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Senior Development Manager
Brookfield Residential
Calgary, CAN
Full Time
Senior
Onsite
1 weeks ago
Land DevelopmentProject ManagementBudget ManagementMunicipal ApprovalsStakeholder ManagementFinancial Analysis
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About the Role
Brookfield Residential is seeking a Senior Development Manager to lead real estate development projects from feasibility through completion. The role requires expertise in Calgary-area municipal processes, development economics, and consultant management.
Key Skills for This Role
Land DevelopmentProject ManagementBudget ManagementMunicipal ApprovalsStakeholder ManagementFinancial Analysis
Responsibilities
- Lead the full development lifecycle from acquisition support and feasibility through planning, design, construction, and project turnover
- Oversee multiple projects concurrently, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, approved scopes, and financial targets
- Act as project sponsor for major developments, providing decision making authority and strategic direction
- Lead land use planning, rezoning, subdivision, development permit, and building permit processes with the City of Calgary
- Manage relationships with municipal staff, approval authorities, and community stakeholders
- Coordinate and integrate planning, engineering, servicing, and design requirements into development schedules and budgets
- Prepare and manage development budgets, pro formas, cash flows, and financial forecasts
- Monitor project financial performance, approve expenditures, and mitigate cost and schedule risks
- Support land acquisition due diligence and feasibility analysis
- Retain, direct, and manage multidisciplinary consultant teams
- Oversee contractor selection, contract administration, and construction delivery
- Serve as a senior point of contact for internal executives, partners, investors, and external stakeholders
Requirements
- Diploma or degree in Urban Planning, Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related discipline
- 10+ years of progressive experience in land development
- Strong knowledge of Calgary planning policy, municipal approvals, servicing standards, and development economics
- Proven ability to lead consultants, manage budgets, and deliver projects through construction
- Strategic thinking and sound development judgment
- Strong financial and analytical capability
- Exceptional stakeholder and municipal relationship management
- Clear, professional written and verbal communication
- Ability to manage ambiguity, risk, and competing priorities in complex environments
Full Job Posting
Overview
- The Senior Development Manager is responsible for leading real estate development projects from early feasibility and entitlements through design, construction, and project completion.
- This role provides strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of master planned residential communities, ensuring projects are delivered in alignment with approved business plans, schedules, budgets, and quality standards.
- The position requires strong expertise in Calgary area municipal processes, development economics, consultant and contractor management, and multi functional leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the full development lifecycle from acquisition support and feasibility through planning, design, construction, and project turnover.
- Oversee multiple projects concurrently, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, approved scopes, and financial targets.
- Act as project sponsor for major developments, providing decision making authority and strategic direction.
- Lead land use planning, rezoning, subdivision, development permit, and building permit processes with the City of Calgary and other authorities having jurisdiction.
- Manage relationships with municipal staff, approval authorities, and community stakeholders to advance approvals efficiently and responsibly.
- Coordinate and integrate planning, engineering, servicing, and design requirements into development schedules and budgets.
- Prepare and manage development budgets, pro formas, cash flows, and financial forecasts for management and investment approval.
- Monitor project financial performance, approve expenditures, and mitigate cost and schedule risks.
- Support land acquisition due diligence and feasibility analysis, including market, servicing, and entitlement risk assessments.
- Retain, direct, and manage multidisciplinary consultant teams including planners, engineers, landscape architects, and other specialists.
- Oversee contractor selection, contract administration, and construction delivery in coordination with construction management teams.
- Serve as a senior point of contact for internal executives, partners, investors, and external stakeholders.
What You’ll Bring
- A diploma or degree in Urban Planning, Engineering, Construction Management, Business or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in land development.
- Strong knowledge of Calgary planning policy, municipal approvals, servicing standards, and development economics.
- Proven ability to lead consultants, manage budgets, and deliver projects through construction.
- Strategic thinking and sound development judgment.
- Strong financial and analytical capability.
- Exceptional stakeholder and municipal relationship management.
- Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
- Ability to manage ambiguity, risk, and competing priorities in complex environments.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation and total rewards package.
- Excellent extended medical, dental, and vision benefits beginning day 1.
- RRSP program, contributions begin on day 1.
- Career development programs.
- Paid Volunteer Hours.
- Paid parental leave.
- Family planning assistance, including IVF, surrogacy and adoption options.
- Wellness and mental health resources.
- Pet insurance offering.
- A culture based on our values of Passion, Integrity & Community!
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