Coordinator Community Development

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Community Development Coordinator
Company: Hopewell Residential Management LP
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Community Development / Land

Hopewell Residential Management LP (“Hopewell”) has been one of Alberta’s leading home builders and community developers for more than 30 years. We’re in the business of building a better tomorrow – one person, one home, one neighbourhood at a time. That means we prioritize customer needs and wants through operational excellence, thoughtful product design and customer service excellence. With our collaborative, thoughtful, efficient, and accountable approach, alongside our ESG practices, world-class team and incredible workplace culture, Hopewell is a true real estate leader.

Reporting: This position will report directly to the General Manager, Community Development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clearly communicate required deliverables to consultants; to ensure lots are delivered on time and under budget.
• Track City drawing review times to ensure drawings are circulated in the appropriate time frames.
• Work with the City and our consultants to achieve the desired results to challenging design situations or new design goals.
• Review and comment on engineering and landscape design drawings to ensure that the end product matches the desired product.
• Review and provide input on the Development Agreements.
• Monitor and coordinate the delivery of all required lot information s to ensure timely delivery of information to builders.
• Prepare and monitor project budgets.
• Review loan draw requests.
• Provide budget coding breakdowns to the accounting department based on project financing budgets.
• Prepare cost to complete reports.
• Review yearly tax assessments for necessary challenges.
• Assist with maintaining farm leases on undeveloped land to maximize tax savings.
• Take a leading role on landscape requirements to ensure maximum lot revenues can be achieved.
• Monitor and ensure we receive all CCC’s and FAC’s for related projects in a timely manner and reduce all letters of credit.
• Turn over all completed phases of development to the City as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• Ensure that all available oversize recoveries are received for all phases of development.
• Coordinate and manage timelines and circulations for project approvals.
• Review and ensure code of invoicing to appropriate budgets.
• Make recommendations on contractor/consultant selections to ensure projects stay on time and within budget.
• Participate in Contract Procurement.
• Assist in communication with neighboring landowners, developers, utility providers, and provincial agencies to maximize efficiencies, save costs, and establish groundwork for future requirements to develop the community.
• Prepare construction scheduling program to coincide with lot servicing projections.
• Complete regular community tours to inspect and maintain the desired community appearance to maximize sales and marketing.
• Stay current on emerging trends in our industry.
• Volunteer on one or more BILD committees

Qualifications:

• Diploma or Degree in a relevant field such as Civil Engineering, Planning, Architecture or Business
• Prefer 2-5 years’ experience in the civil engineering or Residential Development, preferably the Calgary Market
• Knowledge of typical development practices from raw land to completion
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel applications
• Demonstrate strong problem solving skills with the ability to evaluate problems and recommend solutions that achieve company values and goals
• Strong communicator as a member of a team and ability to provide clear direction to consultants and contractors to meet objectives.
• Strong team player required for interdepartmental collaboration and problem solving

Working Conditions:

Traditional core office hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This position will occasionally require attendance at various work-related functions outside of standard work hours. Access to a personal vehicle for site and out of office travel will be required.