Dash Developments

About Dash Developments

Dash Developments is a residential real estate development company focused on advancing well-conceived projects through planning, approvals, and delivery. The company values strong execution, clear communication, sound judgment, and a hands-on approach to moving projects forward efficiently and strategically.

The Opportunity

Dash Developments is seeking a Development Planning Manager to support the planning, approvals, coordination, and execution of active and prospective residential development projects. This role is suited to a highly organized and proactive professional who can manage multiple priorities, coordinate consultants and municipal stakeholders, and provide clear, timely reporting to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage development projects through entitlement and approvals, and support sales and marketing coordination where required.
• Review and coordinate municipal applications, including ZBLA, SPA, OPA, and subdivision submissions.
• Assist with consultant procurement and manage consultants to ensure timely, accurate, and cost-effective deliverables.
• Liaise with municipal staff and coordinate responses to comments to advance development approvals.
• Support due diligence reviews on prospective acquisitions and provide planning insight on active and prospective projects.
• Attend project meetings and lead consultant coordination meetings as needed.
• Assist with project pro formas, soft cost budgets, building permit coordination, Tarion-related matters, and development-related contract review.
• Maintain accurate project dashboards, records, and internal reporting for the Principals.
• Lead the weekly internal project update meeting and circulate action items and takeaways.
• Provide a weekly Thursday written update to the Principals highlighting key developments, risks, and time-sensitive matters.
• Monitor municipal and provincial policy changes that may affect current or future projects and communicate key implications internally.
• Identify opportunities to improve internal processes, consistency, and overall project execution.

Qualifications and Skills

• 5+ years of experience in real estate development planning, preferably in residential development.
• Strong understanding of Ontario municipal planning and municipal approvals processes, including rezoning, site plan approval, official plan amendment, subdivision, and permit coordination.
• Experience managing consultants, reviewing submissions, and working with municipal staff and approval authorities.
• Experience supporting due diligence, budgets, soft costs, and development pro formas.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare concise updates and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Proficiency in Sketch Up, AutoCad, Microsoft Office, and project tracking tools; experience working with internal pro forma models is an asset.
• Professional, collaborative, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Dash

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with leadership and gain broad exposure across acquisitions, approvals, consultant coordination, internal reporting, and pre-construction support. Effective job postings typically give candidates a clear sense of ownership and impact, and this role offers both within a growing development platform