Acquisitions & Development Manager

Field Development, LLC; York (York County); On-site; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A real estate development firm in York, PA, is seeking a professional with 5–8+ years in real estate development/acquisitions. The ideal candidate will manage all aspects of modeling, underwriting, and due diligence. The role offers a competitive base salary ranging from $115,000 to $120,000, along with a performance-based bonus of up to 35%. The firm values professionalism and efficiency while focusing on multifamily developments.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years in real estate development/acquisitions with hands-on modeling and end-to-end diligence ownership; multifamily preferred.
• Expert Excel; disciplined version control; comfort coordinating consultants and municipal submissions.
• Logical, energetic, and driven; clear, concise writer.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain full development pro formas, scenarios, sensitivities, and sources/uses.
• Underwrite sites and deals and perform diligence from LOI/PSA to close.
• Drive entitlements and prepare decision materials.

Job description

The Work

• Own the model. Build and maintain full development pro formas, scenarios, sensitivities, and sources/uses.
• Underwrite sites and deals. Pull comps, pressure-test rents, costs, yields, DSCR, and downside cases.
• Run diligence from LOI/PSA to close. Coordinate title, survey, environmental, geotech, traffic, utilities, and appraisals; track contingencies and dates.
• Drive entitlements. Build the approvals critical path, prepare submittals with counsel/engineer, manage comments, schedule hearings, and secure conditions sign-off.
• Prepare decision materials. Produce clean investment memos and data rooms that withstand lender and investor review.

What Success Looks Like

• One or more high-quality sites closed per year with S&U and due diligence costs on plan.
• Approvals secured within target windows; clean handoff to precon and construction.
• Investment packages that accelerate capital decisions.

You

• Logical, energetic, and driven.
• 5–8+ years in real estate development/acquisitions with hands-on modeling and end-to-end diligence ownership; multifamily preferred.
• Expert Excel; disciplined version control; comfort coordinating consultants and municipal submissions.
• Clear, concise writer. You convert analysis into go/no-go and next steps.

Compensation

• Base: $115,000–$120,000 (York, PA market +$5–10k).
• Bonus: Up to 35% of base salary, tied to closed deals and milestone delivery.

Tools

• Market data (e.g., CoStar), GIS and plan portals, standard DD vendors, lender packages, and an IC memo template you’ll help refine.

About Us

Field Properties is a vertically integrated developer and builder of apartment communities across the Mid-Atlantic. Headquartered in York, PA, our team brings 90+ years of combined development, construction, and property management experience, with 700+ apartments in the portfolio and pipeline, including new communities in York, PA, and Martinsburg, WV. We value professionalism, efficiency, and long-term thinking.

How to Apply

Send a resume, a brief note on a deal you underwrote and took through approvals, and a sample model or redacted memo, and complete the culture index survey at: https://go.cultureindex.com/s/HAYA1scA94

Notes for candidates: Entitlements add cost and delay risk; disciplined underwriting, diligence, and approvals management are central to this role. Expect deep focus work, tight checklists, and crisp communication to navigate varying local approval processes.

Field Development, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.