Real Estate Development Director

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Dubai is seeking a Real Estate Development Director to lead development strategies from land acquisition through planning, construction, and completion. You will manage budgets, timelines, and teams while coordinating with architects, authorities, and investors to ensure successful project delivery.

The role requires extensive UAE/GCC real estate experience, strong negotiation and analytical skills, and a strategic, proactive approach to maximize profitability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Extensive experience in real estate development or property investment.
• Strong knowledge of development planning, feasibility, and project management.
• Experience in land acquisition, development planning, and financial analysis.
• Understanding of property markets, investment returns, and development costs.
• Excellent negotiation, commercial, analytical, and decision‑making skills.
• Experience coordinating consultants, contractors, authorities, investors, and development partners.
• Proficiency in Excel, Power Point, and relevant property/project management systems.
• UAE/GCC real estate development experience is advantageous.
• Knowledge of local planning, regulatory, and approval processes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Professional, strategic, commercially focused, organized, and proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement real estate development strategies and plans.
• Identify land acquisition, investment, and development opportunities.
• Conduct feasibility studies, market research, and financial analysis.
• Lead development projects from concept through completion.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and key milestones.
• Coordinate with architects, consultants, contractors, authorities, and investors.
• Oversee planning, design, approvals, construction, and project delivery.
• Monitor development costs, financial forecasts, and investment performance.
• Assess development risks, returns, market conditions, and commercial opportunities.
• Negotiate land, development, consultant, and contractor agreements.
• Monitor property market trends, customer demand, and competitor activity.
• Ensure compliance with planning, building, regulatory, and legal requirements.
• Prepare investment proposals, feasibility reports, budgets, and management updates.
• Lead, manage, and develop real estate development teams.
• Drive quality, profitability, efficiency, and successful project delivery.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical

Decision making

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Property Development, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Property management software

Job description

Role Description A Real Estate Development Director is responsible for leading real estate development strategies, projects, investments, and development teams from land acquisition and feasibility through planning, construction, and completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement real estate development strategies and plans.
• Identify land acquisition, investment, and development opportunities.
• Conduct feasibility studies, market research, and financial analysis.
• Lead development projects from concept through completion.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and key milestones.
• Coordinate with architects, consultants, contractors, authorities, and investors.
• Oversee planning, design, approvals, construction, and project delivery.
• Monitor development costs, financial forecasts, and investment performance.
• Assess development risks, returns, market conditions, and commercial opportunities.
• Negotiate land, development, consultant, and contractor agreements.
• Monitor property market trends, customer demand, and competitor activity.
• Ensure compliance with planning, building, regulatory, and legal requirements.
• Prepare investment proposals, feasibility reports, budgets, and management updates.
• Lead, manage, and develop real estate development teams.
• Drive quality, profitability, efficiency, and successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Property Development, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in real estate development or property investment.
• Strong knowledge of development planning, feasibility, and project management.
• Experience in land acquisition, development planning, and financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of property markets, investment returns, and development costs.
• Excellent negotiation, commercial, analytical, and decision‑making skills.
• Experience coordinating consultants, contractors, authorities, investors, and development partners.
• Proficiency in Excel, Power Point, and relevant property/project management systems.
• UAE/GCC real estate development experience is advantageous.
• Knowledge of local planning, regulatory, and approval processes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Professional, strategic, commercially focused, organized, and proactive approach.