Join the team behind tomorrow´s places.
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Urban Edge Properties is a NYSE listed real estate investment trust focused on owning, managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities, primarily in the Washington, D.C. to Boston corridor. Urban Edge owns 75 properties totaling 17.4 million square feet of gross leasable area.
The company is developing and re-developing their properties, along with strategic new acquisitions, into unique places that are uniquely tailored to meet the desires of the local market, creating place-driven local and neighborhood shopping centers, as well as immersive mixed-use environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with internal and external partners to craft unique environments that support the retail merchandising, community vision, and mixed-use components.
- Partner with other disciplines within the organization to coordinate and integrate leasing, operations, acquisitions, and financial reporting.
- Develop budgets for investment real estate development projects.
- Develop schedules from the initial phase through construction.
- Manage bid processes for hard and soft costs including negotiating contracts; ensuring compliance with codes and laws; and overall project management (monitoring cost, progress, schedule, etc.).
- Negotiate service provider and consultant contracts with legal counsel guidance as appropriate.
- Engage with communities and municipalities to secure permits.
- Provide general support for real estate transactions and special projects as needed.
- Conduct certain due diligence (architectural, engineering, and environmental) for potential acquisitions as needed.
- Participate in a variety of aspects related to the financing, permitting and programming of real estate development projects.
- Coordination of designers, contractors, and marketing consultants for project related work.
- Interface daily with designers, general contractors, architects, pre-construction, and construction staff on development and construction projects.
- Track job cost against budget and report to management on projected savings or overruns.
- Take ownership of and solve problems throughout the conceptual, design, construction, and delivery process.
- Thoroughly review design documents to ensure scope of work meets all project requirements (including Tenant delivery requirements); work with Architect of Record and contractors to optimize design and value engineer projects.
- Coordinate delivery conditions and dates with Tenants.
- Perform punch list inspections and oversee project closeout process.
Skills and Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience is required.
- 3-5 years of experience in Retail Real Estate Development and Construction
- Exposure to other asset classes a plus Clear and effective written communication skills required
Skills and/or Abilities:
- Strong desire to create unique places that foster community.
- Ability to participate in corporate decisions and understand the firm’s strategic plans.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated and independent, detailed oriented, strong work ethic, high integrity and ethical standards.
- Exceptional project management skills.
- Competence in comprehending and negotiating construction-related deal terms.
- Through understanding of construction plans & specifications.
- Able to produce basics construction budgets including direct and indirect costs.
- Perform under heavy time and workload pressure.
- Exercise independent judgment and discretion.
- Be personable, likable, a listener and a team player.
- Be open to and willing to accept input and direction.
- Proficiency in windows-based environment.
- Clear and effective communication skills.
- Excellent financial analysis skills, with strong Excel proficiency.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask within a fast-paced environment.
- Strong sense of ownership.
- Creative problem-solving skills.
Disclaimer: “Urban Edge is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in who we are, what we do, and the experiences we deliver. We sincerely value diversity with regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, and all the other characteristics that make us unique.”