Development Manager

Aplin; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Job summary

Aplin in Vancouver seeks a Development Manager to lead real estate development projects from concept through completion. You will manage budgets, timelines, and approvals while coordinating architects, engineers, contractors, and municipalities to deliver on business goals.

The role requires 5+ years in development, a related degree, and strong financial acumen. You will report to senior leadership, maintain project documentation, and ensure regulatory compliance in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in real estate development or related roles.
• Experience coordinating developers, architects, consultants, and contractors.
• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Urban Planning, or related field preferred.
• Ability to read architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and PM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of development projects from acquisition through completion.
• Manage budgets, schedules, development timelines, and milestones to stay on track.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, municipalities, and stakeholders.
• Oversee development approvals, rezonings, and permits, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Review design development to align with budgets, objectives, and market expectations.
• Prepare pro formas, feasibility studies, budgets, and cash-flow projections with finance.
• Manage procurement and consultant/contractor relationships, including scopes of work and performance.
• Identify and mitigate project risks across design, finance, scheduling, regulatory, and construction areas.
• Monitor progress via site visits and meetings; report status to leadership and ownership.

Skills

Project coordination

Budget management

Stakeholder coordination

Microsoft Excel

Reading architectural drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate

Tools

Project management platforms

Job description

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established real estate development and investment company with a strong presence across Western Canada. The organization specializes in the development of high-quality residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties, with a portfolio spanning large-scale urban developments and community-focused projects. Known for its hands‑on approach and commitment to quality, the company manages projects from initial planning and development through construction and completion. With a growing portfolio of projects, they offer an opportunity to join an experienced team working on complex, high-profile developments.

About The Opportunity

Our client is looking for someone who has developed a strong foundation in project coordination and is ready to take greater ownership of projects, consultant teams, municipal approvals, budgets, schedules, and development strategy.

The Development Manager will be involved throughout the full development lifecycle, from acquisition and feasibility through rezoning, development permit, design development, building permit, construction, occupancy, and project closeout.

The position requires a combination of project management, financial understanding, design and construction knowledge, municipal approvals experience, and commercial judgment.

About The Position

• Lead the planning and execution of real estate development projects from initial concept and acquisition through approvals, construction, and completion.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, development timelines, and key milestones to ensure projects remain on track.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, municipalities, and other project stakeholders throughout the development process.
• Oversee development applications, rezoning, permitting, and municipal approvals, ensuring all requirements and deadlines are met.
• Review and coordinate design development, ensuring project plans align with business objectives, budgets, regulatory requirements, and market expectations.
• Prepare and maintain project pro formas, feasibility studies, budgets, cash‑flow projections, and financial reporting in collaboration with senior leadership and finance teams.
• Manage procurement and consultant/contractor relationships, including scopes of work, agreements, performance, and project deliverables.
• Identify and manage project risks, resolving design, financial, scheduling, regulatory, and construction‑related issues as they arise.
• Monitor project progress through regular site visits and stakeholder meetings, ensuring quality, schedule, and cost objectives are being achieved.
• Provide regular reporting to senior management and ownership on project status, financial performance, risks, approvals, and upcoming milestones.

The Requirements

• 5+ years in real estate development, including experience in roles such as Development Coordinator, Assistant Development Manager, Development Manager, or comparable positions.
• Experience working for a real estate developer, owner, development manager, architecture/planning firm, construction company, or related organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Urban Land Economics, Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Commerce, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Ability to read and understand architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and project management/document management platforms.

Compensation

• Base Salary: $120,000 – $135,000 DOE
• Performance‑related bonus.
• Health Benefits

We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits.

Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.