Real Estate Developer

Real Estate Developer, Louisville, KY

Our client is a Louisville, Kentucky-based, full-service multifamily real estate development and construction firm. As a growing organization, the company has established a strong regional presence and is focused on expanding its development pipeline, construction capabilities, and overall market footprint.

This role manages diverse multifamily development projects from initial site identification through final project closing and construction handoff. The successful candidate oversees feasibility analysis, due diligence, entitlements, financing, design coordination, and stakeholder engagement. You will ensure multifamily communities deliver on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with organizational goals.

Real Estate Developer Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate multifamily sites through market research and financial assessments.
• Manage due diligence including environmental, survey, and engineering studies.
• Develop financial tools including project budgets, schedules, and multifamily pro formas.
• Secure project financing through debt, equity, grants, and specialized funding applications.
• Navigate municipal approvals for zoning, entitlements, and required permitting processes.
• Coordinate design teams including architects, engineers, contractors, and public stakeholders.
• Monitor project risk from pre-development phases through final financial closing.
• Create executive reports for company leadership, investors, and project partners.
• Facilitate smooth handoffs to construction and operational teams at closing.

Real Estate Developer Position Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Construction, or Urban Planning preferred.
• Experience: 2 to 6 years in residential or multifamily real estate development.
• Financial Skills: Strong competency in multifamily development pro formas and financial modeling.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Proven experience handling zoning, entitlements, and residential land-use regulations.
• Funding Programs: Familiarity with affordable housing or specialized tax credit programs (like LIHTC) is a plus.
• Core Competencies: Exceptional organizational, analytical, communication, and relationship-management skills.

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Pay: $100,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Ability to pass a drug screen and background check?
• Do you have experience managing multiple development projects simultaneously?
• Do you have experience preparing or reviewing real estate development pro formas and financial feasibility analyses?
• Please rate your knowledge of real estate finance concepts such as IRR, ROI, debt/equity structures, and financial modeling. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
• Do you have experience with Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments?

Yes, extensive experience
Yes, limited experience
Familiar with LIHTC but have not worked directly on a project
No experience

• Have you prepared or contributed to applications for tax credits, grants, debt financing, or equity financing for development projects?
• Do you have experience managing zoning approvals, entitlements, permitting, variances, or site plan approvals?
• Have you represented a development project before municipalities, planning commissions, neighborhood groups, or public hearings?
• Briefly describe the most complex development project you have managed, including project type, size, and your role.
• What types of real estate development projects have you worked on? (Note all that apply.)

Affordable Housing
Multifamily
Mixed-Use
Commercial
Industrial
Senior Housing
Student Housing
Single-Family Residential
Other

• Are you willing to travel occasionally to development sites?
• How many LIHTC projects have you worked on?

None
1–2
3–5
6

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• managing projects from acquisition through construction : 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $100,000 - $135,000