From our first lot in Cambridge, Ontario, to residential, commercial, and recreational developments in 18 cities across North America, Great Gulf Group has grown into a diversified real estate organization with over 45 years of experience.

While our portfolio has evolved, our commitment remains the same: building great spaces that inspire the people who live, work, and play in them. Today, our multi-faceted business spans commercial, mixed-use and residential development, construction management, software, engineering, panelized manufacturing, architecture, and hospitality.

All companies under the Great Gulf Group umbrella are united by one simple goal: the pursuit of greatness. It’s achieved every day through the passion and dedication of our people. If you’re excited to build meaningful solutions and make an impact, we’d love to hear from you

Join a team helping shape residential communities across assigned regions in Ontario. Great Gulf is seeking an experienced

Development Manager, Land Development

to join our team in

Toronto, ON . This is an prospect for a results-driven development professional to lead the delivery of assigned residential communities, owning the schedule and land development budget from acquisition and entitlements through site servicing and final municipal assumption. You will play a key role in guiding projects across the full development lifecycle and supporting the successful delivery of new communities.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee assigned community projects as the development lead internally and externally.

Manage and direct the development approval processes, including Master Planning, Official Plan Amendments, Draft Plan Approvals,



Zoning approvals in accordance with Great Gulf’s Business plan objectives and timelines.

Retain and manage the consultant team on each project and hold them to fee, scope and schedule.

Manage the municipal relations with municipal staff and politicians and other levels of governmental agencies to affect the land use entitlements.

Prepare and manage civil, utility and landscape tenders, including scope, bid list, bid evaluation, post-tender negotiation, contract preparation and award.

Negotiate with and manage contractors on price, schedule, changes and claims.

Manage active servicing and construction work on site, including site servicing, grading, roads and underground, coordinate contractors, utilities and third-party infrastructure providers, and liaise with municipal inspectors to resolve deficiencies.

Management of project scope, maintaining schedules and project budgets to maintain company's business plan objectives.

Prepare land feasibility studies and quarterly budget updates and flag variances. Identify schedule and cost risks early, propose the recovery, and escape as soon as they are known.

Prepare internal corporate reporting as required and/ or partner correspondence and reporting.

Review and approve consultant and contractor invoices, maintain cost control against the approved budget, and manage change orders and claims, documenting the commercial position.





Manage securities and letters of credit, including the reduction schedule, and track development charge obligations, credits, front-funding and municipal grant program requirements for the region.

Drive each community, including legacy projects, to final municipal assumption and final letter of credit release.

Represent Great Gulf in landowner groups, cost‑sharing agreements and regional allocation and servicing capacity programs.

Coordinate with the Senior Planner and Planner on entitlement and approvals as workstreams within the project schedule, with clear dates and deliverables, and provide engineering and construction input for applications, conditions and agency review.

Escalate to the President where an entitlement approach and a delivery schedule cannot both be satisfied.

Coordinate with internal departments, housing, sales and marketing, resort as required.

Assist with due diligence of potential recent acquisition projects as required, with servicing, engineering, cost and schedule-to-first-lot input.

For the resort communities, source and manage large landscape construction contracts, including scoping, tendering, contractor negotiation and site oversight, in coordination with the Resort group.

What You Bring

Minimum 7 years' experience in land development delivery in the private sector working for a land developer/home builder, or similar related experience.

Degree or diploma in Business Management, Commerce, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Civil Engineering Technology, Real Estate and Housing, or related discipline. A planning degree will be considered with a demonstrated record of construction and te

📌 Development Manager, Land Development (Winnipeg)
🏢 Great Gulf
📍 Winnipeg