Real Estate Development and Facilities Manager

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an independent consultant to lead site development and location strategy for a growing healthcare-focused real estate portfolio in the United States. You will evaluate potential sites, coordinate due diligence, and drive lease negotiations and buildout planning.

You will manage multiple locations across states, coordinate vendors, and ensure compliance with brand and safety standards while maintaining project budgets and timelines toward go-live milestones.

Qualifications

• Established independent consultant or consulting firm.
• Capacity to run concurrent site-development projects across multiple states.
• Experience in commercial real estate development, site selection, lease negotiations, construction project management, or a closely related field.
• Experience managing multiple locations or projects simultaneously from initial search through opening.
• Strong understanding of letters of intent, commercial lease terms, tenant-improvement programs, construction budgets, schedules, and vendor management.
• Ability to independently drive projects, make sound recommendations, and escalate decisions appropriately.
• Exceptional organization, follow-through, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, growing organization where priorities and timelines may evolve.
• Ability to travel to project sites as reasonably required.
• Must possess and maintain appropriate business insurance.
• Preferred: experience developing healthcare, behavioral health, clinical, medical office, or other regulated service locations.
• Preferred: experience supporting a multi-state or national real estate portfolio.
• Preferred: established relationships with brokers, contractors, architects, or facilities vendors in Colorado or additional U.S. markets.
• Preferred: experience creating repeatable real estate and facilities processes for a growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Define location requirements and identify, evaluate, and recommend potential sites.
• Coordinate site tours and assist with location-specific due diligence, including zoning, access, parking, and operational considerations.
• Support lease negotiations and the letter of intent process.
• Develop and manage buildout plans, including design, permitting, construction, and vendor coordination.
• Manage project budgets, timelines, risks, and key decisions to keep locations on track for go-live.
• Coordinate furniture, fixtures, and equipment procurement and installation.
• Ensure completed locations meet approved brand, clinical, operational, accessibility, and safety standards.
• Coordinate ongoing maintenance, repairs, landlord matters, and facilities vendors after locations open.
• Deliver project-based services for an initial portfolio of four Colorado locations, with likely additional locations in Arizona and other national markets.

Skills

Site selection

Lease negotiations

Construction project management

Vendor management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Education

Business insurance (certification)

Job description

• Define location requirements and identify, evaluate, and recommend potential sites
• Coordinate site tours and assist with location-specific due diligence, including zoning, access, parking, and operational considerations
• Support lease negotiations and the letter of intent process
• Develop and manage buildout plans, including design, permitting, construction, and vendor coordination
• Manage project budgets, timelines, risks, and key decisions to keep locations on track for go-live
• Coordinate furniture, fixtures, and equipment procurement and installation
• Ensure completed locations meet approved brand, clinical, operational, accessibility, and safety standards
• Coordinate ongoing maintenance, repairs, landlord matters, and facilities vendors after locations open
• Deliver project-based services for an initial portfolio of four Colorado locations, with likely additional locations in Arizona and other national markets

Requirements

• Established independent consultant or consulting firm
• Capacity, directly or through a subcontractor/broker network, to run concurrent site-development projects across multiple states
• Experience in commercial real estate development, site selection, lease negotiations, construction project management, or a closely related field
• Experience managing multiple locations or projects simultaneously from initial search through opening
• Strong understanding of letters of intent, commercial lease terms, tenant-improvement programs, construction budgets, schedules, and vendor management
• Ability to independently drive projects, make sound recommendations, and escalate decisions appropriately
• Exceptional organization, follow-through, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, growing organization where priorities and timelines may evolve
• Ability to travel to project sites as reasonably required
• Must possess and maintain appropriate business insurance
• Preferred: experience developing healthcare, behavioral health, clinical, medical office, or other regulated service locations
• Preferred: experience supporting a multi-state or national real estate portfolio
• Preferred: established relationships with brokers, contractors, architects, or facilities vendors in Colorado or additional U.S. markets
• Preferred: experience creating repeatable real estate and facilities processes for a growing organization

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in commercial real estate development, site selection, and construction project management, with a strong focus on managing multiple locations and ensuring compliance with brand and safety standards. Proven ability to negotiate leases, manage budgets, and coordinate vendor relationships effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Commercial Real Estate Development
• Site Selection
• Lease Negotiations
• Construction Project Management
• Vendor Management

Hard Skills

• Project Budget Management
• Timeline Management
• Zoning Analysis
• Operational Considerations
• Buildout Planning
• Due Diligence
• Tenant-Improvement Programs
• Stakeholder Management
• Facilities Management
• Regulatory Compliance

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Organization
• Negotiation Skills
• Follow-Through
• Decision-Making
• Adaptability

Certifications & Qualifications

• Business Insurance

Industry Keywords

• Healthcare Development
• Behavioral Health
• Medical Office
• Multi-State Portfolio
• Real Estate Processes