Development Manager

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Development Manager - Full Time
Flourish Affordable Housing Communities
- Southwestern Ontario
**Salary**: $80,000 - $95,000
**Closing Date for Applications**: June 16, 2025
**Position Description**: As the Development Manager, you are responsible for managing the internal and external teams to align all project elements from inception of the project through site plan approval. This includes overseeing the full process related to the due diligence, business plan development, recommendation to purchase, concept design, zoning, and site plan phase of a project.
The Development Manager is expected to handle the day-to-day management of 2-3 projects in full Development Phase of the project and 1-2 projects in feasibility or due diligence phase. Many of these projects will be located within a 100KM radius of Sarnia, Ontario and will require regular in-person visits.
**About Flourish**: Flourish is a not-for-profit real estate development services company established by Indwell. Flourish supports clients pursuing affordable housing and social-purpose projects. Our team can assist with the full range of development activities, including project ideation and site selection, planning and community engagement, funding strategies and program model design, and project management through design, construction, and occupancy.
**Hours of Work/Location**: 40 hours per week, primarily weekdays Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. Schedule may vary based on project needs & seasonal responsibilities. Working remotely from one's personal home office. Travel to project sites regularly within a 100KM radius of Sarnia, attending stakeholder meetings and conferences. Phone allowance provided.
**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**:
Project Management
- Provide leadership in achieving successful development projects through defining and monitoring the project objectives, scope, schedule, and budget as key performance indicators throughout the phases of the project, and coordinate adjustments as required
- Create a detailed work plan and schedule that identifies and sequences project activities, and allocates resources needed to successfully complete the project
- Oversee the team, including outside consultants required to achieve affordable housing development projects
- Monitor all work, financials, and contingencies throughout a project

Project Feasibility
- Work with the Development Manager III and others as required to obtain information and make deliberations on potential properties and their viability for development as affordable housing projects
- assist in preparing initial concept and cost analyses for potential purchases, towards recommendation to the Client

Procurement
- Retain consultants on behalf of Client or Flourish, who are needed to meet project requirements, including preparation of scopes of work
- Administering Request for Proposal processes through term setting, circulation, evaluation, and recommendation phases
- Supervise and approve all contracts and purchase orders related to project deliverables, including monitoring quality of deliverables
- Ensure records suitable for reporting on contracts are maintained for client and funder reference

Stakeholder Coordination
- Manage project stakeholders to ensure project success
- Coordinate and contribute to project team meetings as required

Partnership Development
- Identify potential partners appropriate to the Client’s projects
- Prepare and coordinate Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) as necessary.
- Manage partner relationships as required.

Project Pre-development
- Assist with and lead community engagement, project concept ideation, business plan projections, and other pre-development activities during the feasibility assessment phase, enabling Client or Flourish to respond to Requests for Expression of Interest or other opportunities

Communicating and Reporting
- Supervise the management of files to ensure all project information is appropriately documented and secure
- Provide presentations to the Client’s teams, including Board of Directors as required
- Maintain professional relationships with all consultants, municipal and other government officials, funders, and all participants in the development process

**WHAT YOU WILL BE BRING**:

- Completion of a four-year technical degree
- Two years of related work experience in the development field
- A commitment to upholding and modeling Flourish's mission, values and other operating standards and policies, reflecting them in all interactions and decisions
- Industry experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements
- Experience in the fields of architecture, construction, real estate development, or planning approvals is considered an asset
- Understanding of legal and planning frameworks within Ontario as well as socio-political awareness of Provincial, Regional, and local planning issues
- Excellent organ