Location

Brookfield Chicago - 350 N Orleans Street, Suite 300

Business

At Brookfield Properties, we believe retail should be anything but typical. It’s why we’re integrating shopping, dining, entertainment, and more to reimagine retail experiences everywhere. Because for us, retail isn’t just about managing properties or redeveloping malls. It’s about creating inspiring spaces that draw consumers in. It’s about helping our tenants build their brand in a big way. It’s about contributing to our communities. And, more than anything, it’s about bringing people together.

If you’re ready to be a part of our team, we encourage you to apply.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Development Manager is primarily responsible for managing the budgets for several of our value creating projects, being the central personal on a multidisciplinary project team to bring all project data together, track all project income and cost items, and forecast total project costs and monthly project spend. Depending on experience, the Manager typically starts out working directly with a senior developer, with the goal to grow in this role towards managing projects independently.

Responsibilities

Assists in development projects throughout the full cycle, from feasibility studies through construction and to closeout, coordinating with the Developer, Analyst, Construction Manager, Design Manager and other internal and external resources to achieve project objectives
Leads the creation and underwriting of project proformas
Responsible for maintaining project budgets and forecasts, and for ensuring the projects progress and complete on budget and on schedule
Coordinates, tracks, and advances project tasks and company obligations re: leases, COREAs, municipalities, bonds and letters of credit, lenders, JV partners, and internal capital approval
Handles multiple projects of varying complexity, prioritizes projects, and meets deadlines
Other projects as assigned by the VP, Development

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED required
Bachelor’s Degree required
3-5 years' experience working in real estate, finance or development
Architectural and/or construction background is a plus
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
Proficient with MS Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
An initiative and aptitude to quickly learn software as needed within the work environment: budget and project management, Bluebeam, Salesforce, JD Edwards, Proliance, etc.

We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.

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