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Vice President, Multifamily Development

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Work Place
Part Remote
Real Estate Field
Location
Upland
 CA
Postal Code
91786
Country
United States

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Description


VICE PRESIDENT – MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT

The Lewis Group of Companies, one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate developers, is actively seeking a senior-level candidate for the position of Vice President, Multi-Family development to be located at our Upland, CA corporate office.

This is your opportunity to work with a dynamic Lewis team developing homes for thousands of families and positively affecting the real estate landscape in California.

About our Company: Lewis Apartment Communities, a member of the Lewis Group of Companies, is a leader in the development and management of rental communities in California and Nevada. The Lewis Group has developed more than 11,000 rental homes to date.

This is a highly visible senior opportunity interacting with partners of the company to oversee development of the Lewis multi-family division, with operations in California and Nevada. In your new career, you will be responsible for leading the successful development of new apartment communities in accordance with the owners’ goals and direction. 

Working under the general supervision of a VP Multi-Family Development, you will provide management and oversight of all aspects of the development process, from site acquisition through project design/entitlement/ construction to project stabilization/completion and turnover--including collaborating with the other functions and departments within The Lewis Group of Companies, including Property Management, Marketing, Legal, and Accounting, as well as within the Multi-Family Department on such aspects as underwriting, product design and entitlements. 

Some of your work will include: 

  • Oversight and execution of development opportunities through the stages described above, delivering communities consistent with Lewis quality. 
  • Acting as primary responsible party for your developments, and enlisting the assistance, support and input from your managers or other Lewis departments and team members with the understanding that successful development is an exercise in collaboration with other knowledge and skill sets.
  • Supporting the Land Acquisition team during their analysis of potential multi-family development opportunities and supporting activities including local agency research, obtaining information regarding competing projects, and managing the preparation of support documentation, including preliminary site plans and product selection/development. 
  • Working to entitle new development opportunities, guiding and processing them through all approvals and steps, including city staff, planning commissions, and city councils, making frequent presentations to local agency councils/boards/committees and neighborhood groups and preparing public agency applications and compiles all required supporting documentation and exhibits. 
  • Vetting and hiring of consultants, including architects, engineers, utility consultants, landscape architects, environmental consultants, etc., and leading these consultants and Lewis team members in the planning and design of new multi-family developments. 
  • Oversight of processing and approval of plans and reports to obtain construction permits, and ensuring all development conditions of approvals are met
  • Responsibility for all aspects of plan check, permit, and all other payments owed to jurisdictions overseeing the development, including verifying and tracking City and School District obligations and payments.
  • Processing and tracking dry utility relocations, work orders, contracts, and associated refundable deposits and managing monthly Project Cost Reports and addressing variances in Budget Meetings and in response to owner and executive questions.
  • Working hand-in-hand with Lewis Construction through all stages of development to ensure the project complies with all development conditions, that all feasible value engineering opportunities have been explored, and to confirm even preliminary site planning and elevations are ultimately viable for construction and long-term operation.
  • Building and maintaining relationships with staff and potential and current joint venture partners and reinforcing their positive perception of The Lewis Group of Companies.
  • Other duties as needed.

To be successful, your background should include:

  • 7+ years of relevant experience in residential community development
  • Knowledge of multi-family building design and construction systems with understanding of the entitlement process in California.
  • Excel & MS Office skills, with bonus points for Procore and Bluebeam
  • Good problem solving and communication skills, including public speaking and presenting 

Other Education and/or Experience to prepare you:

  • Four-year college degree in real estate development, civil engineering, planning or equivalent
  • Advanced degrees in fields such as construction, engineering, architecture, accounting, law, finance, and/or real estate development preferred.

Note: Regular travel will be required in the Inland Empire area of Southern California. Part-time hybrid work is available, in combination with required on-site work at the Lewis Corporate office. 

This is an excellent opportunity to join a nationally awarded and recognized, growing company with a strong history, a broad future, and excellent corporate culture. Join the Lewis Group of Companies and you will be an important part of a winning team with a long history of successful real estate development and property management.

In addition to a competitive annual salary and bonus, Lewis offers a strong medical and dental benefits plan, a 401k savings plan with company match, paid holidays, vacation time, educational reimbursement, continued training, advancement opportunities and much more! 

To learn more about Lewis, visit Lewis at 
 and .  

Lewis Group of Companies

Lewis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply. Note during Covid: All interviews will be conducted remotely via RingCentral/Zoom meetings. 

 

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Experience


5+ to 7 years


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