Development Manager

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.

• Maintain Entitlement and Design Budget
• Establish a clear process for entitlements, design, and permits

• Management of development projects from start to stabilization
• Organize and maintain project performance, including the schedule, to help identify, communicate, and avoid risks and delays
• Organize and manage weekly project meetings
• Coordinate interdepartmental information flow to support decisions on marketing, standards, processes, budgets, schedules, and project documentation. Vetting & selection of the design consultants & design vendors.
• Review of all entitlements, easement agreements, property development agreements, and Lease agreements.
• Procurement of all required development permits.
• Management of programming and design efforts
• Maintain strong consultant and municipality relationships

• Substantial knowledge of project management and real estate development
• 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.
• Strong Communication – ability to speak and write clearly and articulately