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Senior Development Manager - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota Permanent USD130,000 - USD180,000 per year View Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Development Manager to join a market-leading real estate development organisation with a strong national presence. This role offers the chance to lead complex development projects from inception through completion, working closely with investors, lenders, consultants, and construction teams to deliver high-impact projects within a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
  • Clear path toward Director-level progression
  • Significant autonomy and decision-making responsibility

About Our Client

Our client is a privately backed real estate development and investment platform with a strong track record of delivering complex commercial projects across multiple markets. Known for its entrepreneurial culture and collaborative approach, the organisation combines development, construction, and investment expertise to execute high-quality projects while fostering innovation, growth, and long-term value creation.

Job Description

Reporting to senior leadership, the Senior Development Manager will take ownership of multiple development projects and play a key role in driving business growth and project execution.

  • Lead the full lifecycle of development projects from site evaluation through construction completion and operational handover.
  • Manage relationships with clients, equity partners, lenders, municipalities, consultants, and contractors.
  • Develop and oversee project budgets, schedules, cash flows, and financial feasibility analyses.
  • Direct entitlement, zoning, permitting, and public approval processes.
  • Lead consultant and contractor procurement, negotiations, and contract administration.
  • Oversee design development, construction execution, cost control, and project reporting.
  • Support business development initiatives by identifying and evaluating new development opportunities.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

For the Senior Development Manager we are seeking:

  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Real Estate, or a related field.
  • Advanced degree such as an MBA or Finance qualification preferred.
  • 7+ years of relevant development, construction, real estate, or project management experience.
  • Proven experience managing development projects valued between $10 million and $40 million or larger.
  • Strong financial analysis, budgeting, underwriting, and project feasibility experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple projects concurrently.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, presentation, and negotiation skills.
  • High attention to detail, strong commercial acumen, and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
  • Experience working with complex entitlement, permitting, and regulatory processes.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive base salary.
  • Performance-based bonus opportunity.
  • Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits.
  • Hybrid working flexibility.
  • Strong long-term career progression within a growing development platform.
  • Opportunity to work on high-profile development projects across the region.
Contact
Chase Smith
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7103533

Job summary

Sector
Real Estate
Sub Sector
Property Development & Consultancy
Industry
Property
Where
Minneapolis
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Chase Smith
Job Reference
JN-092026-7103533
 

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