Development Manager - San Antonio, TX

An exciting opportunity for a Development Manager to join a growing real estate investment and development platform. Working closely with senior leadership, you will gain end-to-end exposure across acquisitions, redevelopment, adaptive reuse, mixed-use, and ground-up development projects while helping deliver an expanding pipeline of commercial real estate opportunities.

Client Details

A growing, entrepreneurial commercial real estate investment and development platform with a diverse portfolio of retail, mixed-use, and redevelopment assets. The firm is actively expanding its development pipeline and offers significant exposure to complex projects across the full development lifecycle.

Description

The Development Manager will report directly to senior development leadership and play a critical role in advancing projects from acquisition and due diligence through design, entitlements, construction, and delivery. This is a highly visible role offering broad exposure across the full development lifecycle.

• Manage consultant teams including architects, engineers, planners, landscape architects, and other external advisors.
• Coordinate entitlement, permitting, zoning, and approval processes with municipal agencies and utility providers.
• Support site due diligence activities, feasibility analysis, and pre-development planning.
• Build and maintain project schedules across design, financing, permitting, construction, and delivery phases.
• Monitor project budgets, track cost performance, and assist with financial reporting throughout the development process.
• Collaborate with contractors during construction including change order management, RFIs, submittals, and pay applications.
• Partner with acquisitions, leasing, marketing, asset management, and investment teams to support business objectives across the portfolio.

Profile

For the Development Manager we are seeking:

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5-10 years of commercial real estate development experience.
• Exposure to retail, mixed-use, urban infill, redevelopment, or ground-up development projects.
• Strong understanding of the full development lifecycle including due diligence, entitlements, design, financing, construction, and lease-up.
• Experience coordinating consultants, contractors, municipalities, and other project stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing development budgets and project reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with project management platforms such as Procore, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar tools.
• Exceptional organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment while managing multiple priorities simultaneously.

Job Offer

• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to work directly alongside highly experienced development leadership with a substantial track record of delivering complex projects.
• Exposure to a diverse pipeline of redevelopment, adaptive reuse, mixed-use, and ground-up development opportunities.
• Significant career advancement potential within a growing investment and development platform.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with direct access to executive leadership.

If you are interested in this opportunity apply today or reach out to Chase Smith at Michael Page

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