Duties: Strategic Development Initiatives: Develop and implement strategic development plans to support the growth and expansion of the franchise group.Identify and evaluate new business opportunities, market trends, and competitive landscape to inform strategic decisions.Collaborate with leadership to align development initiatives with overall business objectives. Continuous Development Pipeline: Maintain a robust and continuous development pipeline to ensure a steady flow of projects and initiatives.Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of development projects from inception to completionEnsure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet quality standards. Leadership: Able to lead by effectively handling diverse and complex tasks, aligning them towards a single objective through active listening, problem-solving skills, and decisive decision-making.Establish and enforce standards, methodologies and best practices.Monitor and report on project performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions. Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including franchisees, vendors, real estate brokers, agents and regulatory bodies.Client-side project and property management delivery skills, directing scope and deliverables within time, cost and quality.Facilitate collaboration and coordination among cross-functional teams. Financial Management: Extensive Property Cycle management experience (Asset management, leasing, budgets, operations, maintenance and acquisitions)Monitor project expenditures and implement cost-saving measures where possible.Prepare financial reports and forecasts for senior leadership Requirements: Grade 12Project Management, or a related field qualification and experience.Site experience of +/- 3 yearsAble to run the tender process on sitesUnderstand and run with contract documents & costing documentsTurnkey solution (project from start to end)Must be a structured personTake over the lease negotiationsWilling to work away from home when busy with a projectInteract with council and knowledge of the bylawsLook for new sites