Development Associate

• Bachelors degree in Real Estate Urban Planning Engineering Architecture Business or related field.
• 03 years of experience in real estate development real estate finance land planning engineering or related fields.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with spreadsheets maps and data.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Copilot Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint Word).

Preferred

• Familiarity with master planned communities large scale land development or community planning.
• Experience with Microsoft Project GIS mapping tools and reading engineering/land plans.
• Exposure to financial modeling or real estate pro formas.
• Interest in sustainability conservation and long term community design.

What We Offer

• A rare opportunity to help shape large scale communities from the ground up.
• Hands on exposure to planning entitlements infrastructure and community design.
• A collaborative mission driven culture rooted in stewardship and long term thinking.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

About Weyerhaeuser

We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. Were serious about safety driven to achieve excellence and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart talented people who are passionate about making a difference.
We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us.

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program and we are targeting a salary range of $63800-$95600 based on your level of skills qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program which offers a cash bonus targeting 5% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan which includes medical dental vision short and long-term disability and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism sponsor a host of diversity networks promote mentoring and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our companys 401k plan which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of addition after being employed for six months eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join stay and thrive with our team.

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We are seeking a Development Associate who is excited to help shape the next generation of communities places built with purpose rooted in the land and designed for decades of growth.

Position Summary

The Development Associate will support the planning entitlement and execution of large scale master planned communities and industrial development projects across our land portfolio. This junior role is ideal for someone who wants hands on exposure to the full lifecycle of land development including due diligence feasibility planning entitlements infrastructure sales community programming and long term visioning.
Youll work closely with senior development managers planners engineers architects marketing and community partners to help bring multi-phase projects to life.

Key Responsibilities

Master Planned Community Planning & Coordination

• Assist in coordinating the design and planning of multi phase communities including residential villages commercial nodes parks trails and open space systems.

• Support preparation of community master plans land use plans and phasing strategies.

• Help manage consultant teams (planners lawyers marketing/branding civil engineers landscape architects traffic engineers environmental specialists).

Due Diligence & Site Analysis

• Conduct research on zoning comprehensive plans growth patterns and regulatory frameworks affecting large scale development.

• Create financial models and budgets.

• Assist in evaluating site constraints such as wetlands topography wildlife corridors and infrastructure availability.

• Compile due diligence findings into clear summaries for internal review.

Entitlements & Permitting

• Support entitlement processes for large multi phase projects including PUDs rezonings annexations and development agreements.

• Prepare materials for public hearings community workshops and stakeholder meetings.

• Track permitting timelines and coordinate submittals with consultants and local jurisdictions.

Infrastructure & Phasing Support

• Assist in tracking infrastructure design budgets and construction schedules including roads utilities stormwater systems and community amenities.

• Help maintain phasing maps project proformas cost estimates and infrastructure budgets.

• Coordinate with engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of backbone infrastructure.

Financial & Market Analysis

• Support financial modeling for multi phase development including absorption assumptions land valuation and infrastructure cost allocation.

• Research comparable projects demographic trends and buyer preferences.

• Assist in preparing investment memos and leadership presentations.

Community Visioning & Collaboration

• Work with marketing and community teams to ensure project information aligns with the communitys brand story and long term vision.

• Participate in internal design charrettes planning workshops and cross functional strategy sessions.

• Help maintain organized project files meeting minutes maps and documentation for long term reference.