Development Manager - Graham Capital

Graham is an employee-owned construction solutions partner that services the buildings, industrial, infrastructure, water and project finance sectors. We deliver lasting value for our clients through meticulous planning and scheduling, while upholding rigorous safety and quality standards. With offices throughout North America, our passionate and knowledgeable teams deliver projects that enable communities to thrive and people to live, work, move and grow in a rapidly changing world. With over nine decades of experience, Graham has the resources, capacity and expertise to undertake projects of every scope, scale and complexity. Join our team to deliver a better tomorrow.

Graham Capital develops public infrastructure projects for our clients across Canada and the United States, with a focus on the water, wastewater, energy, social infrastructure, affordable housing, and long-term care sectors. As a full-service development and investment business, Graham Capital sources investment capital and provides financial advisory services for our client partners. We also provide complete life-cycle asset management, including long-term operations and maintenance on public and commercial facilities. We take a long-term view, because we know the owners we work with expect their facilities to run smoothly and last for 30 years or longer.

About the Role

Join Graham Capital, the dynamic project development and financing arm of Graham. We're seeking a Development Manager to play a pivotal role in our team. You'll work alongside our Associate Directors, contributing to our key goal: securing and delivering profitable, low-risk projects in collaboration with Graham’s Infrastructure and Buildings divisions, utilizing a variety of Public Private Partnership and structured project financing models. Your role involves identifying potential projects, strategizing pursuits, and leading competitive proposals. Post-award, you'll act as Graham Capital’s development lead, and manage the technical, commercial, and financial requirements of the project to ensure it is a success.

Your experience in the construction industry (5+ years preferred), excellent communication skills, and networking prowess make you an ideal fit. This role isn't just a job—it's a career development journey, enriched with extensive mentorship and opportunities to enhance your business acumen in the construction sector. We offer a flexible working arrangement, allowing you to balance professional growth with personal needs. Join us to shape your future and Graham’s delivery of exciting project finance opportunities. The work location is flexible and open to a hybrid working arrangement, given that work will support various offices across our established markets.

As a Development Manager at Graham Capital, you will:

• Conduct research and develop market intelligence to inform our strategy across various geographic regions and asset classes.
• Lead market and business development activities to help with the origination of projects for our business.
• Work closely with our Infrastructure and Buildings construction teams to ensure a well-aligned and coordinated approach to project pursuit, capture, and delivery.
• Develop project capture strategies and lead the preparation and delivery of proposals and presentations to prospective clients.
• Actively manage and execute key development activities on our projects, completing a wide variety of tasks to keep projects progressing on time and on budget.
• Provide input on design, entitlements, construction, commercial risk, cost estimating, and scheduling during project development and execution.
• Contribute at the highest level to Graham’s financial performance for the benefit of our unitholders.
• Professionally represent Graham in various public forums, including conferences, client meetings, and presentations.
• Provide other support to our Associate Directors and Directors as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• A degree in engineering or business is required.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant construction industry experience in project pursuit and delivery.
• Extensive working knowledge of project management, commercial management, and project finance.
• Familiarity with full-lifecycle project delivery, including pre-pursuit, bid, execution, and closeout.
• Deep understanding of our markets in the Buildings and/or Infrastructure sectors.
• Strong work ethic and ambition; desire to be part of a small, high-performing team.
• Good commercial acumen, strong client focus, and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good networking skills and a willingness to participate in various industry events and forums.
• Creative thinking; an ability to generate workable solutions to problems.

Graham is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Graham does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by country, regional or local law.

No unsolicited resumes or phone inquiries from agencies, thank you.

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