Director of Development & Owner's Representative

Director of Development & Project Execution

Brooklyn NY

$250000$350000 Significant Long-Term Growth Opportunity

The Business Problem

The company is actively developing multiple multifamily projects and needs a senior development leader to take full ownership of execution after acquisition.

Today ownership remains too involved in driving consultants approvals schedules and project execution.

The goal is to bring this function in-house and place a proven development operator in charge of moving projects from acquisition through completion.

Success requires someone who can aggressively drive timelines solve problems before they become delays manage complex NYC approvals and hold every stakeholder accountable.

This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to become a true extension of ownership.

What You Own

From the moment a project is under contract you own execution.

You become the central point of accountability for:

Due diligence

Entitlements

HPD approvals

HDC approvals

OER approvals

MTA coordination

Permitting

Consultant management

Budget oversight

Construction execution

Project delivery

Ownership should never have to ask:

Whos responsible for this

The answer is you.

Responsibilities

Own Development Execution

Lead projects from acquisition through completion.

Drive entitlement zoning permitting agency approvals and pre-construction activities.

Identify risks early and remove obstacles before they impact schedules.

Ensure projects become shovel-ready as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Lead Consultants Contractors & External Partners

Select manage and hold accountable architects engineers expediters attorneys consultants contractors and construction managers.

Drive decision-making and maintain momentum across all project stakeholders.

Resolve conflicts and remove bottlenecks quickly.

Drive Aggressive Project Timelines

Push projects through approvals and permitting efficiently.

Overlap design procurement permitting and construction whenever possible.

Create and manage critical path schedules.

Drive projects with urgency while maintaining quality and budget discipline.

Protect Budgets & Project Performance

Maintain full visibility into project budgets schedules risks and milestones.

Review contracts change orders consultant agreements and project expenditures.

Ensure projects remain aligned with ownerships financial objectives.

Build Internal Development Infrastructure

Help transition development management from outsourced providers to an internal platform.

Create repeatable systems accountability and reporting.

Build the foundation for future development growth.

Success In This Role Looks Like

Projects move from acquisition to shovel-ready without unnecessary delays.

HPD HDC OER MTA DOB and related approvals are secured efficiently.

Consultants and contractors consistently meet deadlines and deliverables.

Neighbor disputes access agreements and entitlement issues are resolved without impacting critical milestones.

Construction schedules are compressed through proactive planning and execution.

Ownership has complete visibility into project status while spending less time managing day-to-day execution.

Reliance on outsourced Owners Representatives is substantially reduced.

Must-Haves

Personally led multifamily mixed-use or residential developments from acquisition through completion.

Deep NYC development experience.

Experience managing HPD HDC OER MTA DOB and related agency approvals.

Proven entitlement permitting and zoning experience.

Experience negotiating access agreements and managing complex stakeholder issues.

Experience managing architects engineers attorneys expediters consultants and contractors.

Proven ownership of budgets schedules and project execution.

Ability to operate independently with minimal oversight.

Ideal Backgrounds

Director of Development

VP Development

Development Executive

Development & Construction Executive

Senior Development Manager

Head of Development

Development Director

Owners Representative

Why This Opportunity

This is not an acquisitions role.

This is not an underwriting role.

This is not a project management role.

This is an opportunity to become the person responsible for delivering a growing development portfolio while working directly alongside ownership and helping build the development platform for the future.

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