Job description
Overview:
The Development Manager will collaborate with the team during all phases of development projects with an emphasis on the entitlement stage. This includes planning, design, entitlement and construction phases. The Development Manager will focus on Multifamily projects and potentially other asset classes such as Industrial. The role will focus on ground-up development, and may also include repositioning, adaptive reuse, and major renovations.
Responsibilities:
- Play a key role in securing project entitlements through managing, scheduling and potentially leading City meetings, community outreach, consultant coordination, soft cost budgeting, and pre-construction scheduling from due diligence through construction start.
- Participate in the design process of new projects by providing design concept guidance and analysis.
- Facilitate consultant selection, including procuring proposals, from due diligence through construction start
- Manage consultants in the design process from concept through construction
- Achieve required project milestones on time, especially as they relate to the timing of due diligence, close of escrow, and forecasted construction start.
- Take accountability for project entitlements including conditions of approval, design quality, pre-construction schedule and budget, and appropriate contract scope.
- Assist in the day-to-day management of development projects including the oversight of vendors and consultants, and internal staff members; and oversight of day-to-day activities, soft cost invoices.
- Assist in acquisitions underwriting as needed including impact fee research and analysis and anticipated conditions of approval with an impact to soft and hard costs
- Coordinate updates to the underwriting model with the Acquisitions team
- Coordinate with Construction Manager on all plans, design changes, conditions of approval, and scheduling
- Identify project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification process; prepare request for proposals, complete bid analysis, lead evaluation interviews, and recommend additional external resources as needed for project completion.
- Assist in negotiating and drafting contract terms and scope with design consultants .
- Review and interpret plans, specifications and related project documents including the coordination of all building plans and project documentation through entitlements and assist Construction Manager with site/building permit approvals.
- Prepare and track development budget related to assigned projects.
- Prepare and track project schedules from due diligence through construction start.
- Securing the appropriate entitlement approvals from government agencies as required.
- Assist with construction progress reporting.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or related field required.
- 5+ years’ experience in real estate development and/or construction with a strong focus on project management and construction processes.
- A functional understanding of building laws and compliance concerning the design, permitting and construction of various sized projects.
- Advanced knowledge of financial principles as they relate to development projects with the ability to calculate complex figures, forecast and prepare budgets.
- Ability to collaborate with internal constituents as well as outside project managers, site supervisors, general contractors, planners and subcontractors.
- Understanding of project contracts, leases, change orders and related documents.
- Exceptional organizational and follow-up skills required along with the ability to multi-task and bring individual issues to timely closure.
- Thorough understanding of Microsoft Office products, CRM software, reporting.
- This role will require 50% travel
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