Development Principal & Project Coordination
One accountable development interface for the property owner.
MRKHD coordinates the owner-side development picture while appropriately qualified professionals and experienced contractors remain responsible for the specialist and construction work.
The Development Principal role
As a project becomes more complex, an owner can find themselves dealing separately with planners, architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, solicitors, contractors, funders and sales advisers. MRKHD's role is to sit above those individual workstreams from the owner's perspective and maintain a coherent route through the development.
The Development Principal becomes the primary development counterpart: coordinating responsibilities, identifying dependencies, keeping key actions moving and translating specialist progress into clear owner-level reporting.
Technical responsibility stays with the specialists
MRKHD is not the architect, engineer, quantity surveyor, solicitor or main contractor. Each appointed party remains responsible for its own professional or contractual scope. This protects clarity of responsibility while giving the owner one development interface across the overall programme.
Professional-team and contractor procurement
Depending on scope, MRKHD can help define required appointments, coordinate consultant proposals, organise tender information and support the procurement of an appropriately experienced main contractor for the scale and complexity of the scheme.
The objective is not to self-perform every package. It is to establish the right delivery structure and maintain a clear owner-side view of how the parts fit together.
Owner reporting
Reporting should distinguish activity from actual progress. MRKHD can consolidate the current position across programme, planning, design, procurement, cost information provided by the appointed cost professionals, construction progress, key risks, decisions required and next actions.
Frequently asked questions
Is MRKHD the main contractor?
No. Construction is undertaken by appropriately experienced contractors appointed to the project. MRKHD provides the owner-side development leadership, coordination and reporting function.
What is the Development Principal role?
The Development Principal is the owner's central development counterpart, coordinating the wider professional and delivery structure and consolidating progress into clear programme, cost, risk and decision reporting.
Can MRKHD help procure consultants and contractors?
MRKHD can help define scopes, coordinate proposals and support procurement and appointments. Each appointed consultant or contractor remains responsible for its own services and contractual obligations.
What does owner reporting cover?
Reporting can cover programme, planning, design, procurement, cost information from the appointed cost professionals, construction progress, risks, decisions required and next actions.
The owner should not have to assemble the project picture themselves.
MRKHD coordinates the development interface while the appropriately qualified team performs the specialist work.