Pre-Construction Design & Development Manager

About the role

Pre-Construction Design & Development Manager

Brooklyn, NY $175,000–$250,000 Full-Time | On-Site

Description / Position Overview

This role exists to bring structure, accountability, and execution discipline to the pre-construction phase of large-scale luxury development projects.

The company is actively developing high-end mixed-use and residential projects and needs someone who can own the process before construction begins — ensuring design coordination, consultant execution, budgeting, permitting, bidding, and documentation are aligned before projects hit the field.

This is not a passive coordination role.

This person will operate at the center of ownership, design, consultants, and construction preparation — driving timelines, forcing clarity, resolving bottlenecks, and maintaining momentum across multiple moving parts.

The ideal candidate understands how early-stage execution impacts downstream construction performance and knows how to keep projects organized, accountable, and build-ready.

Florida development experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Design & Consultant Leadership

• Own coordination across architects, engineers, consultants, and external stakeholders • Drive design development milestones and maintain schedule accountability • Ensure plans align with ownership objectives, project feasibility, and budget expectations • Identify coordination gaps before they impact permitting or construction execution • Lead consultant meetings, decisions, and follow-up accountability

Pre-Construction Execution

• Own early budgeting, estimating coordination, and value engineering discussions • Drive bidding coordination across trades and vendors • Maintain schedule discipline across pre-construction activities • Coordinate permitting workflows and regulatory requirements • Anticipate execution risks before they impact timeline or budget

Documentation & Project Controls

• Maintain organized project documentation, consultant agreements, and compliance requirements • Ensure decisions, revisions, and project communication are tracked clearly • Prepare projects for clean transition into active construction • Establish operational structure and visibility across all pre-construction workflows

Ownership & Accountability

• Operate as the central point of coordination during pre-construction • Push projects forward without requiring constant oversight • Hold consultants and stakeholders accountable to deadlines and deliverables • Create a professional, execution-focused operating environment

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