Senior Development Manager

Senior Development Manager

Residential & Mixed-Use Real Estate Development

What makes this role exciting? THE TEAM!! They are an established firm but with a true entrepreneurial culture, where individuals are encouraged to bring their ideas and skills to help them continue growing across B.C in various sectors.

Their beautiful brand new offices are an added plus, as it offers gym + extended healthcare services + access to daycares.

About the Role

A fast-growing real estate development group is seeking an accomplished Senior Development Manager

to lead a portfolio of multi-family and mixed-use projects from acquisition through completion. This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll shape strategy, oversee consultant and municipal processes, and guide projects that meaningfully contribute to housing and community development.

If you thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, enjoy solving complex development challenges, and want the autonomy to lead projects end-to-end, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a visible impact.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership & Project Direction

- Lead multiple development projects from due diligence and feasibility through design, approvals, construction, and occupancy.

- Shape project vision, development strategies, and business cases to optimize value and outcomes.

- Provide senior oversight on acquisitions, pro formas, and project positioning.

Team & Consultant Management

- Direct multidisciplinary consultant teams—including architects, engineers, planners, and cost consultants—to deliver coordinated, high-quality outcomes.

- Mentor and support junior development staff, fostering growth and consistency across the team.

Financial Oversight

- Approve and manage comprehensive budgets, pro formas, cash flows, and scheduling.

- Drive financial performance through value-engineering, risk assessments, and timely decision-making.

- Lead senior-level reporting to lenders, investors, and internal leadership.

Municipal Approvals & Stakeholder Relations

- Own the approvals strategy across rezoning, DP, BP, subdivision, and other permitting stages.

- Serve as the primary senior liaison with municipal staff, community stakeholders, and external partners.

- Represent the project in key meetings, presentations, and public processes.

Construction Interface

- Collaborate closely with construction teams on RFIs, change orders, design clarifications, and coordination issues.

- Resolve escalated design or technical challenges to maintain project timelines and quality.

Risk Management & Contracts

- Anticipate project risks, propose mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance across all development activities.

- Oversee consultant contract negotiation and administration (CCDC/standard forms).

QUALIFICATIONS

- 7–12+ years

of experience in real estate development, ideally in multi-family residential or mixed-use projects.

- Strong command of planning processes, municipal approvals, construction practices, and development lifecycle management.

- Proven success leading consultant teams and navigating complex project environments.

- Advanced financial modeling and budgeting skills (Excel proficiency required).

- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.

- Ability to lead multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.

- Post-secondary education in real estate, planning, engineering, architecture, or related fields (graduate studies an asset).

What This Opportunity Offers

- The chance to lead impactful housing projects that shape growing communities.

- A collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where your decisions directly influence outcomes.

- Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and comprehensive benefits.

- A senior role with clear upward mobility as the development portfolio expands.

- Opportunity to work with a confidential but well-capitalized client committed to long-term growth and innovation.

For consideration, please apply to

Manpreet Bains - mbains@evolverecruitment.ca