis home.  Our purpose is to provide personalised and respectful care that embraces the experience of ageing.

We are setting new benchmarks in aged care with a relentless focus on support and care for our residents. We are constantly upgrading our facilities to meet or exceed the standards required of contemporary aged care, offering a choice of additional services and styles of accommodation.

We enable our people to provide the best possible care to our residents by continuously investing in their learning, development and wellbeing. We are committed to developing a culture that lives by the Regis values; Optimism, Passion, Integrity and Respect.

Your role    

The Assistant Development Manager is a critical member of the Regis Property Development team and will support the delivery of development and refurbishment projects.  General project end values will range from $0.2-$60m.  The role will also encompass general property and project management activities to support the operational business.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to participating in the site identification and feasibility assessment, design development, statutory planning approvals, documentation, implementing and maintaining comprehensive reporting systems to ensure Regis is able to monitor all aspects of the development process from a financial, approvals, management and quality perspective.

In addition, exercise due professional skill and diligence to ensure that projects are completed within the nominated time and budget and the preparation of regular project reports advising management on the status of key development issues.

As an Assistant Development Manager, you support our team and our leaders to deliver the Regis Growth Strategy inclusive of Greenfield development and refurbishment projects and grow the number and quality of aged care places that we offer.

You will be a full time, ongoing member of the Property team.  The Assistant Development Manager will be based in our Victorian Head Office and will report to the General Manager of Development and will assist the entire team.

How you’ll make an impact

You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of aged care development and refurbishment projects with end development values of $0.2-60m.

As part of the role you will be required to support the management of the end to end development process including acquisitions of Greenfield sites.  In acquiring sites you will:

•     Assist in Identify sites that meet agreed project parameters 
•     Prepare internal business case and briefing documents
•     Support negotiations in order to secure exclusive rights to carry out due diligence 
•     Support the minimum required due diligence having regard to the site characteristics and constraints.

In delivering projects you will: 

•    Support the team and liaise with internal management on the development and implementation of project strategies throughout the life of a project
•     Prepare detailed project reports on a monthly basis
•     Maximise opportunities and add value to projects by adopting leading edge and innovative practices
•     Continually monitor market and competitor activity in relation to the direction and the performance of each project and recommend changes where applicable
•     Liaise with all stakeholders to ensure a smooth running approval and development outcome
•     Assist the Development Managers to manage the project consultant team
•     You will implement Regis design standards and adapt to each project as necessary.

As part of your role you will be committed safety including:

•     Actively monitoring safety standards on all project sites and ensure that any safety concerns are discussed with project teams and rectified within an appropriate time frame.
•     Participate in safety in design audit processes on all projects.
•     Ensure the engagement of an appropriate safety expert on all active construction projects.  Either internal or external depending on the size, scale and project risks.
•     Actively contribute to the safety and wellbeing of self, colleagues, residents and visitors, including reporting all incidents, hazards and near misses and following safe work procedures

Who you work with

You will work with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that we deliver state of the art aged care homes to meet the needs of our future populations.  These groups will include but not be limited to operational professionals, quality and compliance professionals, sales and marketing professionals and design and engineering professionals.

What we’re looking for

Minimum of 2 years experience at Project Coordinator/ Assistant Development Manager Level with a combination of acquisition and delivery experience.

•     Previous experience in property related fields such as town planning, valuations, architecture or engineering.
•     Track record of development experience in Aged Care/Retirement Living, high end residential, hotel  or a related sectors highly regarded
•     Strong managerial and time management skills
•     Persuasive verbal and written skills
•     Well developed budgeting skills
•     Analytical, thorough, organised, flexible and innovative in problem solving
•     Energetic, enthusiastic and able to work under pressure
•     Team oriented
•     Pro-active - makes things happen
•     Willing to vary normal working hours.  Some regional and interstate travel may be required.
•     Working with a high level of autonomy
•     High level of knowledge of building codes, regulations and Australian standards

We are deeply committed to keeping our Residents and clients safe and so we require all Regis people to hold: 

Proof of working rights in Australia (for a minimum of 2-years);

Current year flu vaccination.