Our client the Land Development Agency (LDA) is a key Government Commercial Semi-State Body that delivers social and affordable housing on State and other lands.
It is overseen by an independent board of directors and the Government has committed to providing the LDA with €1.25 billion of equity which is drawn as required.
The LDA has commenced construction on various state sourced lands and is currently working on direct delivery projects that can deliver over 5,000 homes.
It is also delivering affordable housing by working with the private sector on an initiative called 'Project Tosaigh', which will yield a further 5,000 homes.
Additionally, the LDA is working on large-scale longer-term strategic areas by master-planning and bringing forward planning applications in locations such as Limerick Colbert Quarter, the Digital Hub in Dublin and Sandy Road in Galway.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cost Management Team and to support the development of the LDA's extensive development pipeline, one of the most significant development pipelines in the history of the state.
The role will involve working across multiple business functions including Strategic Planning & Master Planning, Property, Construction, Land Acquisition, Developer Collaboration, Asset Management and Investment.
The LDA are looking for candidates with strong commercial and technical acumen with the ambition and drive to progress the development pipeline, with project values ranging from €60m to €1bn+.
This is a unique opportunity to play a key part in the most exciting, high profile and high value projects in country.
You will have the opportunity to challenge to norm and work with a progressive, innovative, and professional team, whilst accelerating your career progression.
This role will support the delivery of quantity surveying duties and financial / commercial analytical output and be a key member of the LDA team by supporting the business with detailed analysis of construction and development data to present cost and affordability analysis by unit / project type, track build cost, inflation, out-turn cost, project soft costs and key design and construction metrics / KPIs.
Within a rapidly growing semi-state housing developer with a national footprint, this role represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious professional to further develop their technical skills and assist the business in making sound commercial decisions with great exposure to the leadership team.