Director of Development Resume Example

Reporting directly to the president of an in-fill developer covering San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange and Los Angeles counties.  Specific accomplishments and typical tasks include:

• Successfully identified and managed the acquisition of two in-fill opportunities in a new market.

• Identified costly development constraints of a broken project during land acquisition resulting in the seller accepting the company's request for a significant price reduction ensuring the project would be profitable.
• Meet with land brokers to review new development opportunities that conform to the company's business plan.
• Site visits to consider field conditions and potential impacts of project.
• Perform due diligence research to build Pro Formas.
• Prepare offer letters; read and execute purchase contracts.
• Establish and maintain development budgets and schedules.
• Identify and resolve potential obstacles to avoid delays and added costs.
• Study conditions of approvals, Tentative Map, and read improvement plans.
• Contract and manage consulting team, review and approve invoices.
• Resolve field staff and agency conflicts throughout construction.

• for a well respected land use planning, design, environmental consulting firm, reporting directly to firm's partners.
• Prepared proposals and reviewed contracts.
• Prepared project schedules using MS Project.
• Plan checked internal technical documents.
• Contributed to research and preparation of EIRs and Specific Plans.
• Successfully processed technical documents through the governmental approval process.
• Managed consulting teams.
• Read project conditions of approval, improvement plans and all applicable agreements.
• Coordinated with and updated clients regularly.

• Forward Planning and Land Development reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Land Acquisition for a land developer and growing builder of entry level single family and multifamily homes.
• In 2005 promoted from Project Manger to Director after being recognized as Employee of the year.
• Performed due diligence.
• Met regularly with governmental agencies.
• Oversaw design of maps, grading and improvement plans and architecture to ensure conformance to governmental agency standards and conditions of approval.
• Established project budgets and schedules Managed development of projects to ensure timelines and budgets were met.
• Reviewed and approved contracts, agreements, CC&Rs, and disclosures.
• Formed project homeowner's association, held board position during development, attended meetings.
• Organized town hall meetings to identify and resolve the community's concerns.

• Performed due diligence research.
• Managed approval of plans.
• Reviewed bids and awarded off-site contracts.
• Developed project schedules and maintained project budgets.

• Managed entitlement process and approval of off-site improvement plans.
• Created and maintained master schedules for large developments.
• Prepared proposals and presentations in response to RFPs.

• Reviewed land use, building permit and business license application for conformance to zoning code.
• Conducted case research on commercial and residential developments to prepare staff reports.
• Presented case research and staff report at Planning Commission hearings.