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Senior Developer

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Real Estate Field
Location
Athens
 GA
Postal Code
30601
Country
United States

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Description


The Development Manager is responsible for managing a team of analysts on real estate development opportunities within key markets throughout the country.

 

 

Reports to:  Executive Managing Director

 

Location: Athens, GA

 

Direct Reports:  Development Deal Teams

 

Landmark Properties – Background

 

Landmark Properties was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Athens, GA. The company is one of the foremost developers and managers of off-campus housing communities in the country.

 

Ranked as the nation’s most active student housing developer and top student housing contractor, Landmark Properties is a vertically-integrated developer, builder and owner-operator with over 750 employees. Landmark’s current portfolio includes more than 60 student housing properties across the country, more than 33,500 beds, and over $1.4 billion in assets currently under construction.

 

Senior Developer Position

 

The senior Developer will source and identify new opportunities, leads development deal teams, and manages all aspects of bringing a project from concept to completion.  He or she must be a motivated self-starter, leader and problem solver who thinks like an owner with a ‘Company Builder’ mentality. 

 

Roles and Responsibilities

 

The duties listed below are an outline of the senior Developers responsibilities and should not be considered an all-inclusive list.  As the needs of the company change, these duties may be modified.

 

  • Manages all aspects of bringing a project from concept to completion, including:
  • Brokerage relationships and agreements
  • Land seller coordination
  • Political considerations
  • Land use attorney relationships
  • Underwriting management
  • Feasibility studies (site planning coordination)
  • LOI negotiations
  • Predevelopment budgeting
  • Development timelines
  • Contract (PSA) negotiations
  • Site due diligence
  • Title coordination
  • Legal structuring and requirements
  • Entitlements
  • Architectural program coordination
  • Consultant contracts
  • Hard costs pricing coordination with preconstruction
  • Design development (building, ID, site and offsite)
  • Retail / office work letters (for mixed use projects)
  • Easements
  • GMP coordination with construction
  • Securing financing
  • Pre-closing and closing coordination
  • Soft costs budget, contracts and forecast management
  • Capital partner expectations
  • Prime contract change management
  • Project closeout checklist
  • Leasing monitoring
  • Hand-off to asset management and operations

 

  • Responsible for sourcing new development opportunities
  • Identify new potential sites in identified key markets
  • Oversee and manage financial models on projects with the help of associates, senior analysts and analysts
  • Manage the Development Checklist to ensure a thorough and complete development process
  • Manage student housing development sites under contract
  • Oversee the design and preconstruction processes of new construction projects with both an internal General Contractor as well as potential third party GCs
  • Work with institutional equity partners and lenders to close on land and construction financing
  • Responsible for the successful execution and delivery of deals / projects on time and on budget
  • Demonstrate a strong attention to detail displayed in all work product
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate or closely related concentration; MBA is a plus
  • Minimum 15 years of experience in medium to high density student housing, multi-family or commercial real estate development
  • Willingness/ability to travel 5-10 nights per month
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • A motivated self-starter, problem solver and team player
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, analytical and leadership skills
  • Ability to handle multiple high priority projects
  • Entrepreneurial, adaptable and coachable 
  • Ability to analyze financial data quickly and efficiently
  • Advanced computer skills in word processing, excel spreadsheet or comparable systems
    • Pro forma modeling experience in development and / or acquisitions
  • Desire to be challenged by projects with high-visibility and to grow professionally while representing the top student housing developer in the country.

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Experience


More than 15 years


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