Pre-Development Project Manager

Socket.dev; Middleton (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking an experienced Pre-Development Project Manager to guide development projects from early feasibility through entitlement and construction readiness. You will collaborate with estimators, design teams, and executives to shape budgets, specifications and constructability, while coordinating with lenders, officials and owners.

You will lead pre-construction meetings, manage multiple projects across markets, and deliver regular status updates.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in real estate project management, or construction management preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field preferred.
• A combination of relevant professional experience and education may be considered
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong analytic skills
• Computing skills, including experience and proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to organize work, work independently, problem-solve, and be persistent is essential
• Demonstrated ability to manage productive relationships with development team members, public officials, funders and lenders, other staff, and the community.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including occasional nights.
• 10-15% Travel

Responsibilities

• Provide active project management for assigned development projects through development phases, reporting to EVP, Project Execution.
• Assist in development of project budgets and specifications; work with estimators to build construction budgets and value management guidance.
• Collaborate with leadership on permitting and entitlement strategy; lead projects through entitlement process.
• Preside over pre-construction and pre-development meetings with general contractors, town officials, and owner’s team.
• Work with development associates and design teams to ensure constructability and maintain relationships with brokers, lenders, developers, contractors, and high-net-worth individuals.
• Prepare weekly or monthly status updates for management and development teams; assemble and manage development team; negotiate contracts as needed.
• Track issues across deals, coordinate with owners, lawyers, lenders, investors, and consultants to ensure project success; manage multiple projects across locations.
• Tour project sites weekly during construction to ensure design compliance and schedule alignment; assist in close-out activities.

Job description

Role Overview

• The role of the Pre-Development Project Manager is to provide active project management for assigned development projects, throughout the assigned phases of development, reporting to the Executive Vice President, Project Execution.

Key Responsibilities

Predevelopment & Asset Management Assistance

• Assist in the development of project budgets and specifications
• Work closely with estimators and project owner’s team to build construction budgets, specification packages and provide overall design guidance, and value management guidance on assigned projects
• Collaborate with TPC’s Executive Leadership on permitting and entitlement strategy for assigned projects
• Lead assigned projects through the entitlement process
• Preside over pre-construction and pre-development meetings with general contractors, town officials, and the owner’s team
• Work closely with the development associates and design teams to ensure constructability
• Work to increase and maintain relationships in our operating markets, with brokers, lenders, developers, contractors, and high-net-worth individuals
• Periodically assess new markets for potential entry both regionally and nationally, as directed

Active Development Management

• Prepare weekly or monthly status updates for the management and development team
• Assist in assembling and managing the development team, including design, construction, and development consultants
• Assist in negotiating contracts and coordinating the development team throughout the development process
• Actively participate in the design process providing budget, schedule, and constructability input
• Review and interpret plans and specifications
• Collaborate appropriately with all deal-parties, including owners, lawyers, lenders, investors, contractors, and consultants to ensure the success of a project
• Proactively track and flag issues and follow-up actions of each deal in development, and maintain a close working relationship with Project Managers to remain informed and up to date
• Manage multiple projects in various phases in various locations at any given time
• Tour project sites at least weekly during construction to ensure work in place is compliant with design documents and the progress is in alignment with presented schedules
• Assist in managing the project close-out activities, including acceptance and completion of project from the contractor

Work Environment and Personal/Professional Goals

• Operate at all times with the utmost integrity and loyalty to the team
• Operate with an attitude of teamwork and cooperation, inspiring the other members of the development team to work together, creating success
• Continually grow professionally through continued education, research and study, and interaction with other professionals and leaders
• Demonstrate strong intellectual curiosity, always seeking new approaches and challenging the organization to new levels of success
• Exhibit exceptional time and task management skills in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects with significant responsibilities and competing priorities
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn other areas of the firm’s core businesses and assist in general business operational tasks as directed

Qualification s

• 5-10 years of experience in real estate project management, or construction management preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field preferred.
• A combination of relevant professional experience and education may be considered
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong analytic skills
• Computing skills, including experience and proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to organize work, work independently, problem-solve, and be persistent is essential
• Demonstrated ability to manage productive relationships with development team members, public officials, funders and lenders, other staff, and the community.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including occasional nights.
• 10-15% Travel