RETS Associates, on behalf of our client, is seeking a Development Manager with several years of commercial real estate experience in Phoenix. This Development Manager will be responsible for managing multiple commercial real estate development projects from early due diligence through construction management. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, can successfully manage and prioritize complex tasks, is detail oriented, personable and relationship focused and is motivated to work in a small office environment.
Job Description Details
Manages all facets of the development cycle including due diligence, planning, design, utility coordination, consultant management, municipality entitlements and approvals, construction drawings, building permits, construction bidding and oversight general contractor through the completion of the project.
Responsible for coordinating input from owner/tenant regarding site and architectural design.
Oversee and coordinate with outside consultants including architect, civil engineer, landscape architects, geotech engineer, environmental consultants and other consultants as necessary in pursuit of completing due diligence and preparation of entitlement applications and building permit submittals.
Directs all aspects of obtaining necessary permits and approvals from governing municipality, tenant and owner.
Implement project documentation workflow ensuring project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
Tracks progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines and communicates status and variance of such.
Experience
Bachelor's Degree: Urban Design, Design, Finance, Business Degree, Planning, Real Estate, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related course study.
Minimum 5+ years of real estate project manager/development manager experience is desirable but not necessary. Experience would include due diligence research, budget preparation, working with city planning office to obtain entitlements and building permits and generating project budgets and schedules.
Capability to read, understand and apply standard to complex documents affecting real estate projects, such as: entitlement applications, traffic studies, CC&Rs, agreements/contracts, leases, due diligence materials, title reports, ALTA surveys, environmental reports, site plans and construction drawings.
Excellent analytical ability and strong communication and writing skills.