Position Summary:
A Development Manager at Merit Commercial Real Estate is responsible for overall project execution and oversight. Project execution includes due diligence, entitlements, programming, design, budgeting, proformas, and building turnover.
Key Performance Outcomes:

• Meet Project Deadlines
• Maintain Entitlement and Design Budget
• Create a well defined project process for entitlements and design and building permits

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of development projects from start to stabilization
• Organize and maintain project management checklist, and document periodic project performance, including the schedule, to help identify, communicate, and avoid risks and delays
• Organize and manage weekly project meetings
• Interdepartmental coordination inclusive of facilitating the flow of information between different departments to effectuate decisions on marketing, standards, processes, budgets, schedules and other project-related documentation
• Vetting & selection of the project entitlement and design team, including engineers, architects, design consultants & design vendors
• Review & procurement of all entitlements, private easements, property development agreements, and permitting
• Management of programming and design efforts
• Maintain strong consultant and municipality relationships

Qualifications and Skills:
Minimum Requirements:

• Substantial knowledge of project management and real estate development
• Project Management certification preferred
• Bachelor's degree in field related to Real Estate Development or Project Management (i.e., Business, Construction, Architecture, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems Management)
• Competency in Microsoft Office suite & project management software

Competencies:

• Strong Communication - ability to speak and write clearly and articulately without being overly verbose or talkative in all forms of verbal and written communication, including email
• Teamwork - proactively reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship
• Detail Oriented - does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project
• Efficiency in Work Performance - ability to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort
• Excellent Organizational Skills - ability to prioritize work in an efficient and productive manner