Senior Director, Housing

Add expected salary to your profile for insights At Development Victoria, we’re passionate about making Victoria a great place to be. We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects. As the Victorian Government’s development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important community, creative and sporting facilities and repurpose public land, for all Victorians. We also build great homes and communities where people and businesses can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles, and people - designed to be sustainable and affordable. Your New Role Reporting to the Executive General Manager – Housing, you will drive the strategic delivery of two major residential developments: East Werribee Employment Precinct and Olio. East Werribee Employment Precinct is a long-term, mixed-use precinct aligned with Victorian Government housing and economic priorities. This is a rare opportunity to shape a multi-decade development that will deliver diverse housing, employment opportunities, and lasting public value. Olio is a growing community in Officer, featuring over 200 homes, sustainable design, inclusive housing partnerships, and green open spaces. With Stage 2 underway, you will help bring affordable, high-quality homes to Melbourne’s south-east. Make a meaningful impact by leading projects that benefit Victorians today and into the future. Please note: This is a standard executive contract with a maximum term of five years. Establish and lead a new project aligned with the Victorian Government’s Housing Statement to deliver housing outcomes for the community. Shape and lead the strategic vision for a major, multi-decade, precinct-scale mixed-use project aligned with Victorian Government priorities. Build and lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary team to deliver complex project outcomes across multiple workstreams. Provide high-level strategic, commercial, and policy advice to executive leadership and government stakeholders. Represent Development Victoria publicly as a leader in innovation, sustainability, and precinct-scale development, reinforcing its role as government’s developer of choice. Support the planning, management, and delivery of the project’s financial targets to contribute to the organisation’s financial performance. Establish and lead the planning, design, and staged delivery of a complex mixed-use precinct from the ground up, ensuring alignment with government economic and housing policy objectives. Drive the advancement of delivery frameworks that integrate housing, employment, infrastructure, and placemaking outcomes at scale. Confidently navigate competing interests across stakeholders and lead the negotiation of complex outcomes involving divergent views and priorities. Ensure effective and proactive engagement with the community and stakeholders, working with Corporate Communications to develop tailored communication and engagement strategies for each project phase. About You The role requires a candidate with experience leading a team, managing complex and innovative housing projects commercially and in line organisational goals and objectives and Government policy. This will require: Tertiary degree or higher qualification in property, construction, architecture, design, engineering, project management or related fields. A proven track record in the timely establishment of strategy and delivery of greenfield housing projects spanning land development, house and townhouse construction and medium density apartment delivery. Experience navigating complex construction and property markets and working collaboratively and innovatively to deliver tangible value for money outcomes. An understanding of state and local government economic, planning, and other policy drivers, including the Victorian government’s Housing Statement, and their impact on successful delivery of housing projects. Experience working with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver housing outcomes with the right balance between policy outcomes and commercial delivery. Successful people, strategic and commercial management skills, consistent with organisational goals, objectives, and government policy Employee Benefits We drive strong collaboration and support our teams to work virtually and flexibly. Study support Opportunity to participate in cross functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives. Novated leasing Purchase leave Paid parental leave Technology salary sacrifice Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leave Access to group life & group salary continuance insurance Modern onsite facilities Application Process Please apply via our careers page linked to this advertisement, applications will not be accepted via email. Advert may close prior to the closure date if a high volume of applications is received so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police record check prior to an offer of employment being made. At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application. Application Deadline Please submit your application by 14/12/2025. Applications received after this date may not be considered. We respectfully request no agency approaches. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes being sent to anyone here in our business. Unlock job insights Salary match Number of applicants Skills match Fawkner Property 21d ago Development manager 6d ago Researching careers? Find all the information and tips you need on career advice. #J-18808-Ljbffr