Vice President, Retail Project Development

About the role

As our Vice President, Retail Project Development, you will lead the development of new retail projects from initial opportunity and site acquisition through entitlement, design, construction, stabilization, and eventual turnover to our Commercial Property Management team. This is a highly visible leadership role for an experienced retail development professional who can manage complex projects, navigate public-agency approvals, lead multidisciplinary consultant teams, and collaborate across the Lewis organization to successfully bring retail developments from concept to completion. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Commercial Development, you will serve as a primary leader and owner advocate throughout the development process. Note: This career is located on-site at the corporate office in Upland, CA.

Responsibilities

• Leading and executing retail development opportunities in alignment with ownership goals and direction.
• Serving as the primary development leader for assigned projects, coordinating with Lewis departments, managers, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Leading entitlement and public-agency approval processes, including interactions with city staff, Planning Commissions, City Councils, boards, committees, and neighborhood groups.
• Preparing and overseeing public-agency applications, supporting documentation, plans, and exhibits.
• Managing all aspects of permitting, plan checks, development conditions, and jurisdictional requirements.
• Supporting the land acquisition team in evaluating potential retail development opportunities, including agency research, competitive project research, preliminary site planning, and product development.
• Selecting and leading multidisciplinary consultant teams, including architects, engineers, utility consultants, landscape architects, and environmental consultants.
• Directing and reviewing consultant work to ensure projects remain coordinated, efficient, and on schedule.
• Reviewing tenant work letters and leases for development- and construction-related requirements.
• Overseeing plan processing and approvals required to obtain construction permits and ensure development conditions are successfully satisfied.
• Coordinating dry utility relocations, work orders, contracts, deposits, and related activities.
• Generating and tracking contract and change-order requests and reviewing payment authorizations.
• Managing monthly project cost reporting, addressing budget variances, and responding to ownership and executive leadership regarding project performance.
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