Director of Project Development

About the role

The Director of Project Development position plays a key role in our organization directing and managing project(s) from conceptual phases to construction (master planning, concept development, schematic phases, design to permit and $GMP, and pre-construction).

Responsibilities

• Oversight and direction of the client relationship development that will provide our clients with projects that are safely completed within budget, on schedule, in accordance with quality standards and to our customer’s satisfaction.
• Support the operations group, managing risk, setting and maintaining policy for early-stage practices, recruiting and developing staff (estimating, concept phase management, etc.), developing business opportunities, and ensuring projects are completed on a timely and profitable basis with a high level of client satisfaction.
• Provide oversight of the operations group personnel in the early project development stage to ensure consistent, timely, cost-effective delivery of estimates and construction proposals.
• Entails indirect oversight of project executives (and directors acting in this role), sr. project managers, project managers, project engineers, and administrative staff.
• Focus on securing work and leading bidding and estimating efforts to obtain work for all offices.
• Support of the maintenance and control of pre-construction design, estimating, and scheduling standards are part of this position.

Requirements

• Engineering or architectural degree or formal training with equivalent experience; professional registration helpful.
• 15-20 years in construction and project development.
• Extensive experience in Design/Build and CM at Risk projects.
• Proficient with commercial estimating software and on-screen take-off such as Planswift, BlueBeam and Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel based templates.
• Experience leading project teams through the early phases of projects from concept estimates to the development of guaranteed maximum price proposals.
• Excellent communication (and listening) and organizational skills.
• Capability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Effective participation skills in a team environment.
• Ability to independently manage workload and commitments.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Interest in outside the box thinking.
• Have an in-depth knowledge of building systems and competing solutions.
• Be curious about project development, transactions, project financing and impact of all project parties.
• Have knowledge and understanding of owner / client drivers.
• Be interested in process improvement, productivity improvement and continuous improvement.
• Understand and navigate contracts.
• Understand and navigate insurance and damage clauses.

Qualifications

• Background & Experience: Engineering or architectural degree or formal training with equivalent experience; professional registration helpful. 15-20 years in construction and project development.
• Preferred qualifications: Extensive experience in Design/Build and CM at Risk projects, Proficient with commercial estimating software and on-screen take-off such as Planswift, BlueBeam and Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel based templates, Experience leading project teams through the early phases of projects from concept estimates to the development of guaranteed maximum price proposals, Excellent communication (and listening) and organizational skills, Capability to identify and resolve complex issues, Effective participation skills in a team environment, Ability to independently manage workload and commitments, Ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects, Interest in outside the box thinking, Have an in-depth knowledge of building systems and competing solutions, Be curious about project development, transactions, project financing and impact of all project parties, Have knowledge and understanding of owner / client drivers, Be interested in process improvement, productivity improvement and continuous improvement, Understand and navigate contracts, Understand and navigate insurance and damage clauses.