Director, Development

Jobtailor; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned civil engineering/construction management professional to lead land and building development projects in the DC metro area, focusing on entitlements, design, and permitting, while building strong customer relationships.

You will own delivery, manage budgets, schedules, and quality, and mentor junior staff to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• Experience in local industrial development, land municipal approvals, and construction.
• Experience managing large scale and complicated sitework projects.
• Experience leading build-to-suit projects and coordinating with customers and vendors.
• Proficiency in budget management and reporting.
• Self‑motivation and ability to multi‑task with minimal direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Clear understanding of project statuses and communication.

Responsibilities

• Leading development activities for land and building developments.
• Managing entitlement, design and permitting processes.
• Developing and maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Establishing ownership and accountability for all assigned projects with deadlines and deliverables.
• Collaborating with stakeholders.
• Accountability for development portfolio performance (design, cost, schedule, quality, safety).
• Mentoring and leading junior colleagues, providing feedback and oversight.
• Driving impact through lean construction, GC bid negotiations and design optimization.

Skills

Leadership and mentoring

Budget management

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Project coordination

Tools

MS Project

Google Earth

ACAD viewer

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leading development activities for land and building developments.
• Managing the entitlement, design and permitting processes.
• Developing and maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Establishing ownership and accountability for all assigned projects with an emphasis on meeting deadlines and deliverable expectations.
• Collaborating with all stakeholders.
• Accountability for your development portfolio performance (design, cost, schedule, quality, safety).
• Mentoring and leading junior colleagues by providing feedback, overseeing performance, sharing expertise and honing judgement skills.
• Driving impact through utilization of lean construction, GC bid negotiations and design optimization initiatives against targets.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years’ experience in a similar role working in the field of Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• Experience in local industrial development, land municipal approvals, and construction.
• Experience managing large scale and complicated sitework projects.
• Experience leading build-to-suit projects, including leading coordination efforts with customer and customer’s vendors.
• Proficiency in budget management and reporting.
• 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 provide clear and concise understanding of all current projects and their statuses.
• Experience with managing entitlement processes in the DC metro area.
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time between our DC metro area offices - Columbia, MD or Sterling, VA.