The Collier Companies is seeking a Real Estate Development Manager!

This role will report out of The Collier Companies Florida Home Office in Gainesville, which offers beautiful natural areas, a temperate climate, and tremendous educational, cultural, and commercial opportunities. Gainesville was recently ranked as one of the top 10 places to live in the United States.

The Development Manager is responsible for executing all functions of multifamily development with a focus on pursuing new development opportunities, obtaining entitlements, due diligence, managing the design process, development schedule, project level financial analysis, and overall management of the development process. The Development Manager is expected to successfully collaborate with team members and manage multifaceted tasks for multiple projects with short deadlines.

The Development Manager will work with the construction team in reviewing each phase of the construction cycle and managing specifications.

The Development Manager reports directly to the Vice President of Development.

Perks – The Good Stuff:

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  The Collier Companies 401k match is 100% of your contribution up to 10% of your gross income.

• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance.

• Group & supplemental life insurance policy options.

• Career growth opportunities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee all facets of the real estate development process from inception to stabilization including acquisition, entitlements, planning, design, permitting, construction, and lease-up.

• Pursue and underwrite new development opportunities and conduct development due diligence

• Prepare, maintain, and monitor project budgets and prepare monthly development reports

• Prepare and maintain project level financial projections and analyses

• Manage zoning, entitlement, and permitting activities

• Manage product and design specifications and all design drawings from concept through permitting

• Review and analyze all project design plans to drive quality and cost effectiveness

• Negotiate consultant’s contracts and change orders

• Conduct general construction site visits

• Participate in development meetings

• Oversee coordination with the architect, engineer, landscape architects, interior designers, finance, operations, construction, development managers, and development associates.

• Provide leadership, mentoring, and directly manage two or more employees
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Real Estate, or other related field

• MBA, MSRE or Master’s Degree with applicable concentrations preferred

• Three to Five years’ experience of significant experience in real estate development, land development, and project management with an emphasis on multi-family

• Demonstrated ability to build and direct effective teams to manage major development projects

• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously through self-motivation, high energy, flexibility, and excellent organizational skills

• Strong Quantitative skills, follow-through, deductive reasoning, intellectual curiosity, and a penchant for action

Our Culture – How We’re Different:

The Collier Companies is a fast-growing company that fosters a professional attitude and a strong team spirit. We are committed to training our teams well, honoring their achievements, and promoting from within. The Team Members who work here are outgoing, caring, and proud of what they do.

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  At The Collier Companies, we recognize TEAM MEMBERS for being the foundation of our success.

• Our mission is PROUDLY MAKING YOUR HOME THE HEART OF OUR BUSINESS.

• We are good STEWARDS to each other, believe in collaboration and support one another to achieve our mission.

• We PRIDE ourselves on the principles taught in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, written by Stephen Covey.

• The Collier Companies Team Members are committed to CANI (Constant & Never-Ending Improvement) & to utilizing our I&R (Initiative & Resourcefulness) to find solutions that are BOTH E&E (Efficient & Effective) that we implement via IIT (I Intend To ____)

• We are committed to ONGOING LEARNING – At The Collier Companies & sponsor Book Clubs that support growth.

• GROWTH – We have a goal to double in size within the coming decade! Our team members have a FIRE IN THE BELLY and hold the torch with a BURNING SENSE OF URGENCY!

• We bring STABILITY into the marketplace and to our residents with a PERPETUAL HOLD strategy. This benefits our human capital, finances, and customer experience.

• ROOTED – We are a privately owned group that’s been in business since the 1970’s and the world’s largest privately owned student housing company and growing multi-family apartment organization!

The Collier Companies Overview:

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  The Collier Companies (TCC) sets the standard for high operating, self-managed, long term hold residential communities. The key to our success is a direct result of our rooted culture, commitment to ongoing growth, entrepreneurial team spirit, and strategic stability. As a team, we continually strive for excellence; to ensure the interest of our residents, well-being of our communities and the productive advancement of The Collier Companies through real estate development and property management.

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  The Collier Companies is uniquely positioned in the Florida marketplace, bringing 50+ years of consistent growth by possessing an owner, developer, & in-house operator infrastructure and long-term hold business model for its apartment housing assets.

• Due to TCC’s long term hold model & heavy operational framework, TCC is designed to maximize cash-flow streams, providing high-leveraged, self-finance capabilities in ongoing development efforts.

• Currently, TCC bolsters

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  $2B+ under operational management (consisting of 50+ communities, 12,000+ apartment homes & 400+ team members)

• $1B+ under current Multi-Family Development efforts and on pace to double in size within the coming decade

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  The Collier Companies is not only committed to growing as an organization, but the development of future leaders in real estate. Learn more about Nathan S. Collier's Master of Science in Real Estate | UF Warrington College of Business program by clicking on the hyperlink.

PROUDLY MAKING YOUR HOME THE HEART OF OUR BUSINESS

Ready?

If leading this charge in a fast-growing company sounds appealing to you, let’s have a conversation. (Confidentially, of course.)

Background checks are an employment requirement. Upon submission of your application, you will be invited to complete our Candidate Assessment.

These are required steps in the hiring process.

The Collier Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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