Job Description
Development Associate / Assistant Development Manager
This opportunity is with a growing, entrepreneurial real estate development firm focused on commercial and industrial projects across a high-growth Texas market. Operating as a lean and agile platform, the company provides direct exposure to senior decision-makers and the full development lifecycle. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience across acquisitions, due diligence, entitlements, construction, and project delivery while playing a meaningful role in the continued growth of the business.
The Development Associate / Assistant Development Manager will report directly to senior development leadership and play a key role in the successful execution of commercial and industrial development projects. This position offers significant visibility, responsibility, and career growth within a lean, fast-moving development platform.
- Support projects from acquisition and due diligence through construction completion and stabilization
- Coordinate site investigations, environmental reviews, utility studies, surveys, and third-party consultants
- Assist with entitlement, zoning, permitting, and municipal approval processes
- Manage relationships with architects, engineers, contractors, utility providers, and public agencies
- Track project schedules, milestones, budgets, and critical path activities
- Review construction budgets, guaranteed maximum price contracts, change orders, pay applications, and project reporting
- Prepare project updates, financial reporting, stakeholder presentations, and development documentation
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
For the Development Associate / Assistant Development Manager we are seeking:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate, Architecture, or a related field preferred
- 3-5 years of experience within commercial real estate development, construction management, owner's representation, engineering, or a related discipline
- Experience managing portions of commercial development or construction projects with increasing levels of responsibility
- Understanding of the development process from due diligence and entitlement through construction completion
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Suite, and project management software
- Experience within industrial, commercial, multifamily, land development, design-build, or related project environments is highly desirable
What's on offer:
- Opportunity to work directly with experienced industry leaders and decision-makers
- Exposure to acquisitions, development, construction, and asset delivery activities
- Significant ownership and responsibility early in your career
- Clear opportunity for long-term progression within a growing development platform
- Collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where your contributions have a direct impact on project success
- Competitive compensation package and benefits
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Austin, TX |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $110,000–$130,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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