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Vice President of Development
📍 Baltimore, MD (5 days in office)
We are partnering with a highly active, mission-driven real estate platform focused on large-scale urban redevelopment and mixed-use projects in a major East Coast city. This organization is undergoing a strategic shift toward a more execution-focused, deal-driven development model and is looking to add a senior leader to help scale its real estate platform.
This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping the growth of an emerging urban market, with direct involvement in high-impact, city-scale development projects.
The Role
The Vice President of Development will lead complex real estate projects from concept through completion, with a focus on mixed-use and urban redevelopment initiatives.
This individual will work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to drive deal execution, manage development processes, and help build out a high-performing internal team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead cradle-to-grave development across a diverse portfolio of mixed-use projects
- Oversee both redevelopment and ground-up development initiatives
- Manage all phases of the development lifecycle including sourcing, underwriting, design, entitlement, execution, and stabilization
- Structure and execute complex capital stacks, including public and private financing sources
- Partner with internal teams, external developers, consultants, and community stakeholders
- Oversee asset management strategy and portfolio performance
- Help recruit, build, and mentor a growing development team
Qualifications
- 10–15 years of real estate development experience
- Strong background in mixed-use, urban, or large-scale redevelopment projects
- Experience leading projects from concept through completion
- Deep understanding of development finance and capital structuring
- Experience working with public-private partnerships or complex stakeholder environments is a plus
- Strong leadership and team-building capabilities
Why This Role
- Opportunity to take on a high-impact leadership role within a growing platform
- Exposure to large-scale, visible development projects
- Ability to help build and shape a team and pipeline from the ground up
- Dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with strong backing and long-term growth plans
Salary : $165,000 - $185,000