Join Our Team: Senior Development Manager

Are you seeking to use your skills to lead innovative, visionary projects that address the housing crisis and
create communities where we can all thrive for generations?

Purpose Driven Development’s mission is to lead the transformation of our built environment by delivering innovative development projects that create communities where we can all thrive for generations. We are a visionary city building and real estate development consulting firm located in Vancouver that specializes in the delivery of mixed-income affordable housing to strengthen our cities and communities with a rigorous, private sector approach. We partner with non-profits, faith-based organizations, institutions, governments, developers, and First Nations to deliver triple-bottom line projects that are grounded in financial viability and driven by social and environmental sustainability. Our projects range in scale from smaller wood frame buildings to multi-phase, master planned, multi-building concrete projects. Our growth trajectory is strong, and we are seeking a purpose-driven Senior Development Manager or experienced Development Manager to join us.

OVERVIEW

This role will be fully engaged in a ground-breaking company with a highly collaborative team, undertaking dynamic, complex, mixed-use projects that prioritize a solutions-oriented approach. The Senior Development Manager/ Development Manager is responsible for managing multiple projects and overseeing the delivery of development management services by the development team for those projects. As a project focused lead, the Senior Development Manager/ Development Manager brings a strong risk mitigation lens, a keen attention to detail, and a drive to be innovative to determine the optimal path forward for development projects.

Their focus is to ensure:

• The company’s Development & Construction level projects are delivered on budget and on time.

• Projects are delivering on client vision, objectives, and development goals.

• Advisory input is provided into Feasibility & Portfolio Analysis work (led by another team) and other projects as required.

• Provide strategic advice for company and clients from acquisition, feasibility analysis, planning, design team procurement and management, construction oversight, and other client representation duties required through project lifecycles.

• The organization executes against its strategic plan and priorities as they relate to project delivery of Development & Construction projects and achieves key KPIs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role is responsible for leading multiple real estate development projects from acquisition through to construction completion, with strategic oversight from senior leadership and reporting to the Chief Development Officer (CDO). This role ensures projects are viable, well-managed, and aligned with organizational goals in terms of design quality, schedule, and budget performance.

Focus in this area is ensuring efficient and effective project delivery with a focus on design, schedule, and budget and further responsibilities can be found in the Job Description.

Please submit a cover letter, resume and any questions to Annelise van der Veen at annelise@purposedrivenroi.com.
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.