Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Castellan Real Estate Partners is seeking a Development Project Manager consultant to manage front-end real estate development activities, particularly for projects in the City of Los Angeles. The role coordinates entitlements, design, permitting, consultants, schedules, soft-cost budgets, and project approvals.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned development projects through applicable entitlement, design, and permitting phases
• Develop and maintain project schedules, approval milestones, action logs, and deliverable tracking
• Coordinate architects, engineers, land-use consultants, and other development professionals
• Lead coordination with City of Los Angeles departments and other agencies to advance project approvals
• Track applications, submissions, agency comments, resubmittals, and outstanding approval requirements
• Review consultant proposals, scopes, schedules, and deliverables for alignment with project objectives
• Monitor soft-cost budgets, consultant expenditures, and anticipated changes; flag variances and recommend corrective action
• Identify development risks, approval barriers, and schedule impacts, and recommend practical solutions
• Facilitate project meetings and maintain clear accountability for decisions and follow-up items
• Provide regular updates on project status, budgets, upcoming milestones, and issues requiring leadership decisions
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to support transitions between development phases and handoff to construction, as applicable

Skills

• Direct experience managing front-end real estate development activities, including entitlements, design coordination, and permitting
• Demonstrated experience navigating City of Los Angeles entitlement and permitting processes
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and coordinating with public agencies
• Ability to manage multiple projects, competing deadlines, and complex approval requirements
• Experience tracking development schedules and soft-cost budgets
• Ability to independently identify issues, recommend solutions, and advance assigned deliverables
• Strong communication, organization, negotiation, and follow-through skills
• Affordable housing development experience
• Experience managing multiple projects at different stages of development
• Established familiarity with relevant City of Los Angeles departments and agency coordination
• Bachelor's degree in real estate development, construction management, urban planning, architecture, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience

Benefits

• Remote work is acceptable, and routine office attendance is not required.

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