Entitlement and Development Manager

2 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Korn Ferry Full time

Position Location – Chicago and Surrounding

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Korn Ferry has partnered with our client on their search for the role, Entitlement and Development Manager.

Our client is seeking a qualified Entitlement and Development Manager for the Chicago and surrounding market. This position takes responsibility for estimating and managing development activities for land and building developments; this includes entitlement and design/construction of speculative industrial/warehouse facilities for ground-up projects in the Chicagoland market.

The position requires a high degree of energy, enthusiasm, outgoing personality, technical competence and professionalism.

The position is preferred to reside in the Chicago office and interact daily with development, deployment and leasing teams. The position reports to the VP – Development Officer.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Develop budgets, schedules, and define risks and track costs, both hard and soft costs for land, infrastructure, and building construction for speculative building developments.
  • Develop, tender and manage a variety of sizes of projects ranging from $100,000 to $25,000,000+ in development cost.
  • Lead a team of consultants and contractors to obtain the regional capital deployment goals and objectives.
  • Coordinate and monitor every facet of the development process in projects that are assigned, including:
  • Partner with the Investment Officer in evaluating land and building acquisitions and dispositions
  • Hire and manage design professionals and consultants
  • Schedule, budget and plan development
  • Lead project municipal approvals process from acquisition through project permitting
  • Provide conceptual and pre-construction estimating for all aspects of development
  • Manage procurement of project permits and approvals
  • Regulate on-site inspections of progress, safety & quality
  • Lead role in project closeout
  • Effectively communicate prudent information regarding project status to Market Officers and Supervisor
  • Respond to build-to-suit or leasing RFP's by establishing site plans and floor plans, proposed specifications, construction budgets, and schedules. Establish, plan, and participate in regularly scheduled development meetings to communicate the company's expectations and oversee the timely completion of milestones set forth in the each of the contemplated developments.
  • Ensure customer satisfaction and exceed customer's expectations on each project.
  • Monitor trends in the local construction market including pricing of materials and labor.
  • Research design, construction alternatives, and value engineering opportunities that will drive innovation in developments without compromising functionality or life cycle costs.

Experience and Skills:

  • Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering (Civil or Structural) is desired, but not required.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role working in the field of Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction/Project Management.
  • Experience in local industrial development, land municipal approvals, and construction.
  • Project management experience with a general contractor preferred.
  • Experience on BIM projects is desirable but not required.
  • Self-motivated and ability to multi-task and prioritize with minimal direction.
  • Computer proficiency: MS Project, Google Earth, ACAD viewer (in addition to normal Microsoft tools).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time within markets.
  • A professional license (Engineer, Architect, etc.) is desirable but not required
  • Promote a positive, can-do attitude with a real focus on Customer satisfaction, efficiency, and effectiveness.

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