McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. The Project Development Manager will lead successful outcomes for a portfolio of key and complex projects, overseeing the development phase and ensuring client satisfaction while managing project financials and deliverables.
Responsibilities:
- Develop high quality projects through all discretionary and AHJ permitting, successfully transitioning to the construction team when permits are issued
- Maintain a single point of accountability for project development through project completion
- Work with clients and business development staff to develop technical, high value solutions that solve our clients’ needs
- Successfully manage contract deliverables including scope, schedule, budget, and customer expectations throughout the project development process
- Negotiate various vendor and services contracts, minimize organizational risks around scope, schedule, budget, and margin goals
- Document and resolve customer service, support and billing issues throughout project development
- Throughout the project development process, prepare and lead all project financial reviews and reporting in the systems of record (Viewpoint, Planisware, Procore)
- Manage project cash flow including any outstanding AP/AR prior to start of construction
- Reinforce use of organizational best in class Engineering and Project Management tools and techniques
- Work closely with the Construction Project Manager and the Construction Program Manager to ensure constructability and means/methods are considered throughout project development
- Ensure the Cx and QA/QC requirements of the project are considered throughout project development
- Work hand in hand with the Construction Project Manager (CPM) to ensure a smooth handoff into construction, continue to support the CPM throughout the construction of the project as the development point of accountability
- Successfully manage and lead project teams to a common goal
- Continuous weekly reporting of project health and deliverables to Dir of Ops, Development
- Serve as the primary project manager until transition to CPM
- Inform internal and external stakeholders of changes to the project, keep a regular cadence with the Business Developer
- Make presentations to a variety of audiences, act as technical subject matter expert. i.e. client, finance partners, planning/zoning board, public hearings, property associations, Utilities
- Provide regular reporting to clients in any applicable format and in Procore
- Keep the Construction Project Manager informed of development activities and changes to the project
- Develop and maintain a close working relationship with the Business Developer on the project
- Develop and maintain client relationships at a variety of levels
- Support the Business Developer to strategize ways of driving additional work with our customers
- Support Business Development staff by generating preliminary assessments, technical solutions, fee proposals, presentations, studies, schedules and other project development information and materials
- Maintain relationships with building owners, contractors, consultants and vendors within the industry
- Mitigate risk on behalf of the company
- Coach members of the Project Development team
- Lead successful project teams
- Mentor assigned project development staff
- Manage cross functional teams
- Act as steward of McKinstry culture; communicate and influence policies and procedures
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or equivalent
- 12+ years of experience in project operations or development management in DER
- Workflow optimization
- Risk management
- DER project workflows & permitting
- BESS
- DER
- Solar
- PV
- PPAs
- Stakeholder management
- Strong public speaking
- Client engagement
- Financial projections
- Matrix management
- Contract negotiation