Development

601 roles filled this year

The Development division at Macdonald & Company recruits for specialised roles during the real estate development process.

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Recruitment for real estate development

Our Development team specialise in acting for real estate developers from large, established and often multi-national firms to exciting, forward-thinking start-ups spanning mixed use, commercial, industrial and residential development.

While the team treats each instruction as unique, carrying out comprehensive mapping to find the best talent for the role, typical functions we recruit for include development management; Investment & acquisitions, project management; construction; design; cost; sales & marketing; and leasing.

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Team Leaders

London

Simon Crabb

Managing Director

Simon has worked for Macdonald & Company for two decades, becoming Manager Director for the UK in 2019. He leads the successful contract and permanent teams across the real estate sector. Simon's energy and motivation to supply unparalleled talent solutions to customers remain consistent as the day he joined.

Simon Crabb

London

Simon Crabb

Managing Director

London

Jamie Williams

Director

Jamie joined Macdonald & Company in 2003, coming straight from the surveying world where he worked in the industry as a Building Surveyor. Jamie established himself on the Technical team before expanding his knowledge across other disciplines. He currently leads the Technical and Development division in London, working with an excellent team of proven consultants who have operated in the same sectors for two decades.

Jamie Williams

London

Jamie Williams

Director

London

Nicholas Carman

Director

Nick joined Macdonald & Company in 2006 as a consultant and joined the Global Executive Committee in 2018. During his career he has worked across interim and permanent appointments in middle to executive management particularly focused in Real Estate Development. He is passionate about recruitment methods and how to strive for better results for his clients including achieving greater diversity & inclusion, faster and more accurate hires and uncovering the greatest potential leaders for his customers.

Nicholas Carman

London

Nicholas Carman

Director

London

Richard Wilson

Director

Richard has a decade's experience recruiting into the Real Estate sector and he joined Macdonald & Company to build a market leading Residential Property division. The Residential team focuses across the sector, including Residential Agency, Development, New Homes, Management and Operational Support. Richards' aim is to grow market share, and cement Macdonald & Company's place as the recruiter of choice for the country’s leading property companies.

Richard Wilson

London

Richard Wilson

Director

Manchester

Nathan Wakelam

Director

Since moving into the property recruitment market in 2001, Nathan has built up extensive experience in providing recruitment solutions for the Regional Real Estate Sector. Nathan typically recruits for property consultancies, retailers, property developers, financial institutions, local authorities/public sector bodies, etc. He places surveyors on both permanent and freelance/short term contracts and is able to offer his clients a bespoke, value added service including contingency and head hunting solutions.

Nathan Wakelam

Manchester

Nathan Wakelam

Director

London

Will Glover

Managing Director

Will has been leading international business lines and client engagement at Macdonald & Company for over twenty years. Starting in London, Will set up the Asia business of Macdonald & Company in 2006, and now oversees the business in Hong Kong, Singapore and China. Will engages with senior business leaders from all over the world with regard to their plans for Asia, advising on senior level hiring strategies and projects, as well as office location, business partners, capital raising, and remuneration policies.

Will Glover

London

Will Glover

Managing Director

London

Marco Cassandro

Managing Director

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Marco Cassandro

London

Marco Cassandro

Managing Director

United States

Alex Parkes

Managing Principal

As the Managing Principal for Macdonald & Company’s North American business, Alex leads the growing U.S. division; focused on the search and placement of real estate professionals in the United States.

Alex Parkes

United States

Alex Parkes

Managing Principal

South Africa

Julie Teague

Managing Director

A year after joining the London team in 2005, Julie set off to her home country of South Africa to open the Johannesburg office which she continues to manage. As her team has evolved her role has changed to focus on business and staff development, but she remains a hands-on consultant in executive assignments throughout the sub-Saharan continent. Widely regarded as the most networked recruiter for the African real estate market, Julie works with developers, investors, consultancies, contractors and financial institutions in formulating and executing expansion and operational strategies which are underpinned by introducing the right leaders.

Julie Teague

South Africa

Julie Teague

Managing Director

Düsseldorf

Patrick Groene

Director

Patrick joined Macdonald in 2021 to play a key role in the expansion in Germany. As Director Real Estate recruitment, he leads the Düsseldorf office and focuses with his team on project developers, investors and real estate companies in Germany. With more than eight years of experience in recruiting real estate professionals, he brings a deep understanding of the real estate industry, various business strategies and asset classes.

Patrick Groene

Düsseldorf

Patrick Groene

Director

Hong Kong

Vivian Qin

Senior Director

Born and raised in mainland China, Vivian joined Macdonald & Company in 2013 and has worked in both the Singapore and Hong Kong offices. Now as Director in Hong Kong, Vivian leads the Greater Bay Area team and the Shenzhen office to establish a network for middle-senior roles across China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, US, Vietnam, Malaysia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific. She typically works with clients in Real Estate Funds and Property Development.

Vivian Qin

Hong Kong

Vivian Qin

Senior Director

Singapore

Stephy Chua

Director

Stephy joined Macdonald & Company Singapore office in 2015. Having worked in recruitment for over 15 years, she has managed numerous regional appointments within Asia Real Estate.

Her clients include real estate developers, private and public real estate fund managers, specialising in fund management, investment, asset management, capital raising and real estate developments.

Stephy Chua

Singapore

Stephy Chua

Director

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