Purpose of role

The role of the Assistant Development Manager is to support the Mayfair West development team in progressing the various phases of the project through design, permitting, marketing, and construction.

Key responsibilities

To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability needed. This includes the following; other duties may be assigned as needed within skill sets or if additional responsibilities are added.

• Assist team with permitting and delivery of Phase I with responsibility for aspects of development and opportunity to extend responsibility in future phases
• Co-ordinate activities of the consultant team as necessary to achieve project milestones such as the preparation of development and building permit applications
• Liaise with municipal staff as instructed by the Mayfair West team to progress project permitting
• Manage existing onsite buildings including three residential dwellings and presentation centre 
• Manage updates to presentation centre including permitting and delivery of additional display suites
• Assist with internal reporting (quarterly reports, approval memos, etc.)
• Assist in preparing invoices, consultant contracts and other administrative tasks
• Track project schedules and budgets against major project milestones
• Document minutes of important meetings and ensure follow up actions are assigned and tracked to completion
• Manage project filing system
• Provide assistance as required to other internal Grosvenor departments (Finance, Construction, Marketing, Asset Management)
• Assist the Senior Financial Analyst with pro forma updates
• Assist in resolving various legal agreements such as disclosure statements, air space parcellation easements and crane swing agreements
• Health & Safety: Take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health & safety of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work

Preferred skills

Qualifications

• University degree or Diploma from accredited institution and/or equivalent real estate development experience (minimum 2 years) required
• Preference for educational background within Real Estate or Commerce

Track record

• Ability to manage a large multi-disciplinary consultant team and coordinate each of their contributions into one cohesive project vision
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and processes currently
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Local market knowledge (markets, public agency relationships, consulting contacts) an asset
• Demonstrated interest in real estate development

Technical skills/knowledge

• Excellent written and oral communication skills essential
• Understanding of real estate finance concepts including a working knowledge of pro formas
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

At Grosvenor, we seek to recruit and develop people who share our values – Integrity, Respect and Trust – and have the skills and ambition to help us implement our strategy. We stick to our promises, build lasting relationships with partners and work closely and responsibly with local communities.

The expected base salary range for this role is $90,000 to $120,000.  Actual offered salary will depend on experience, skills and qualifications.  In addition to base pay, eligible employees participate in various incentive compensation plans, based on individual and business performance as well as a comprehensive range of health and wellness benefits. 

Working conditions and physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The Employee must be able to remain stationary for long periods
• The Employee must be able to operate a computer and other office machinery
• The Employee must be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc
• The Employee must be able to communicate and exchange information with co-workers and external vendors in person, over the phone, and via email.
• The Employee must be able to decipher documents and other communications.
• This role is in an office environment with a noise level that is usually quiet to moderate.

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