Senior Associate in Sustainable Planning and Development

Cherokee is seeking a Senior Associate as a member of our Sustainable Planning and Development team with emphasis on supporting our Denver office and California projects. This individual will operate in a team environment to advance project-specific and company-wide sustainability initiatives. Principal responsibilities include:
• Perform project-specific technical work and provide recommendations to support real estate due diligence and asset management activities
• Advise deal teams and development partners on hiring and
managing best-in-class architects, land planners, engineers and
other consultants
• Help develop and integrate relevant policies and guidelines into deal
underwriting and asset management activities
• Support corporate initiatives and projects including the
development of sustainability metrics and Cherokee’s annual Sustainability Report
This position reports to the Vice President of Sustainable Planning and
Development. Compensation will be competitive.
Education: An advanced degree in one or more of the following fields, land planning,
urban design, environmental science/management, landscape
architecture, or sustainable design preferred.
Experience: The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated, self-driven individual who
enjoys working in a fast-paced team environment. In addition, the
successful candidate will have:
• 7-10 years of experience in one or more of the of the following
disciplines:
– Site planning
– Landscape architecture
– Urban design
– Environmental impact assessment (e.g., NEPA)
– Community development
– Transportation planning
– Land planning and entitlement matters
– Sustainable design/low-impact development
– Market research
– Marketing/sales
• Knowledge of sustainable practices including low-impact
development and high-performance (green) building techniques
• Ability to think strategically in a business environment and analyze
and communicate the financial benefits of progressive development
strategies (the “business case”)
• Direct experience in real estate and land development
• Experience working with a wide variety of communities, technical
disciplines, geographies, project scales and site conditions
• Experience in California and expertise with California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) preferred
• Experience conducting spatial analysis (e.g. GIS) preferred
Other: Must have excellent graphic, writing and interpersonal and
communication skills.
Must be facile with spreadsheets, word processing and presentation
software.
Contacts: Please send resumes to