Development Manager - Real Estate Construction

Job Description

The Development Manager for our Real Estate Construction team serves as the Owner's representative responsible for coordinating and executing development activities from planning through occupancy. This role integrates internal and external stakeholders, manages due diligence and entitlement activities, supports property transition efforts, and advances project objectives while aligning development initiatives with project goals, schedules, and financial requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day development activities from planning through occupancy.
• Coordinate development initiatives across internal and external stakeholders.
• Track commitments, action items, and critical development activities.
• Support preparation of executive updates, presentations, and decision support materials.
• Affiliate in evaluating development alternatives, feasibility considerations, and strategic project decisions.

Due Diligence and Site Readiness

• Coordinate due diligence activities including title, survey, geotechnical, environmental, and property condition investigations.
• Support site readiness activities such as utility coordination, remediation, demolition, site access, and infrastructure requirements.
• Support acquisition due diligence and evaluation of adjacent properties as needed.

Entitlements, Permitting, and Agency Coordination

• Coordinate project entitlements, permits, approvals, and regulatory requirements.
• Interface with municipalities, public agencies, utility providers, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Track approval requirements and support resolution of agency comments and compliance obligations.

Property and Asset Transition Management

• Career transition activities associated with existing properties and redevelopment sites.
• Support tenant communications, lease transitions, relocations, and turnover activities.
• Career relocation of utilities, telecommunications infrastructure, easements, and third-party facilities as required.

Consultant and Stakeholder Management

• Career coordination among architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, property managers, and specialty advisors.
• Monitor deliverables and support timely resolution of project issues.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, and stakeholder coordination efforts.
• Support administration of third-party agreements and development-related contracts.

Procurement and Contract Support

• Support procurement planning and consultant selection activities.
• Career procurement-related scopes of work and procurement initiatives.
• Affiliate in negotiation, implementation, and administration of development agreements, easements, access agreements, utility agreements, and related arrangements.
• Monitor contractual deliverables and support compliance efforts.

Development Reporting and Governance

• Prepare development reports, presentations, and project updates.
• Monitor development activities against approved milestones and coordinate corrective actions to maintain commitments.
• Maintain development records, project documentation, and information flow among project teams and stakeholders.
• Support governance, approval, and reporting processes.

Collaboration

• Partner across Design, Construction, Finance, Project Controls, and Cost Management to align development decisions with project requirements.
• Career with Development Accounting on expenditures, commitments, and reporting needs.
• Sponsor Procurement on consultant engagements, contracts, and development-related procurements.

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder coordination, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and navigate complex development processes.
• Knowledge of due diligence, entitlement, permitting, utility coordination, and development execution activities.
• Ability to integrate development activities with schedule, budget, and business objectives.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Urban Planning, Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in real estate development, owner's representation, project management, construction, planning, or related disciplines.
• Experience coordinating due diligence, acquisitions, entitlements, permitting, agency approvals, stakeholder management, and development execution activities.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial, institutional, mixed-use, hospitality, higher education, corporate headquarters, or comparable complex developments.
• Experience working with architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, public agencies, utility providers, and owner organizations.

Additional Information

• Travel: Occasional travel of up to 20% is required, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year).

Position & Application Details

• Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply

If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday. Additional Information: Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu. Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.