Head of Development & Construction

Our Client is seeking a Development Associate / Development Manager to join our growing multifamily development team. This individual will work directly with our clients principals and play an active role in moving projects from initial site planning through entitlements, design, permitting, preconstruction, construction, and turnover .

We are looking for someone with a solid foundation in real estate development, civil engineering, construction, architecture, or a related field who is ready to take on greater responsibility and grow with the company.

We want someone who takes ownership of projects, anticipates problems before they affect cost or schedule, holds consultants accountable, and continually looks for ways to improve the design and execution of our developments.

The position offers significant exposure to the entire development process and the opportunity to work directly alongside our clients ownership while learning our approach to developing multifamily communities.

Help lead the entitlement, zoning, and permitting process for multifamily developments.
Coordinate with cities, counties, planning departments, utility providers, and other governmental agencies.
Manage and coordinate civil engineers, architects, surveyors, landscape architects, traffic engineers, environmental consultants, and other members of the development team.
Participate in site planning and evaluate density, unit count, building placement, parking, access, stormwater, utilities, amenities, and overall site efficiency .
Assist with architectural and unit design to improve functionality, marketability, constructability, and cost.
Review civil, architectural, landscape, structural, and other plans for coordination issues before they become field problems or change orders.
Work with general contractors during preconstruction on constructability, estimating, value engineering, scheduling, and procurement.
Assist with development budgets, consultant proposals, contracts, change orders, and predevelopment expenses.
Participate in project meetings, site visits, municipal meetings, and inspections as needed.
Identify potential schedule, design, permitting, or budget problems early and help drive them to resolution.
Maintain organized project records and provide ownership with clear updates on what is complete, what remains outstanding, who is responsible, and what could affect the project .
Assist with the transition from development and permitting into construction and ultimately project turnover.
Help develop and improve our clients internal development standards and processes as the company's portfolio grows.

The ideal candidate has approximately 3–7 years of relevant experience in multifamily development, land development, civil engineering, architecture, construction, or a related field.
Candidates coming from a civil engineering, architecture, or construction background who understand the development process are encouraged to apply.
Multifamily or residential development
Florida land development and entitlement processes
Site planning and civil engineering
Development schedules and budgets
A bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business, Finance, or a related field is preferred.

Practical — understands that good development requires balancing design, cost, schedule, constructability, and the end-user experience.
Comfortable challenging assumptions — willing to ask consultants and contractors questions and push for better solutions.
This position provides an opportunity that can be difficult to find at a larger development company: direct involvement with ownership and exposure to virtually every aspect of the development process.
Rather than being limited to one portion of a project, the Development Associate / Manager will participate in decisions involving site planning, entitlements, civil engineering, architecture, permitting, budgeting, preconstruction, construction, and turnover.
For the right person, this position is intended to grow alongside development pipeline, with a potential career path into Senior Development Manager and ultimately Director of Development .