Senior Development Manager - Industrial

Company Overview

Our client is a privately held real estate development and investment platform with a long‑standing track record of delivering successful industrial and commercial projects across high‑growth markets. The firm is known for disciplined execution, strong market relationships, and a hands‑on approach to development. Operating in a lean, entrepreneurial environment, team members are empowered to own projects, work directly alongside senior leadership, and contribute meaningfully to business growth.

About the Role

The Senior Development Manager will source, lead, and execute industrial development opportunities across North Texas. The role offers significant autonomy and visibility, with responsibility for driving projects from initial pursuit and site evaluation through entitlements, construction, stabilization, and disposition. The incumbent will serve as the primary quarterback on transactions while partnering closely with ownership and senior leadership, reporting directly to the SVP Development, Industrial.

Responsibilities

• Source and evaluate development opportunities through broker, landowner, municipal, and industry relationships.
• Lead feasibility analysis, financial underwriting, due diligence, and investment recommendations.
• Serve as the primary project lead from acquisition through stabilization, coordinating all internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage entitlement, zoning, permitting, and municipal approval processes.
• Direct architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and other third‑party partners throughout the development process.
• Oversee project budgets, schedules, risk‑management initiatives, and overall execution to ensure successful outcomes.
• Support leasing, asset management, and disposition strategies while identifying new opportunities to expand the development pipeline.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of commercial real estate development experience with demonstrated responsibility across the full project lifecycle.
• Proven ability to independently manage development projects from sourcing and acquisition through completion.
• Strong understanding of land acquisitions, due diligence, entitlements, construction management, and development economics.
• Familiarity with the Dallas‑Fort Worth market and local industrial development landscape (strongly preferred).
• Experience working directly with municipalities, consultants, brokers, contractors, and capital partners.
• Entrepreneurial mentality with a willingness to roll up sleeves in a lean, highly accountable environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and relationship‑building skills.
• Local candidates only.

Compensation

Competitive annual salary ranging from $120,000 to $150,000, with significant autonomy and direct exposure to ownership and senior leadership. The role offers broad responsibility spanning sourcing, acquisitions, development, construction, and asset management within an entrepreneurial culture that rewards initiative, ownership, and performance.