Job Details

About the role
United Global Development Corporation (“UGDC”) is looking to hire a Director of Construction to successfully plan, manage, and execute construction, development, and renovation projects for a portfolio of net-lease retail and industrial properties throughout the country.

About the firm
United Global Development Corporation (UGDC) is a family office co-investment platform focused on the investment, development, and management of single-tenant, net-lease retail and industrial properties globally. UGDC invests in net-lease assets through portfolio purchases, sale leasebacks, development equity, 1031 exchange loans, private financing options, and various special situations. UGDC was founded in 2010 by a handful of net-lease industry veterans to manage their principal investments. Since then, the platform has expanded to include capital raising and both development partnerships and services.

This role is remote but candidates located in the Northeast, USA are preferred.

Responsibilities:

1. Support Real Estate via Client Initiatives
2. Prepare Budgets
3. Order and review Diligence Reports
4. Drive Site Design
5. Value engineer projects for cost effectiveness
6. Drive Entitlement Efforts
7. Review construction documents
8. Bid projects
9. Reconcile and award contracts
10. Maintain proper records
11. Maintain pipeline reports
12. Develop and maintain GC relationships
13. Approve invoices and change orders
14. Deliver projects on-time and on-budget
15. Prepare and submit TI documentation
16. Collect and archive project records
17. Deliver customer-ready projects

1. Bachelor's degree with focus on engineering, real estate, construction management, or commensurate “skills-based” experience
2. 10 - 15 years+ of relevant work experience
3. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
4. Experience using AutoCAD software (a plus)
5. Comfortable traveling up to 50%
6. Working with general contracts and sub-contractors
7. Working on a broad range of project types / sizes
8. Working on ground-up retail development projects
9. Strong financial acumen (working with budgets, P&Ls, etc.)