Director, Development - Toronto, Canada - Infrastructure Ontario

Infrastructure Ontario

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

As a Director, Development, you will report to a Vice President, Development, and own key program-to-government relationships for Transit Oriented Communities (TOC).

The Director manages the generation of all concepts, materials, and deliverables related to the TOC development sites under their portfolio.

You will own responsibility for establishing consistency of commercial approaches across Development transactions and the dissemination of best practices, and lessons learned; be responsible for business unit process establishment and continuous improvement; and coordinate development feasibility analysis (financial, land use planning, density, etc.) to support and lead complex commercial transactions across a unique portfolio of public and private land and building assets.

What You Will Do:

Lead gotomarket strategies for the sale of TOC lands to interested developers under competitive tension
Oversee the preparation, negotiation and execution of development agreements between the Province and private sector developers.
Lead government briefings and approval processes required to secure direction on critical commercial and program decisions.
Manage municipal interaction required in support of all aspects of TOC development, in collaboration with the TOC Program team
Manage scope, budget and deliverables of thirdparty advisors and consultants involved as part of the multidisciplinary teams established across the TOC portfolio
Lead a highperforming team of TOC Senior Advisors supporting multifaceted workstreams and project deliverables.

Who We're Looking For:

Before reviewing the qualifications listed below, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.
Project Management: Several years' experience communicating with development/transaction teams, and with program leadership within government/government agencies, including both municipal and provincial stakeholders. Experience in the implementation/delivery and/or oversight of infrastructure projects. The ability to balance conflicting project demands, prioritize outcomes and be accountable for project implementation.
Negotiation: Leadership experience in real estate development, strategy, business analysis, business case development, industry analysis and transaction structuring to support the development of complex strategies / transaction structures to senior decisionmakers in a compelling, effective, and tailored way.
Stakeholder Engagement and Management: Proficiency with financial models as a basis to inform options and recommendations. Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and to lead and align multiple stakeholders around a common solution and path forward. A general understanding of land development, urban planning, municipal and provincial land development practices, policies, rules and regulations.
Team Management: Strong leadership skills with ability to manage a team, motivate, mentor and professionally develop direct reports. Ability to lead a large, multidisciplinary, crossfunctional team to deliver complex and politicallysensitive projects.
Solutions Oriented: Demonstrated ability to find innovative solutions to complex problems. Motivated to find innovative solutions to complex commercial or technical problems and strive to bring clarity to complicated or ambiguous situations. Ability to distill complex processes, analysis and findings into concise reports or presentations.
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently.
A Master's degree or equivalent professional certification in public administration, business, economics, management, urban planning, architecture, or engineering is an asset.

What's In It For You:

Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purposedriven inperson collaboration opportunities.
A defined contribution pension plan, where IO contributes the equivalent of 5% of a fulltime employee's annual salary, with an option for IO to match an additional 5% contribution made by the employee. IO also offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account, designed to help IO colleagues plan and save for their future.
A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, outofcountry care, paramedical services, and more.
A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a topup to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a topup to 95% of their annual base