Director of Planning and Pre-development

* Act as a convener and collaborator across higher education partners, consultants, community stakeholders, and public agencies.* Build trust among parties with diverse perspectives and ensure meaningful input is integrated into planning.* Facilitate meetings, synthesize complex information, and promote constructive dialogue.* Identify and communicate opportunities for incorporation of

sustainable practices into planning and development for environmental protection and economic viability*.** Coordinate entitlement and permitting processes with local government agencies, ensuring compliance with planning, zoning, and environmental requirements.* Support the Executive Team in developing entitlement strategies, preparing documentation, and engaging with city and regional officials.* Track regulatory risks and proactively manage consultant efforts to meet jurisdictional expectations ensure compliance with legal requirements, regulations and standards.* 8+ years of experience in real estate development, institutional facilities, urban planning, economic development or complex pre-development projects.* Demonstrated success managing projects that required local government entitlements and development approvals.* Strong ability to influence and facilitate across multiple stakeholders without dictating outcomes.* Proven track record in consultant management, contract oversight, and technical coordination.* Demonstrated ability to anticipate problems early, see interdependencies, and connect different paths of work to avoid conflicts and delays.* Strong skills in budget management, reporting, and project visualization tools.* Familiarity with higher education settings, complex governance structures or institutional campus redevelopment a plus.* Exceptional communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills* **Project Leadership** – ability to coordinate complex pre-development activities and keep multiple workstreams aligned.* **Budget & Financial Oversight** – skilled in tracking budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.* **Project Visualization & Reporting** – proficiency in creating dashboards, Gantt charts, and visual tools to communicate progress.* **Stakeholder Facilitation** – talent for building trust, fostering collaboration, and integrating diverse perspectives.* **Consultant & Contractor Management** – experience selecting, directing, and holding external teams accountable to deliverables.* **Entitlement & Regulatory Navigation** – knowledge of local government entitlement, permitting, zoning, and compliance processes.* **Strategic Support** – ability to provide analysis and documentation that informs executive-level decision-making.* **Problem Anticipation & Risk Management** – capacity to identify potential conflicts, interdependencies, and risks early and propose solutions.* **Communication Skills** – clear, concise, and persuasive in both written reports and verbal presentations.* **Historic & Technical Coordination** – familiarity with planning for seismic retrofits, demolition, and historic restoration.* **Collaboration & Influence** – effectiveness in guiding outcomes through facilitation and relationship-building rather than directive authority.* Experience with historic preservation, seismic retrofits, and large-scale campus redevelopment.* Experience in a higher education environment or similar.* Established relationships with local agencies, permitting authorities, and community stakeholders.* Adept at navigating regulatory processes and entitlement negotiations in collaborative, non-adversarial ways.* Mission-driven, with a commitment to advancing the long-term vitality of higher education institutions.This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, The Claremont Colleges Services will review this job description and make changes of business necessity. TCCS reserves the right to modify job duties or assign additional duties as needed.Like the institutions we serve, we recognize that we excel when we collaborate. We seek diverse staff members who are skilled and passionate about the work they do. TCCS is committed to providing an environment that values the many differences in identities, experiences, abilities, and thoughts that exist among the members of our community. Learn more about TCCS by visiting

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