Chief Real Estate Development Officer

About The Employer

Homestead Community Land Trust is an equal-opportunity employer committed to affordable homeownership development and community-based land stewardship. The organization operates with a multicultural, diverse staff and is dedicated to ongoing growth in awareness of how bias and privilege affect workplace culture.

Role Summary

The Chief Real Estate Development Officer (CREDO) is a senior leadership role responsible for the execution and overall performance of Homestead's real estate platform, including affordable homeownership development, land strategy, and growth of assets in trust. Reporting to the CEO, the CREDO leads all development activity, manages the real estate team, and ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with Homestead's financial, environmental, and equity goals.

What You'll Do

• Own and manage Homestead's full real estate pipeline from site identification and feasibility through funding, construction, and project completion
• Immediately assume leadership of an active portfolio spanning construction, predevelopment, and early-stage planning
• Directly lead complex projects, overseeing entitlement, design, and construction in collaboration with architects, contractors, consultants, and public agencies to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to high quality standards
• Advance complex, high-impact developments in an environment where funding is assembled over time, applying sound judgment to balance risk with forward momentum
• Collaborate with senior leadership to expand organizational and resource capacity to support pipeline growth
• Prepare for and lead monthly meetings of the Board of Delegates Real Estate Development Committee and support decision-making at the Board level
• Supervise and develop real estate development staff through clear goal-setting, delegated authority, regular feedback, and accountability for outcomes
• Partner with the CEO on capital strategies, major funding decisions, and lender relationships
• Build the operational systems, policies, and accountability structures needed to scale production without increasing risk, including leading the implementation and consistent use of Procore as a core project management and financial tracking platform
• Design and implement the systems, standards, and processes that enable consistent, high-quality project delivery and long-term organizational scale
• Represent Homestead with public agencies, lenders, and development partners
• Negotiate key agreements and manage complex partnerships
• Partner with the CEO and organizational leadership on community-based development efforts, ensuring alignment between project execution and community priorities
• Ensure development, contracting, and engagement practices align with Homestead's commitment to racial and social equity, including community-informed and culturally responsive approaches
• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO on real estate, pipeline growth, and risk
• Bring forward clear recommendations on major decisions while operating independently within defined parameters
• Own asset management functions, including post-construction performance, warranties, and resolution of construction-related issues, and provide technical support to the homeownership team to support long-term stewardship
• Integrate community partner priorities throughout all phases of project development, working in close coordination with leadership responsible for relationship management and advocacy

Required Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of real estate development experience
• Primary responsibility for at least 2 successful simultaneous multifamily housing developments within the last 7 years
• Strong financial and pro forma skills
• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing an organizational real estate portfolio development strategy
• Experience in affordable housing or mission-driven development
• Familiarity with non-federal public funding sources and homeownership capital stacks
• Demonstrated ability to identify and secure non-traditional or complex funding sources
• Experience with community-based development or land stewardship models
• Ability to work effectively across lines of race, culture, and lived experience, building trust with staff, partners, and communities

Compensation

$170,000

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retail plan
• Paid leave

How to Apply

Submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@homesteadclt.org. Your cover letter should highlight your skills and experience relevant to this position and explain why Homestead's mission aligns with your professional goals. Please include two professional references.

Additional Information

Position starts in early July 2026.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Homestead Community Land Trust is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, gender, gender identity, marital status, veteran's status, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.