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Development Management · NSW

One development manager, conception to completion.

RCI Group is a vertically integrated development, investment and advisory firm. We act as your development manager across New South Wales — running feasibility, DA approvals, consultants, funding, construction and leasing as a single accountable team. More than $300 million delivered across retail, commercial, industrial, service station and fast food projects.

The discipline

What is development management?

Development management is the end-to-end coordination of a property project — feasibility, site acquisition, planning and DA approvals, funding, consultant and builder management, construction oversight, leasing and delivery. RCI Group is the single point of contact accountable for the whole lifecycle, from conception to completion.

Scope

Every stage, managed under one roof.

We coordinate consultants, authorities, builders and stakeholders so your project is delivered efficiently, on budget and to brief.

How we work

A disciplined, repeatable process.

01
Strategy & feasibility

We test the numbers, the planning pathway and the best use before committing.

02
Approvals & consultants

We lodge and manage the DA and coordinate the full consultant team.

03
Funding & delivery

We arrange funding, procure the builder and oversee construction.

04
Leasing & completion

We secure tenants and deliver an income-producing asset.

Track record

Projects we've delivered.

A selection of developments RCI Group has managed from acquisition through to a fully tenanted asset.

Development Management · ~$5.5M

Mobil, Port Macquarie

Consolidated multiple lots and delivered a service station as development manager under a fund-through investment structure — approvals, construction and infrastructure included.

DA & Delivery · ~$5M

Pacific Highway QSR Centre

Led concept design, the DA process and the pre-leasing campaign to deliver a convenience and quick-service centre anchored by Red Rooster, Domino's, BWS and Caltex Woolworths.

Planning & Delivery · ~$10M

My Space, Newcastle

Managed the planning and delivery of a 76-unit strata self-storage and industrial estate in Mayfield West, ten minutes from the Newcastle CBD.

Why RCI Group

A single point of contact, start to finish.

Over 20 years of development and development-management experience

$300M+ in completed developments across NSW

Vertically integrated — acquisition, approvals, delivery and leasing in one team

Extensive consultant, builder and tenant network

Deep experience in service station, fuel & convenience and fast food (QSR)

Flexible engagement — fee, profit share or joint venture

FAQ

Development management, answered.

What is development management?

Development management is the end-to-end coordination of a property project — feasibility, site acquisition, planning and DA approvals, funding, consultant and builder management, construction oversight, leasing and delivery. RCI Group acts as a single development manager and point of contact from conception to completion.

What does a property development manager do?

A development manager runs the project on the owner's behalf: setting strategy, testing feasibility, securing approvals, coordinating consultants and builders, managing the budget and programme, arranging funding, overseeing construction, and securing tenants — so the owner has one accountable party responsible for the outcome.

When should I engage a development manager?

As early as possible — ideally before or at acquisition — so feasibility, planning strategy and funding are shaped correctly from the start. RCI Group can also step in on projects already underway to manage approvals, delivery and leasing through to completion.

Do you provide development management across regional NSW?

Yes. RCI Group works across New South Wales, with completed projects on the Central Coast, in Newcastle and the Hunter, the Upper Hunter, the Mid North Coast including Port Macquarie, Tamworth and along the Pacific Highway corridor.

How is a development manager paid?

Typically a management fee, a share of project profit, or a combination — and RCI can also partner through a joint venture. The right structure depends on the project; we agree it up front so incentives are aligned with the best outcome.

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