Reports To: Executive Vice President of Development
Major Objectives:
As the Development Manager, you will assist the Director of Development in all aspects of the multifamily development process following site identification, as well as land contract execution through the commencement of construction activities.
In this position, your primary tasks involve entitlement management, site due diligence, design management, risk assessment, successful permitting and approval, and serving as the primary liaison with city officials, architects, zoning attorneys, and engineers.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform initial due diligence of assigned projects to include zoning and code review, title work review, and project risk assessment.
- Execute timeline and cost schedules for all required due diligence items as established by the Director of Development.
- Assist the Pre-Construction Department and principals in the development of the construction budget.
- Act as primary contact for all individual project entitlement and approval efforts including Architectural Review Boards and Homeowner Associations.
- Assist legal counsel in reviewing and resolving title and survey issues.
- Ascertain utility availabilities and connection fees, and costs of necessary improvements.
- Assist loan processor and HUD analyst (on HUD-related projects).
- Coordinate with design professionals in the completion of necessary deliverables from initial conceptual layouts to construction drawings and specifications.
- Coordinate with the Director of Civil Engineering throughout the development process on design/ entitlement schedules, utility availability and associated costs, and to ensure all design plans are fully coordinated.
- Represent The Garrett Companies at public hearings and meetings with adjacent neighborhood representatives, utilities, regulatory agents, HUD consultants, city officials, etc.
- Secure all necessary permits and/or approvals in accordance with the project schedule.
- Provide efficient turnover of the project to all applicable departments.
- Travel to project sites as necessary to execute duties and responsibilities herein.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 4-year bachelor’s degree in Finance, Urban Planning, Engineering, Construction, or related field.
- Minimum 3-5 years experience in real estate development; strong preference within the multifamily industry.
- Previous experience managing the entitlements process from start to finish is required.
- Previous experience in a similar role is required.
- Advanced computer skills, including MS Office Suite, Bluebeam, project management tracking, and scheduling software.
- Previous experience managing multiple simultaneous projects.
Pre-Prerequisites (these are the most important items):
- Relentless problem-solving skills.
- Will never claim the work of others as their own.
- We are trend setters and standards breakers. Our intent is to consistently surprise our audiences by being excellent.
- Ability to anticipate.
- Understanding the difference between causation and correlation.
We are all broom pushers. Every member of our team is willing to work and support at all levels.
Initial Training and Orientation:
- Garrett Companies Onboarding Program
- Additional Training
Ongoing Training:
- Membership to professional organizations and continuing education is supported by The Garrett Companies.
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