The DM will interface directly with the company’s property acquisition staff during acquisition and property evaluation, will work directly with company principals in planning project design and site layout, will manage all consultants during the due diligence phase, will interface directly with municipal authorities, transportation departments, environmental regulatory organizations and will manage creation of construction plans and approval thereof in conjunction with construction management staff before turning the project over to construction managers. · Lead the pre-development process which includes, but is not limited to, market and site identification, contract negotiations, preliminary architecture and site design, zoning / rezoning, deal structuring and underwriting, marketing, relationship building / management with both internal and external partners, local government support, etc.