Development Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

MorningStar Senior Living (and its affiliated investment and development arm, Ovation) (MorningStar) is a national leader in developing and operating state-of-the-art, award-winning senior living communities. The Development Manager is an essential member of a fully integrated, dynamic, and rapidly growing platform. This position will have oversight duties for all new development projects which will include design coordination, partner and contractor communication, managing vendors, budgets and inspections. The Development Manager must be available to travel up to 40% of the time to multiple states.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty according to MorningStar’s standards. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required.

Education: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in design, construction management, planning, engineering, business or similar field of study.

Experience: Ideal candidate will possess a minimum of five (5) years in the design, engineering, construction, project management and/or development fields.

Job Knowledge: Ability to work with internal and external customers such as investors, architects, contractors, vendors and interior designers. Experience managing large-scale, complex projects while adhering to strict deadlines. Strong problem solving and conflict resolution abilities.

Other: Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as contracts, specifications, plans, safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions, federal standards and safety requirements. Must have strong written and verbal communication skills and must be able to effectively communicate, understand and follow written and oral direction.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Position assumes responsibility for administration of assigned projects, including specific phases of project management, working with schedules, cost projections, contracts, and project status reports.
• Position will act as primary liaison between Development Team and Operations Team. Effectively communicate across all disciplines any schedule changes and design updates, facilitating and coordinating the Operations Team’s successful achievement of regulatory and operational deadlines related to the construction and development process, assistance with licensure requirements and other integration of operations-related activities into the construction process.
• Assist in overseeing design development and construction document preparation, including value engineering. Serve as a design and construction expert; coordinate all design and construction aspects of the development process while staying abreast of design and construction trends and making recommendations to the rest of the team for implementation.
• Implementing quality control measures, including design guideline manuals, to ensure all projects are meeting or exceeding design and construction expectations.
• Work with the Construction Team to ensure the creation of responsible budgets, schedules and design decisions.
• Assist the Construction Team with on-going design decisions, change order approval, and monthly draw requests.
• Specific duties include: leading construction progress meetings; overseeing design development; preparing and managing project budget and schedule.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with supervising managers, venture partners, superintendents, general contractors, subcontractors, governing authorities and municipalities, owners and the Operations Team.
• Lead multiple projects and facilitate project activities to ensure project specifications and timelines are met.
• Effectively utilize project management and process improvement principles and tools to manage resources, improve productivity, reduce costs, maintain or accelerate progress, as well as track compliance with project timeline.
• Drive the development of project timelines and manage any changes, such as those that may result from changes in scope or resource constraints.
• Manage risk assessment and mitigation process for assigned projects; evaluate potential risks and develop preventive and corrective action plans.
• Prepare all project-related reports (monthly) on project performance for both internal and external stakeholders.