Development Director, Project & Development Services

Job Title

Development Director, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield seeks a Development Manager/Owners Representative to provide onsite management spearheading a Development Agreement and coordinating the project team for a multi-use commercial adaptive reuse project for a major university. The Development Manager is responsible for the delivery and management of services provided by C&W (and its subcontractors) to the client The Development Manager will provide daily oversight of all project activities from public approvals, design, construction, commissioning, and occupancy. Specific areas of responsibility will include project documentation and reporting, project budget/schedule development and tracking, project team assembly and management, project issues/conflict resolution, risk management and interaction and relationship maintenance with client staff. As a member of the Project Team dedicated to this Project, the Development Manager will have specifically assigned responsibilities with together with shared responsibility which will be updated over the course of the Project.

The ideal candidate will be highly experienced, organized, attentive to detail and have demonstrated a high level of performance in managing project budgets, schedules, multiple team members and project stakeholders. Excellent communication (oral and written), negotiation and computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Project) are essential for success in this position. The qualified individual must be able to operate in a deadline-sensitive environment and must also possess excellent financial skills and knowledge of the development process and ground up construction.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (The Development Manager’s day-to-day responsibilities will include an assigned subset of the following Project tasks.)

Development Agreement

• The project will require high level coordination and integration of tenant uses into the developer work letter to support the tenant fit out.
• The Director will coordinate subject matter experts and remote team members (the C&W Team) to support the on site effort
• Liaise with client stakeholders and design professionals to establish a clear basis of design to inform turnover conditions.

Zoning and Permitting

• The project will utilize Historic Tax Credits to fund the program and will need to incorporate the uses and requirements to obtain funds
• Secure necessary approvals and permits (e.g., environmental, excavation, base building construction, interior construction, occupancy) from the various municipal authorities, as required.

Financing and Deal Structuring Support

• As required, negotiate purchase agreements, tenant leases, construction contracts, loan commitments, and equity relationships on behalf of the client.

Development Management

• Oversee the developers work to ensure that the quality and accuracy of the turnover work is compliant to support the tenant construction work

Architectural Design

• Create, update and refine the preliminary construction budget at appropriate design milestones, during the design process.
• Manage any redesign and value engineering necessary for the client’s layout, using the services of appropriate architects, engineers, contractors and specialty consultants.
• Organize interactive interface between the client’s needs and the design team’s production.
• Oversee revisions to the existing design and plans by the architectural team to ensure compliance with current code requirements and applicable regulations.

Pre-Construction

• Review all plans and specifications developed by the design team and make practical recommendations to save time and/or money.
• Identify opportunities for “fast-tracking” the project schedule and then evaluate the costs and benefits of such strategies.
• Obtain pre-construction costing services from a qualified contractor, and then, upon completion of the drawings and specifications, coordinate the competitive bid process among Contractor’s sub-contractors.
• Oversee the permitting process to ensure that the building permit, and other interim and post-construction approvals are obtained in a timely fashion.
• Work with the contractor and project team to produce a tenant work schedule including all ancillary activities (i.e. telephone systems, wiring, security, furniture, etc.) and establish a firm, realistic move-in date.

Construction Contract Bidding

• Re-review the drawings prior to the beginning of the bid process for value engineering savings and review the cost impact