Chief Development Officer

Job Title: Chief Development Officer - RemoteEssential Duties and Responsibilities: • Provides strategic oversight for the following functions: Development, Planning, and Engineering. • Oversee acquisition, development, and redevelopment opportunities of new sites on time and on budget. • Direct the work of the Real Estate Development team and coordinate development work with other development staff. • Oversee the competitive selection, bid, negotiation, and contracting for third-party services to produce quality results. • Produce timely and cost-effective performance from the project team, including architect/engineer, attorney, specialty consultants, and general contractor. • Supervise the overall development process from site selection and acquisition, securing land use and entitlement approvals, securing permits, completing construction documents, overseeing construction/rehab, completing lease-up and permanent loan conversion. • Create and maintain comprehensive project schedules and checklists with milestones for entitlements, financing, permitting, and construction. • Coordinate team responsibilities to meet deadlines and goals, fulfill reporting requirements and provide updates to the CEO and the Board Members. • Provide focused leadership and expertise to project design, construction, and cost containment. • Establish ongoing, constructive working relationships with peers, contractors, funders (equity and debt), regulatory entities, community leaders, and government partners. Qualifications and Requirements: • Minimum 15 years of real estate development and project management experience preferably. • Track record in developing successful real estate projects on budget and on time. • Education and/or extensive experience in construction, design, or engineering is strongly preferred. • Working knowledge of architectural plans, mechanical and building systems, new construction, and construction costs and site plans. • Proven capacity to supervise a talented team of real estate professionals and to get high performance from consultants. • Focused, efficient, and results-oriented. • Strong organizational skills and self-directed work habits. • Able to anticipate deadlines. • Able to review complex legal documents and identify key business points and manage multiple complex projects, often with overlapping deadlines. • Strong oral and written communication skills. • If you are tasked to drive as a part of this role, then it is required that you have a clean driving record and a current Driver's License that is not suspended or expired. • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. EEO-1 Category: Executive/Senior Level Officials and Managers #HP24 Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Created: 2026-03-10