Technical Development Manager

Always wanted to challenge the obvious and make great things happen? At Goodman we create space for your greatness.

Goodman is evolving as a prominent player in both logistics and data centre real estate and the dynamic energy landscape. As we navigate this transformative journey, we are actively looking to reinforce our team with a Technical Development Manager.  In this role, you will be responsible for technical due diligence, elaborating new building design, building permit application processes, tendering infrastructure and construction works and end-to-end management of technical execution. Next to that your technical expertise will be a critical asset in our transition from a pure play real estate company to an integrated real estate and energy services business.

More concretely, this means you will get the opportunity to

• Assess the technical potential of landbank opportunities;
• Performing technical and environmental due diligences on to be acquired brownfield sites;
• Technical lead on the technical design of new building concepts (e.g. datacenters, multi-level logistics real estate, etc);
• Lead the building design process in collaboration with customers, architects, advisors and other stakeholders;
• Drive the permitting process, including supervision of all required documentation, negotiating with local authorities in this regard, with the overall aim to secure permits as effectively as possible;
• Lead contractor tendering including contract negotiation and manage construction projects end-to-end;
• Prepare all technical documentation and specifications as well as cost estimates to be used during the commercial process;
• Support all power and energy related works, including upgrading of grid connections and roll-out of new energy infrastructure (batteries, PV, EV charging etc);

Do you recognize yourself?

• Holding a Master degree as civil engineer (construction) or equivalent based on experience;
• Demonstrated experience of at least five years in managing, advising or engineering large scale and complex construction projects;
• Experience on power, energy or utility projects is a plus;
• Combine technical expertise and strong project management skills, ability to coordinate and work on several projects simultaneously;
• Self-propelled entrepreneur and deal-maker with excellent communication and negotiation skills. Highly success and results-oriented;
• Strongly developed sense of responsibility, feeling for financial results, risk management, quality, anticipation, organization and planning;
• Fluent in English, Dutch and French.

Not sure if you fit the profile? Let's find out together

Let's introduce ourselves a little more:

Goodman owns, develops, and manages modern industrial real estate including logistics facilities, data centres and business parks in strategic locations around the world. In total, we have a team of around 1.000, located across 5 continents. In Continental Europe we are active in 7 countries, including offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, München and Paris.

Contrary to traditional organisations where leadership is based on hierarchy, ours is based on individual ownership and accountability. Most importantly, we want to make room for growth for everyone to remain agile in responding to the constantly changing world, to increase effectiveness, act with respect and contribute to greatness.

How do we look at the world of tomorrow?

At Goodman we believe we all have a role to play in safeguarding the future for next generations. Therefore, sustainability is the driving force behind everything we do. Not only do we foster a sustainable and inclusive working environment for all our employees but also, throughout all our projects, we are continuously challenging ourselves to make sustainability a reality. All of this is part of Goodman's DNA and at the centre of everything we do. At Goodman, we believe it's not enough to talk the talk — we also need to walk the walk