Development Design & Construction Manager

Stellar Family of Companies; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance-based bonus

Benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

The Stellar Family of Companies in Lubbock, TX is seeking a Development Design & Construction Manager to act as owner’s representative from entitlement through turnover. You will lead budgeting, scheduling, design coordination, and cross-functional collaboration with architects, engineers, and GCs.

Bring 5+ years of real estate development or construction management, strong budgeting and reporting skills, and a degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in real estate development, construction management, or design management.
• Strong grasp of building systems, construction methods, and design processes.
• Sharp budgeting, scheduling, and financial reporting skills.
• Confidence working with city officials, GCs, and lenders.
• Proficiency in Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam, or similar tools.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead entitlement, permitting, and city approval processes from concept to completion.
• Manage design from concept through construction documents, keeping cost and constructability aligned.
• Oversee architects, engineers, GCs, and consultants — resolving conflicts and keeping deliverables on track.
• Run monthly OAC meetings; review RFIs, submittals, change orders, and pay applications.
• Conduct site inspections and QA/QC reviews to keep quality on point.
• Build and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and draw schedules alongside our accounting team.
• Prepare monthly lender draw requests and leadership reporting.
• Guide projects through close-out and a smooth handoff to property and asset management.

Skills

Budgeting

Scheduling

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Building systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related

Tools

Procore

MS Project

Bluebeam

Job description

Development Design & Construction Manager | The Stellar Family of Companies

Lubbock, Texas

Build more than buildings — build a career that matters

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The Stellar Family of Companies is a privately held, real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily development, construction, asset management, and property management across Texas. We're growing, and we're looking for a Development Design & Construction Manager to serve as our owner's representative and drive our active developments from entitlement through turnove

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If you thrive on ownership, love the details of budgets and schedules, and want to be part of a purpose-driven team that invests in people as much as in property, we want to hear from y

ou.

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WHAT YOU

• BRING5+ years in real estate development, construction management, or design manag
• ementStrong grasp of building systems, construction methods, and design proc
• essesSharp budgeting, scheduling, and financial reporting s
• killsConfidence working with city officials, GCs, and le
• ndersProficiency in Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam, or similar
• toolsBachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related

field

WHY S

• TELLARCompetitive base salary based on experience and
• marketPerformance-based bonus tied to project milestones (closing, CO, stabiliz
• ation)Competitive benefits package a
• nd PTOA lean, entrepreneurial team where your work visibly shapes real communities across