Job Summary:
The company is developing and re-developing their properties, along with strategic new acquisitions, into unique places that are uniquely tailored to meet the desires of the local market creating place-driven local and neighborhood shopping centers, as well as, immersive mixed-use environments.

Key Responsibilities:
• Work with internal and external partners to craft unique environments that support the retail merchandising, community vision, and mixed-use components.
• Partner with other disciplines within the organization to coordinate and integrate leasing, operations, acquisitions, and financial reporting.
• Develop budgets for investment real estate development projects.
• Develop schedules from the initial phase through construction.
• Manage bid processes for hard and soft costs including negotiating contracts; ensuring compliance with codes and laws; and overall project management (monitoring cost, progress, schedule, etc.).
• Negotiate service provider and consultant contracts with legal counsel guidance as appropriate.
• Engage with communities and municipalities to secure permits.
• Provide general support for real estate transactions and special projects as needed.
• Conduct certain due diligence (architectural, engineering, and environmental) for potential acquisitions as needed.
• Participate in a variety of aspects related to the financing, permitting and programming of real estate development projects.
• Coordination of designers, contractors, and marketing consultants for project related work.
• Interface daily with designers, general contractors, architects, pre-construction, and construction staff on development and construction projects.
• Track job cost against budget and report to management on projected savings or overruns.
• Take ownership of and solve problems throughout the conceptual, design, construction, and delivery process.
• Thoroughly review design documents to ensure scope of work meets all project requirements (including Tenant delivery requirements); work with Architect of Record and contractors to optimize design and value engineer projects.
• Coordinate delivery conditions and dates with Tenants.
• Perform punch list inspections and oversee project closeout process.

Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3-5 years of experience in Retail Real Estate Development and Construction
• Exposure to other asset classes a plus Clear and effective written communication skills required