Development Manager

RRK Company•Dallas, TX

16h•$100,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Sandow Lakes is a new master planned community located in the heart of the Texas triangle around 28,000 +/- acres. In a landscape rich in resources – energy, water and private rail – Sandow Lakes will offer advanced manufacturing, commercial, retail, leisure, and residential villages that allow innovation and creativity to thrive. As our new Development Manager, you will report to the Senior Vice President of Development, you will be responsible for managing development projects from start to finish including planning, entitlement, design, project management, as well as managing necessary stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and to the approved quality. You will collaborate with land planners, engineers, municipal agencies, and internal leadership to deliver high quality, sustainable communities on schedule within budget.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate Development, Construction Management or related field, Master’s Degree preferred
5 plus years of proven experience in real estate development, project management specifically tied to residential or master-planned communities
Excellent research, analytical, problem-solving skills, and organizational skills
Review and interpret construction plans and supporting documents to understand project scope, identify key requirements and potential issues, and ask informed questions to clarify details and support project planning and execution.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to present to contractors, engineers, and project stakeholders, and project/company leadership
Proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project) Auto-CAD is preferred

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred
Auto-CAD is preferred

Responsibilities

Create permits and fee budgets for projects when needed
Creation and maintenance of the Master Project schedule for the project including infrastructure, buildings, entitlements, financing timing and critical path strategies for acceleration alternatives.
Maintain action list for progress and milestone tracking.
Participate in pre-development budget creation.
Assist in the development of the overall project specifications
Participate in kick off design team and monitor progress to master program.
Coordinate monthly draw request packages to debt and equity
Assist in providing quarterly status update reports to equity or other stakeholders as needed.
Regular team meetings to monitor progress and submittal deadlines.
Coordinate consultant meetings and will serve with Utility and Public Services through our Municipal Utility District.
Update and maintain the project budget and schedule
Kick off construction documents.
Monitor design team progress and plan check submittal dates.
Coordinate with contractors for continuity of direct budget / design parameters / construction methods and materials and construction schedule
Coordinate agency approval process and conditions of approval as they affect budget and timing.
Coordinate with relevant agencies during bidding and review of final sub-trade selections and costs
Update and maintain the budget and schedule.
Coordinate monthly draw request packages to debt and equity
Assist in providing quarterly status update reports to equity or other stakeholders as needed.
Participate in weekly marketing meetings as needed with the listing team
Assist in responses to marketing proposals for certain projects
Assist in lease or sale negotiations depending on project type