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  • wvm Cologne
  • Full_time

(Senior) Residential Development Manager (m/f/d) | (Senior) Residential Project Development Manager (m/f/d)

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About us

Challenging and rewarding—your responsibilities are impressive.

  • Project Management: You’ll be responsible for the development of residential real estate projects—from acquisition through planning and construction to completion.
  • Financial Responsibility: You will manage the project budget and ensure that the development is completed on time and within budget.
  • Strategic Development: You’ll identify new development opportunities and conduct feasibility studies.
  • Coordination of External Partners: You will oversee architects and engineers during the design and planning phases.
  • Contract Negotiations: You negotiate contracts with property owners, contractors, landlords, tenants, and government agencies.
  • Permit Processes: You are responsible for obtaining building permits (Sections 34 and 31 of the German Building Code [BauGB], preparation of development plans) and coordinate consultations with government agencies.
  • Collaboration with Finance: Together with the Finance team, you secure financing for the development.
  • Sales Strategy: Together with sales management, you will take responsibility for sales documentation, sales assignments, and project refinement (including the declaration of division).
  • Sustainability: You ensure that sustainability aspects are taken into account in project development.
  • Stakeholder Management: You will maintain relationships with local authorities, community representatives, and the construction team.

Role tasks

You’re the perfect fit for this position—your profile matches the requirements perfectly.

  • You hold a degree in real estate management, civil engineering, architecture, industrial engineering, or a comparable qualification.
  • You are an experienced professional with several years of experience in the development of residential real estate projects, from acquisition through to completion and handover.
  • You have in-depth knowledge of project development, building law, contract negotiations, and financing.
  • Your analytical and structured approach to work, as well as your negotiation skills, set you apart.
  • Your professional communication skills at all levels make your day-to-day work easier.
  • Project management comes naturally to you: you keep track of numbers and processes, approach your projects with determination, and coordinate with relevant stakeholders.
  • You are a strong communicator and always strike the right tone when speaking with teammates, clients, executives, service providers, and other project stakeholders.
  • You are proficient in using IT tools for data management, cost control, and presentations.
  • A high degree of initiative, team spirit, and strong organizational skills round out your profile.
  • Business-level proficiency in German and English is a plus.

Requirements for the position

We’re the perfect fit for you—here’s what we offer.


You can expect an interesting, varied role in an agile team with flat hierarchies. You can also look forward to a personalized onboarding process that introduces you to all areas of the company, attractive performance-based compensation, and numerous benefits and opportunities for professional development. Flexible working hours within core working hours and remote work are available.


At the wvm Group, you’ll take responsibility for results. Projects are developed collaboratively but managed within clearly defined roles. This requires independence, decision-making ability, and a commitment to implementing initiatives effectively.

We value personal interaction—not only in our modern, well-equipped offices in central Cologne’s Südstadt district and in Berlin at Potsdamer Platz, but also at our team events and celebrations.

In addition, we offer you the following:

  • A forward-looking workplace in a successful company
  • A company pension plan with an employer contribution
  • Supplemental health insurance, e.g., for dental work and preventive care, as well as options for tech and bike leasing
  • A generously subsidized membership with Urban Sports and Corporate Benefits
  • Mobility through a Germany-wide travel pass
  • The option to rent an apartment from the private housing market

Why us?

Do you recognize yourself and your skills in this description, and are you just as interested in a long-term employment relationship as we are? Then please submit your complete application materials, including your salary expectations and your earliest possible start date, through our career portal.
We, of course, guarantee absolute confidentiality regarding your application.

wvm Group
Pola Kaiser
Hardefuststraße 7
50667 Cologne
karriere.wvm.de

benefits

Discover the benefits you can expect at the wvm Group—because your work is valued!

Promote careers

All employees receive regular professional and individual training and participate in workshops, training courses, and coaching sessions for further development. The aim is to identify potential and then promote it through the internal personnel development program or external training courses—so that nothing stands in the way of a career at wvm Immobilien.

Well insured

All employees in Cologne and Berlin benefit from free supplementary health insurance, which subsidizes dental prostheses, pays daily sickness benefits, includes international insurance, and covers the costs of many preventive medical checkups, as well as a company pension plan subsidized by the employer.

Fit at work.

Exercise keeps you healthy. That's why we offer our employees an Urban Sports membership!

Top location.

Whether in Cologne or Berlin, both wvm teams benefit from a prime location in the city center. The Berlin office is just a few minutes' walk from Ku'damm, and the Cologne employees have the Volksgarten park on their doorstep and Chlodwigplatz and Barbarossaplatz within walking distance. Both locations are very well connected by public transport. This paves the way for a career at wvm Immobilien.

feel good

When you feel good, you enjoy your work more. That's why we at wvm Immobilien place great importance on providing a workplace with modern equipment and regular team events. Water and hot drinks such as tea, coffee, and cappuccino are available to our employees free of charge—so that our employees have everything they need to pursue their personal careers.

On the road

Pool vehicles and company bicycles ensure that our employees are mobile. Whether traveling to a construction site or visiting the best Italian restaurant in town during their lunch break, our employees are flexible with their cars or bicycles. It gets even better: in Berlin, our team has access to a fully electric pool vehicle.

Promoting young talent

As a training company, we are delighted to welcome new trainees to our team every year. We firmly believe that it is right and important to invest in young people and support their careers.

The application process

Three steps to becoming a team.

We are not only looking for technical expertise, but above all for committed and communicative team players who are willing to pursue ambitious goals and take on responsibility in a diverse and cosmopolitan working environment.

01
Your application

Your application is the first step toward becoming part of our team. You decide which relevant documents to include. If your application is well received, we will invite you to a telephone interview.

02
team interview

What do you envision? How would you like to contribute to our organization? What can we expect from you? In an initial discussion of expectations, we will work together to determine whether our ideas and expectations for the position are aligned. If it's a good fit, we will get to know each other in person.

03
Personal conversation

Show us what you can do and how you can enrich our company with your expertise. In the two interviews with your future colleagues and your supervisor, you will discuss technical matters, define possible tasks, and determine your place in the team.

04
Welcome to the team!

You have arrived at wvm.

I look forward to receiving your application

An initial interview is the first step in our collaboration. Don’t miss this opportunity—apply now.

Apply now

Pola Kaiser

Human Resources Manager

  • Phone +49 221 931290725

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