Spa Offres d'emploi - Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON

Senior Development Manager – Low Rise$130-150KOur client is an established community / home builder that has been in the industry for over 30 years.ResponsibilitiesManage on a day-to-day basis multi-disciplinary consultant and project teams to secure favorable and timely municipal approvals. Our client’s portfolio includes large scale master planned communities comprising of low, mid- and high-rise products along with standalone multi and single point tower parcels;Manage and produce development schedules, risks and opportunities to meet the Business Plan, enable sales launch and construction starts;Provide strategic input, design direction and be responsible for official plan amendments, draft plan, re-zonings, site plan and condo applications, site servicing permits, registration;The ideal candidate has direct community design experience from project acquisition, visioning through servicing, based on strong financial discipline. The numbers drive the decision-making process;Prepare, review and internally validate land development proformas to maximize the financial performance opportunity and life of job budget management;Lead, mentor and co-manage the work of one or more Assistant Managers / Managers ensuring both the quality of their work as well as their on-going engagement and professional growth;Actively and continuously collaborate and communicate with various internal departments, ensuring that potential challenges or opportunities to plan, budget, schedule, and / or relationships are proactively identified, communicated, analyzed, and addressed.Proactively and positively engage with municipal and community stakeholders to advance the entitlement process, working with the team to identify “win-win” scenarios;Support our client’s awareness and engagement in current development regulatory regimes;Provide input into acquisition opportunities, including preparation of acquisition proformas, tentative project schedule and assessment memo highlighting the opportunity and risk;Participate regularly in industry organizations and events, both to remain current on trends as well as to help develop their industry brand presenceCollaborate on developing and improving Best Practices.QualificationsAt least a bachelor’s degree in a real estate related field is expected : real estate, urban planning / geography, engineering, business / finance, architecture, landscape architecture, law, etc.Ten (10) or more years of large scale residential focused multi-phase master plan community management.The ideal candidate has directly been responsible for the preliminary and final proformas, budget management, submission and approvals of the development applications (OPA, DPA, ZBA, SPA), permits, condo set-up, completed interim occupancy and registrations.Experience in developing residential projects in the GTHA and surrounding municipalities, being fluent in the local planning approval regulatory / policy framework, associated municipal processes and actors, etc.Working knowledge of Landowner Group Cost Share Agreements.Established relationships within the local real estate industry—particularly, consultants and municipal / community / other stakeholders—and an ability to build rapport with diverse group of people, particularly during challenging negotiations.Required SkillsRigorous customer-focus : real empathy for our customers / building users; ensuring decisions are viewed through the perspective of the customer / user; and willingness to advocate for the customer / user in complex decisions.Excellent and demonstrable project management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects, relationships, tasks, and deadlines : Strategic Execution : developing and driving project strategy; calling on the right people at the right time; challenging the process.Communication : professional and proactive internal / external project status, timeline, and financial reporting; integrating well with all internal departments as well as external stakeholders; early detection and effective communication of risks and issues.Negotiation : professional experience dealing ethically to resolve issues to maximize financial outcome while still maintaining relationships.Relationships : consistently balancing the interests of all stakeholders (internal partners, external partners, consulting partners, municipal staff, political office holders, suppliers, trades, and customers / users).Forward Planning and Thinking : particularly with regard to scheduling and resulting impacts on external and internal resources.Financial Management : always managing by the numbers and understanding the project’s financial position.Preferred SkillsA fluent understanding of the various technical disciplines involved in residential development, including the ability to review and comment on consultant deliverables, complex regulatory policy documents and associated legal agreements, being able to quickly digest and comment upon them.Developed spatial skills, being able to identify how drawings relate to various regulatory / technical standards, site statistics, user experience and intended offering, etc.A working level of numeracy and financial acumen.Passion and drive for continual improvement and accomplishment, developing industry-leading projects balanced with achieving schedule and budget objectives.Must be self-motivated, independent, and detail-oriented.Concise writing and presentation skills are required.Proven track record of excelling within a team-oriented and collaborative environment.