Economic Development Manager

Position Summary:

Help turn development opportunities into thriving business locations. As Clark Logic’s Economic Development Manager, you’ll help grow our commercial and industrial real estate portfolio by securing incentives, evaluating potential sites, coordinating municipal approvals, and attracting businesses to our properties. You’ll combine your knowledge of Michigan’s economic development landscape with strong relationships and project coordination skills to move projects from possibility to progress.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Incentives and project funding: Identify, evaluate, and pursue state and local incentives, grants, abatements, and other funding opportunities. Coordinate applications, supporting documentation, deadlines, and ongoing compliance.
• Brownfield redevelopment: Coordinate brownfield plans and tax increment financing (TIF) opportunities with consultants, local brownfield authorities, and municipal staff.
• Municipal coordination: Represent Clark Logic at city, township, planning commission, zoning board, and other public meetings. Help prepare presentations and coordinate zoning, land use, and development approvals.
• Site selection and due diligence: Research potential acquisitions and development sites, evaluating zoning, utilities, infrastructure, environmental conditions, workforce access, and available incentives.
• Business attraction and leasing support: Identify prospective tenants and expansion opportunities, build relationships with businesses and brokers, and assist with property tours, proposals, and leasing efforts.
• Relationship management: Maintain productive relationships with MEDC, regional economic development organizations, utilities, municipal leaders, and other development partners.
• Project coordination: Work with internal development, construction, finance, and property management teams to track commitments, resolve issues, and keep projects moving.

Qualifications:

• Experience in economic development, commercial real estate, municipal planning, public administration, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of Michigan incentive programs, brownfield redevelopment, tax increment financing, and municipal approval processes.
• A degree in real estate, business, urban planning, public administration, or a related field is preferred; relevant experience will also be considered.
• Ability to travel regionally and attend occasional evening meetings.

Preferred Background

Experience with MEDC, a local or regional economic development organization, a brownfield redevelopment authority, or municipal government is highly valued.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong communication, relationship-building, research, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently and translate complex program requirements into practical next steps.
• Comfortable presenting at public meetings and working with both public and private stakeholders.

This position is based on-site at our Portage, Michigan office and requires regular regional travel and occasional evening meetings.

Pay: From $74,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $74,000