What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Manager - Omaha, NE position at Michael Page?
- Join a growing real estate platform with a strong development pipeline
- Diverse, institutional-quality development projects
Our client is a growing, vertically integrated real estate investment and development platform with expertise spanning development, construction, capital markets, and property operations. Backed by an entrepreneurial culture and a strong project pipeline, the organisation delivers a diverse range of residential, mixed-use, and specialised real estate developments. The business offers employees direct project ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and strong long-term career growth opportunities.
Job Description
Reporting to senior development leadership, the Development Manager will play a critical role in driving development projects from inception to completion while partnering closely with internal construction, design, finance, and operations teams.
- Source and evaluate land acquisition opportunities, both on and off market, and support negotiations through contract execution.
- Lead financial underwriting, feasibility studies, development budgeting, and investment analysis to support project decision-making.
- Manage entitlements, rezoning, permitting, consultant coordination, and overall pre-development activities.
- Oversee design development from concept through construction documentation, ensuring alignment with project objectives and budgets.
- Support debt and equity financing processes, lender reporting, draw requests, and project capitalisation tracking.
- Monitor projects throughout construction, managing schedules, budgets, risk mitigation, change orders, and stakeholder communications.
- Coordinate project handover, lease-up, and stabilisation activities while maintaining accurate reporting and project documentation.
The Successful Applicant
For The Development Manager Role We Are Seeking
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 4-7 years of experience within real estate development, development management, real estate finance, construction management, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects through multiple stages of the development lifecycle.
- Strong financial modelling and underwriting capabilities, including creation and analysis of development pro formas.
- Working knowledge of entitlements, due diligence, design coordination, permitting, and construction processes.
- Experience coordinating external consultants, municipalities, contractors, lenders, and project stakeholders.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong project management capabilities.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Exposure to multifamily, mixed-use, senior living, commercial, or similar product types is advantageous.
- Experience with debt and equity structures, lender draw processes, Procore, affordable housing, or public-private partnership projects would be beneficial.
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.
- Performance-based bonus opportunity.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution.
- Generous paid holiday and annual leave package.
- Significant exposure to complex development projects across multiple asset classes.
- Long-term career progression within a growing, vertically integrated real estate platform.
- Opportunity to take ownership of projects and play a visible role in shaping a dynamic development pipeline.
Contact: Chase Smith
Quote job ref: JN-102026-7126251
Salary : $120,000 - $140,000