Overview:

The Project Lead/Development Manager will hold a key position in the company.  This individual will be responsible for managing multiple projects in our multifamily/mixed-use development pipeline; from initial pursuit to the disposition of the assets for Trademark, with oversight by our Multifamily Partner.  The person chosen will enjoy a significant amount of autonomy and be expected to live up to high personal and professional standards.  The candidate should understand the financial aspects of the development process and learn the Trademark methodology.  

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Strategic Development & Innovation:

• Pursue, contribute, and present viable development opportunities to the Multifamily Partner.
• Ensure that the development checklist and process is followed.
• Managing each development through its various approval stages; working closely with all consultants, construction, and property management throughout this process.
• Establish and maintain community, political, and vendor relationships.
• Writing/presenting reports to internal committees, investors, lenders, and partners.
• Management of the entitlement process (permitting, zoning, etc.), including responsibility for obtaining all permits necessary to start a project on time.
• Interface with marketing, contractors, consultants, City/County officials and other governmental entities, economic development, as well as customers and brokers.
• Coordinate preliminary design based on desired projects.
• Conduct design review meetings with all design consultants.
• Establish and manage the multifamily schedule.
• Conduct due diligence in the form of data gathering and interpreting market information.
• Analyze and recommend value engineering opportunities. 
• Finalize site and building design and pricing/sub-bids.
• Refine development budgets, schedules, and market assumptions for the financial modeling.
• Site planning for yield analysis.
• Review and approve monthly invoices from consultants and vendors.
• Coordinate with marketing to manage corporate public strategy.
• Assist in obtaining tax abatements and other available incentives.
• Negotiate easements and other on and off-site issues.

Financing:  

• Underwrite development opportunities.
• Coordinate recertification of surveys, geotechnical report, and environmental reports, as required. Develop relationship with Lender inspector.
• Track and complete post-closing issues as require.
• Build and maintain project proformas with a minimum of monthly updates to project assumptions, strategies, and both actual and re-forecast spend. 

Construction: 

• Management of the Construction process, start to finish.
• Finalize pricing/ bids into the schedule of values as the basis for contract amount.
• Review and finalize the construction contract.
• Attend weekly job meetings and monitor job progress. 
• Maintain City relationship through construction process.
• Facilitate owner decisions promptly.
• Negotiate utility connections, relocations, and costs.
• Review and approve sub-contractor buy-out recommendations.
• Review and process monthly draw, reforecast, and contractor pay applications.
• Update the Development Cost Summary monthly.
• Conduct post-construction lesson learned discussion.
• Produce monthly variance and cost reports, approve updates and then ensure they are loaded into the system.
• Oversee project handover – collaborate closely with Asset Management and Property Management to ensure a smooth and seamless transition of the project to an operating occupied asset including development of a detailed commissioning plan and responsibility matrix.
• Walk the construction site on a regular basis, attend Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings, oversee clarifications and change orders from the jobsite in conjunction with the Multifamily Partner. 

At Trademark, we recognize that our strength is directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We approach our business as learners and not knowers, and we equip our employees with the tools and training needed to succeed professionally. Trademark provides a highly collaborative work environment that encourages interaction and learning across teams and senior leadership.

Trademark Property Co is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

What Trademark Offers You:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Company Paid LTD, STD, and Life Insurance
• 15 days Paid Time Off - no waiting period. Increases over time
• Hybrid and remote work availability
• Additional paid day off for your birthday each year
• 10 additional paid corporate holidays
• 401k employer match after 30 days of employment
• Employee assistance program to support every aspect of your wellbeing
• Annual bonus structure
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Monthly team meetings

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; specifically, in Construction Management, Finance, Engineering, Real Estate Development, or a related design/planning field with appropriate experience. MBA or equivalent experience preferred. 
• New project entitlement leadership, including direct coordination with municipal and community stakeholders.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the development of multifamily projects. 
• Travel to development projects is required.
• This individual should be familiar with all phases of the entitlement, development, construction, and lease-up processes and have an in-depth, working knowledge of the financial analysis side of the real estate business.
• Versatility; a willingness to do what is required for the success of the project. 
• Characterized as self-starter, detail-oriented, organized, and disciplined.