Real Estate Development Manager at Brookstone Property Limited

Brookstone Property is a full service real estate development company. We specialize in the entire lifecycle of a real estate project commencing with site acquisition, conceptualization, leasing/sales, securing financing and construction management to delivery and facilities management.

We are recruiting for the position below:

Job Title: Real Estate Development Manager

Location: Lagos

Details

• Are you an innovative and creative real estate deal maker who has a history of successfully executing commercial real estate transactions or executing development projects?
• Do you have experience working in commercial, retail, and residential projects?
• Are you able to add value through every step of the development process including sourcing and acquiring land, office/retail leasing, financial modelling and analysis, and project oversight?
• Do you appreciate the value that can be created by comprehensive market feasibility and analysis, design oversight, financial analysis, sales/leasing interactive advertising and project management?
• Are you looking for a performance-driven culture where the focus is creating great developments where people love to live, work, play and a work environment which will challenge your real estate acumen?
• If so, you may be a good fit as the Real Estate Development Manager for our team in Lagos, Nigeria, and we'd love to hear your story.

Job Description

• The Real Estate Development Manager has two main functions:
  • Develop Brookstone’s project pipeline by cultivating relationships with and developing business from land owners, and off-takers including retail, office, and residential off-takers, and
  • Manage Brookstone’s development portfolio from inception to completion including project conceptualization, design oversight, execution, team sourcing, attaining financing, project management and delivery. He/She will assist in areas covering Planning, Construction, Sales & Marketing, Financial Management & Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement and Management, Acquisitions and Procurement.
• We are looking for a very skilled and adaptive associate who can balance creative thinking and financial accountability, strategic planning, lead generation and sales execution, leadership and management, individual and team performance, culture and discipline.
• He/She will be required to communicate with multiple stakeholders and partners, manage the commercial real estate development opportunities and perform tasks to support these endeavours.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the Management Team to acquire, develop, and manage commercial real estate development opportunities and perform tasks to support these endeavours
• Participate in all phases of complex developments including underwriting, internal investment approval, due diligence, financing, closing, development, and management
• Work with other development team members to prepare presentation materials for senior management, investors, JV partners, lenders, planning authorities, etc.
• Interact with senior management on a daily basis to drive decisions which affect ongoing projects
• Perform analyses by creating financial models and make recommendations to senior management based on these analyses
• Interact with multiple teams including the Property Management Team, Leasing Team, Finance Team, and the Legal Team to drive the progress of a project.
• Prepare budget models, investor memorandums and tenant leasing documents
• Drive with land acquisition including site visits, due diligence, liaising with agents and owners, preliminary financial analyses and securing anchor tenants
• Participation in design meetings with the architects, engineers and project team members
• Assist with negotiation of project legal documents, contracts, leases, etc.
• Participation in marketing/leasing strategy sessions.
• Oversee Development Team meetings.
• Manage negotiation meetings with the contractors/consultants, vendors, tenants, etc.

Skill and Knowledge Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Finance, Real Estate, Marketing, Architecture, Project Management or related field.
• Minimum of five years of direct experience within property development, property finance, or property leasing.
• Strong understanding of the development life cycle around commercial and residential assets
• Ability to negotiate while thinking of your feet
• Strong financial modelling skills preferred
• Proven interest and experience in real estate
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to produce quality work in a consistent manner.
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.
• Adaptability to changing demands.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while under pressure.
• Ability to interact with co-workers, contractors, tenants, and/or vendors in an articulate, courteous, and business-like manner at all times.
• Results orientated.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point.

Application Closing Date
17th September, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as subject of the email.