From site to settlement, with the numbers in view.
Development management for owners and investors who want the project run to a plan. We test feasibility, coordinate design and approvals, run procurement and oversee delivery against cost and programme.
- ◆Residential development
- ◆Mixed-use development
- ◆Commercial development
- ◆Land subdivision
The work we take on.
- Feasibility, yield and preliminary cost planning
- Design team coordination and value review
- Approvals pathway support (DA / CDC / CC interfaces)
- Procurement strategy and contractor selection
- Delivery oversight, reporting and completion
What you receive.
- Feasibility report and development budget
- Development programme with approvals and procurement milestones
- Consultant brief and design review notes
- Procurement strategy and tender report
- Monthly development report
Review · Coordinate · Measure · Report.
- STEP 01Review
We start with your documents, site and objectives and set out the position as it stands.
- STEP 02Coordinate
We align the people, packages and decisions the project needs, with a clear owner for each.
- STEP 03Measure
Cost, programme, quality and risk are tracked against a baseline and reported in plain terms.
- STEP 04Report
You receive decision-ready reporting with the evidence behind every recommendation.
Four moments where a development manager keeps the numbers in view.
Drawn from the signature engagements ACC publishes — the Manly Waterfront Residences, the NSW Schools & TAFE capital works program and the HMR NSW Health regional redevelopment — these are the points between site and settlement where independent development management matters most.
- 14 sites
- Feasibility & cost planning · NSW Schools & TAFE
- A$95M
- Manly Waterfront · feasibility to delivery
- A$180M
- HMR NSW Health · oversight to commissioning
- 01Feasibility before commitmentCommon exposure for the owner or investorThe site or the scheme is committed before the numbers have been tested.With ACC as your development managerFeasibility, yield and preliminary cost planning are tested first, with assumptions and exclusions stated — as on the Manly Waterfront Residences, where feasibility, estimating and constructability were reviewed before contract.
- 02Cost planning across a programme of worksCommon exposure for the owner or investorEach site or stage is budgeted in isolation, so the position across the programme is unclear.With ACC as your development managerOne cost-planning discipline is applied across every site and stage. On the NSW Schools & TAFE capital works program ACC carried feasibility and cost planning across 14 school and TAFE sites, delivered within budget with school-holiday shutdown coordination.
- 03Procurement & contractor selectionCommon exposure for the owner or investorBids are compared on headline price, with scope gaps found after award.With ACC as your development managerTenders are packaged, normalised and compared on a like-for-like basis before an award recommendation is made — a structured assessment across 14 bidder packages on the Manly Waterfront Residences.
- 04Delivery oversight to completionCommon exposure for the owner or investorOnce the contract is let, the owner's oversight thins out and the position is reconstructed at the end.With ACC as your development managerIndependent commercial oversight continues through construction and commissioning, with risk reporting aligned to the owner's own governance — as on the HMR NSW Health redevelopment, and on the Schools & TAFE program where the risk register was aligned to NSW Department of Education reporting.
Figures, sectors and project outcomes referenced are those ACC publishes on accassociate.com.au for the engagements shown. Every engagement is scoped in a written proposal; outcomes depend on the information available and the decisions taken on each project.
Straight answers before you appoint.
What does a development manager do for an owner or investor?
Runs the project to a plan from site to settlement: feasibility, yield and preliminary cost planning; design team coordination and value review; the approvals pathway (DA / CDC / CC interfaces); procurement strategy and contractor selection; and delivery oversight, reporting and completion against cost and programme.
When should development management start?
Ideally before the site is committed, so feasibility and the development budget are tested first. ACC can also join at design, approvals or procurement when an owner needs the numbers and programme brought back into view.
How are approvals handled?
ACC coordinates the consultants and the planning pathway and holds the approvals and procurement milestones in the development programme. Regulatory, planning and certification matters are confirmed with the appropriately qualified professional or authority where required.
What reporting does the owner receive?
A feasibility report and development budget, a development programme with approvals and procurement milestones, consultant briefs and design review notes, a procurement strategy and tender report, and a monthly development report.
How is a development management engagement scoped?
The scope of every engagement is defined in a written proposal or consultancy agreement so you know what is included before work starts. Submit an enquiry on this page and an ACC consultant will come back to you with a reference number and the next step.
Tell us about the project.
Your enquiry is registered with an ACC reference and reviewed by a consultant. You will receive our capability pack by email.