Development Manager

About the role

Over the last 20 years, Ares' success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead site development from Letter of Intent through permitting, entitlements, and regulatory approvals.
• Coordinate with municipalities, permitting agencies, utilities, and consultants to secure required approvals.
• Manage project schedules, deliverables, budgets, and risks, and communicate to senior leadership.
• Develop standardized processes and tools for consistent North American development practices.
• Maintain schedules, milestone trackers, release logs, and development summaries, and coordinate information into regional and global dashboards.
• Prepare executive summaries, status reports, and presentations for senior leadership and investment review.
• Lead teams to make strategic decisions for projects with multiple development pathways, ensuring the highest and best value outcomes for each site based on SME input.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, engineering, planning, development, construction management, or a related field.
• Advanced degree is a plus.
• 7 to 10 years of experience in North American data center development, real estate development, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating input from multiple subject matter experts.
• Strong knowledge of zoning, entitlements, CEQA/NEPA, and permitting processes across multiple jurisdictions in North America.
• Experience with BTS and Spec developments.
• Track record of managing budgets, schedules, and risks for complex development projects.
• Experience coordinating with municipalities, utility providers, and regulatory agencies.
• Ability to manage multiple customer requests and development pathways seamlessly, prioritizing competing needs effectively.
• Ability to manage projects with fungible development strategies and lead teams to the highest and best value.
• Lead comprehensive site due diligence in both desktop and detailed formats to inform acquisition decisions.
• Excellent project management, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience project management tools, Excel, PowerPoint, Procore, Dashboards, Outlook.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 20 percent.

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, engineering, planning, development, construction management, or a related field.
• Advanced degree is a plus.
• 7 to 10 years of experience in North American data center development, real estate development, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating input from multiple subject matter experts.
• Strong knowledge of zoning, entitlements, CEQA/NEPA, and permitting processes across multiple jurisdictions in North America.
• Experience with BTS and Spec developments.
• Track record of managing budgets, schedules, and risks for complex development projects.
• Experience coordinating with municipalities, utility providers, and regulatory agencies.
• Ability to manage multiple customer requests and development pathways seamlessly, prioritizing competing needs effectively.
• Ability to manage projects with fungible development strategies and lead teams to the highest and best value.
• Lead comprehensive site due diligence in both desktop and detailed formats to inform acquisition decisions.
• Excellent project management, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience project management tools, Excel, PowerPoint, Procore, Dashboards, Outlook.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 20 percent.

Benefits

Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit. Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.