Job Description

Formed in 2004, Landmark is a vertically integrated developer, owner, and manager dedicated to student housing real estate. The Company has $4.1 billion of assets under management and was ranked the #1 most active developer and contractor in student housing by Student Housing Business. Landmark has 34,000 beds under management between the company’s owned portfolio and third-party assets. Landmark has over 750 employees across acquisitions, development, construction, property management, and investment management, including 160 in the Athens, GA headquarters.

The Development Manager is responsible for managing a team of analysts on real estate development opportunities within key markets throughout the country.

Reports to: Executive Managing Director

Direct Reports: Development Deal Teams

Landmark Properties – Background

Landmark Properties was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Athens, GA. The company is one of the foremost developers and managers of off-campus housing communities in the country.

Ranked as the nation’s most active student housing developer and top student housing contractor, Landmark Properties is a vertically-integrated developer, builder and owner-operator with over 750 employees. Landmark’s current portfolio includes more than 60 student housing properties across the country, more than 33,500 beds, and over $1.4 billion in assets currently under construction.

Senior Developer Position

The senior Developer will source and identify new opportunities, leads development deal teams, and manages all aspects of bringing a project from concept to completion. He or she must be a motivated self-starter, leader and problem solver who thinks like an owner with a ‘Company Builder’ mentality.

Roles and Responsibilities

The duties listed below are an outline of the senior Developers responsibilities and should not be considered an all-inclusive list. As the needs of the company change, these duties may be modified.

Manages all aspects of bringing a project from concept to completion, including:

- Brokerage relationships and agreements
- Land seller coordination
- Political considerations
- Land use attorney relationships
- Underwriting management
- Feasibility studies (site planning coordination)
- LOI negotiations
- Predevelopment budgeting
- Development timelines
- Contract (PSA) negotiations
- Site due diligence
- Title coordination
- Legal structuring and requirements
- Entitlements
- Architectural program coordination
- Consultant contracts
- Hard costs pricing coordination with preconstruction
- Design development (building, ID, site and offsite)
- Retail / office work letters (for mixed use projects)
- Easements
- GMP coordination with construction
- Securing financing
- Pre-closing and closing coordination
- Soft costs budget, contracts and forecast management
- Capital partner expectations
- Prime contract change management
- Project closeout checklist
- Leasing monitoring
- Hand-off to asset management and operations

Responsible for sourcing new development opportunities
Identify new potential sites in identified key markets
Oversee and manage financial models on projects with the help of associates, senior analysts and analysts
Manage the Development Checklist to ensure a thorough and complete development process
Manage student housing development sites under contract
Oversee the design and preconstruction processes of new construction projects with both an internal General Contractor as well as potential third party GCs
Work with institutional equity partners and lenders to close on land and construction financing
Responsible for the successful execution and delivery of deals / projects on time and on budget
Demonstrate a strong attention to detail displayed in all work product