Senior Development Manager

4 weeks ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time
Main Purpose and Function

The Senior Development Manager plays a critical role in delivering non-market rental housing on City-owned land for individuals and families on low to moderate incomes across Vancouver. This position leads a team of Development Managers while overseeing non-market housing projects through rezoning, detailed design, and construction, utilizing non-profit delivery partners in some or all of these stages based on project objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Oversee non-market housing development projects from rezoning to completion, ensuring projects are kept within scope, forecasted budgets, and on track with expedited timelines.
  2. Lead the procurement of necessary design and other professionals required across the City's pipeline of projects.
  3. Negotiate major contracts associated with projects, including consultant contracts, construction management contracts, and lease negotiations.
  4. Oversee the review of key project deliverables produced by delivery partners for quality assurance and adherence to project/contractual requirements.
  5. Approve non-profit partner construction reporting requirements and manage key issues that arise during construction with Development Managers and non-profit partners.
  6. Act as the primary point of escalation for Development Managers and project partners, reporting risks to the Director as required to maintain cost and schedule through all development phases.
  7. Ensure proper project closeout by Development Managers at project completion.
  8. Collaborate with City departments and project partners to find solutions to key issues and expedite the delivery of non-market housing projects.
  9. Prepare and present reports and make recommendations to Council and other internal oversight committees.
  10. Manage the performance and project assignment of all direct reports.
  11. Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with key delivery partners, including BC Housing, CMHC, non-profit partners, and service providers.
  12. Manage capital and operating project budgets.
  13. Promote the activities of NMHD and identify opportunities for new development, new funding resources, or innovative delivery mechanisms.
Qualifications

Education and Experience:

  1. Bachelor's degree in Planning, Engineering, Architecture, or Urban Land Economics, and a minimum of eight years of related project management experience in real estate/residential development, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  2. Professional certification in Planning, Engineering, Architecture, or Urban Land Economics, or other related areas, preferred.
  3. Project Management training or certification, preferred.
  4. Experience leading a team of direct reports and consultants in the delivery of complex projects.
  5. Experience representing clients/partners in large-scale development projects.
  6. Experience in the design and construction of residential buildings, preferably non-market housing, and with utilizing urban planning principles and urban site optimization.
  7. Experience in the financial analysis of large-scale residential/mixed-use development.
  8. Experience working within a public sector or other multi-objective/multi-stakeholder environment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The ideal candidate will possess:

  1. Knowledge of the Vancouver Building Bylaw, preferred.
  2. Knowledge of the City of Vancouver Permit practices and Planning processes.
  3. Knowledge of sustainable building design and construction practices.
  4. Knowledge of MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  5. Ability to analyze complex situations, determine appropriate courses of action, and make recommendations to senior management.
  6. Excellent interpersonal, communications, mediation, and conflict resolution skills.
  7. Excellent written communication skills to present clear, concise, and complete reports and recommendations.
  8. Results-oriented with the ability to effectively manage multiple projects with tight timelines.
  9. Ability to prepare project specifications, consulting and construction agreements.
  10. Ability to prepare and manage large capital budgets.
  11. Ability to manage large mixed-discipline consultant teams, keeping the project on time and on budget.
  12. Ability to prepare requests for proposal and evaluate responses for large developments, preferably in an affordable housing context.
  13. Ability to negotiate and manage development and lease agreements.
  14. Ability to analyze a variety of cost estimates for building projects and make recommendations to keep the project on budget and schedule.
  15. Ability to deal effectively with architects, engineers, contractors, non-profit partners, City departments, and the general public to establish cooperative working relationships.
  16. Ability to review, analyze, and effectively critique building plans, specifications, contract documents, and other key project deliverables.
  17. Ability to reconcile differing perspectives, develop consensus, and secure cooperation and support from both partners and team members with and without direct authority.
  18. Ability to lead, motivate, manage, and develop staff.
  19. Ability to demonstrate a high degree of independent judgment.
  20. Ability to meet transportation requirements.
  21. Thorough knowledge of the Vancouver real estate market, an asset.

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