Development Manager (Commercial Real Estate)

Location: Remote within the United States, with listed locations in Sacramento, Cheyenne, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Meridian, and Phoenix. Travel of 25–50% is required.

Salary: $133,875–$157,500 per year.

Company

Cushman & Wakefield delivers commercial real estate development and acquisition project services.

What you will do

• Develop feasibility analyses, scopes, schedules, zoning strategies, and approval plans for land leases and acquisitions.
• Lead architects, civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and other consultants to assess site viability and coordinate design.
• Represent clients before planning commissions, design review boards, city councils, and other authorities to secure zoning and site-plan approvals.
• Manage surveys, due diligence, entitlements, permitting, utility coordination, and site preparation through lease commencement or closing.
• Direct new-store developments, relocations, and multi-state roll-outs while monitoring schedules, procurement, budgets, progress, and reporting.
• Provide value-engineering recommendations, maintain stakeholder communication, and conduct site visits and project meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline, plus 5+ years of development management experience in commercial construction, Owner’s Representative experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with pre-construction and land development, including site planning, grading-plan review, and utility design and review.
• Expertise in feasibility and due diligence, site analysis, permitting, civil design and construction, entitlements, land use, land planning, utility providers, and construction.
• Experience working with local municipalities and organizations to obtain site-plan and zoning approvals.
• Proficiency preparing and tracking detailed project budgets and schedules and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Solid understanding of construction terminology, codes, documentation, design disciplines, construction standards, and plan sets.
• Proficiency with project management software such as Microsoft Project or NIKU.
• Experience conducting project meetings with clients, contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders, plus demonstrated customer and vendor relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organizational, presentation, and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with restaurant, banking, or pad-site projects.
• Certification such as PMP, PE, AIA, LEED, or CMAA.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote workplace arrangement with required travel and site visits.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health, vision, dental, flexible spending, health savings, retirement, life, and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work are available to eligible employees.
• Compensation may vary by geographic location, experience, qualifications, job type, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.