Land Planner - Chilliwack, BC, Canada - Westbow Group

Description

Founded in 1977, the Westbow Group of Companies is made up of high-quality businesses throughout various industries.

Based in Chilliwack, BC with operations in Western Canada and Guatemala City, our companies tackle construction, investing, agriculture and non-profit causes, constantly aiming to produce Quality for Generations.

We are creative and innovative

Reporting to the Director of Development, the Land Development manager is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and completion of our residential development projects.

You will be working cross-functionally and liaising with stakeholders, ensuring that all aspects of development align with organizational objectives.

The Development manager is great at cultivating strong relationships with stakeholders including local engineers, lawyers, city officials, inventors, and community members.

Developing and planning projects on a strategic level
Remaining flexible and adaptive in a fast-paced environment
Defining project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with the senior leadership team and internal stakeholders
Tracking and overseeing full project schedules to ensure milestones and timelines are being met
Estimating the resources and participants required to achieve project goals
Ensuring proper financial management of the project, working alongside the Finance and Accounting Providing leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
Aligning with all project team members to ensure that designs, budgets and schedules are well coordinated and communicated
Managing the day-to-day project activities and resources; Chairs the project team meetings
Ensuring that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
Providing status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating frequently to leadership
Ensuring proper risk management by documenting all risks and employing an effective mitigation strategy

Driving innovation and excellence in your projects through continuous improvement initiatives and staying up to date on industry tends and regulations.

5+ years of land development experience
~ Project management experience in land development and real estate
~ Extensive understanding of project management principles, methods and techniques
~ Detailed Understanding of all aspects and disciplines within property development i.e. development, servicing, financing, construction, design, and sales
~ Post Secondary education in Project Management, Construction, Real Estate, Land Development, Business or Finance considered an asset

we are creative and innovative, and we strive to build lasting value in all that we do. We offer a casual and flexible work environment, growth and development opportunities, investment matching and new home discounts.