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Scope:

The Development Manager will assist with all stages of internal land development projects from concept to construction. The role will ensure viable projects are identified, analyzed, and completed to generate new revenue producing units primarily manufactured housing sites. This person should have previous experience with zoning, entitlements, and project management.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a queue for all potential and active projects.
• Lead research on zoning and entitlement to identify potential projects.
• Generate viable concept plans by liaising with engineers, municipalities, and attorneys.
• Assist with financial analysis by providing preliminary cost estimates and key assumptions.
• Lead the process to obtain re-zoning, variances, and/or permitting to build approved projects.
• Assist with bidding, preliminary contract review, and cost benchmarking.
• Provide full scope recommendations to pursue construction.
• Manage schedules and invoicing to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget.
• Meet with leadership and operations to keep others informed about progress.
• Support cost tracking to use for future preliminary estimates.
• Take a hands-on approach: meet with municipalities, engineers, vendors, attend hearings, etc.
• Travel: between 25% and 50%

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business, Construction, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field
• 5 to 8 years of experience in a similar role
• Proficient in MS Office
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments
• Analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills are highly valued

LOCATION: Home Office - Skokie, IL

Physical Requirements: Frequently required to sit;Occasionally required to talk or hear;While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; Occasionally requiredtolift upto 20 pounds.

Compensation: \$80,000. - \$100,000/Yr(Based on experience)

Lakeshore embraces Diversity and Inclusion, and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, or protected veteran status. Applicants are encouraged to confidentially self-identify when applying. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation. Lakeshore is a smoke-free and drug-free workplace, for the purpose of health and safety for all. Pre-employment drug screening is required. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Only candidates whose profiles closely match requirements will be contacted during this search.

Job ID:31435