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Vice President of Development - Dallas, TX

Dallas, Texas Permanent USD170,000 - USD250,000 per year View Job Description
An exciting opportunity to lead regional growth for a market-leading, privately held real estate investor and developer with a strong national platform. As Senior Vice President of Development, you will take ownership of a major Texas market, driving strategy, sourcing high-impact opportunities, and delivering best-in-class residential and mixed-use developments.
  • Lead & build a high-growth platform backed by a well-capitalized investor.
  • High-profile, large-scale development projects with clear executive visibility

About Our Client

Our client is a well-capitalised, privately held real estate investor and developer with a strong national platform and a track record of delivering high-quality, design-led projects. They are known for their disciplined approach to development, strong capital relationships, and ability to execute complex, large-scale residential and mixed-use opportunities.

Job Description

The Senior Vice President of Development will report into senior executive leadership and take full ownership of regional development performance, strategy, and execution.

  • Lead regional development strategy, identifying priority submarkets, product types, and investment opportunities
  • Originate and execute new development deals including land acquisition, joint ventures, and structured transactions
  • Build and maintain a high-quality pipeline through strong relationships with brokers, landowners, and partners
  • Oversee underwriting, financial modelling, and investment committee presentations
  • Lead entitlement processes, zoning approvals, and community engagement initiatives
  • Manage capital partner relationships and support debt/equity structuring alongside internal teams
  • Oversee full lifecycle execution from acquisition through construction, delivery, and stabilisation

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 Vice President - Development we are seeking:

  • 12-15+ years of real estate development experience, with a focus on multifamily or mixed-use projects
  • Deep knowledge of a major Texas market and strong local industry relationships
  • Proven track record sourcing, underwriting, structuring, and delivering ground-up development projects
  • Strong financial acumen including underwriting, residual land analysis, and capital structuring
  • Experience leading entitlements, zoning, and public approval processes
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to build and mentor high-performing teams
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with executive-level presence



What's on Offer

  • Competitive executive compensation package (base + bonus)
  • Long-term incentive potential aligned to deal performance
  • Opportunity to lead and build a regional platform within a well-capitalised organisation
  • Exposure to high-profile, large-scale development projects
  • Clear path toward broader executive leadership responsibility



If you are interested in this opportunity apply today or reach out to Chase Smith at Michael Page to discuss further.

Contact
Chase Smith
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7042923

Job summary

Sector
Real Estate
Sub Sector
Property Development & Consultancy
Industry
Property
Location
Dallas
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Chase Smith
Job Reference
JN-062026-7042923