Position Summary:

A Development Coordinator at Merit Commercial Real Estate is responsible for assisting with overall project execution and oversight. Project execution includes due diligence, entitlements, programming, design, budgeting, proformas, and building turnover.

Key Performance Outcomes:

• Meet Project Deadlines
• Maintain Entitlement and Design Budget
• Create a well-defined project process for entitlements and design and building permits

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the day-to-day management of development projects from start to stabilization.
• Assist with organization and maintenance of the project management checklist, and document periodic project performance, including the schedule, to help identify, communicate, and avoid risks and delays.
• Assist with the organization of weekly project meetings including meeting minutes & agenda creation.
• Interdepartmental coordination inclusive of facilitating the flow of information between different departments to effectuate decisions on marketing, standards, processes, budgets, schedules, and other project-related documentation.
• Assist with selection, contract & oversight of the project entitlement and design team, including engineers, architects, design consultants & design vendors.
• Assist with review & procurement of all entitlements, private easements, property development agreements, and permitting.
• Assist with management of programming and design efforts.

Qualifications and Skills:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in field related to Real Estate Development or Project Management (i.e., Business, Construction, Architecture, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems Management)
• Competency in Microsoft Office suite.

Competencies:

• Strong Communication – ability to speak and write clearly and articulately without being overly verbose or talkative in all forms of verbal and written communication, including email.
• Teamwork – proactively reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.
• Detail Oriented – does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
• Efficiency in Work Performance – ability to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort.
• Excellent Organizational Skills – ability to prioritize work in an efficient and productive manner.