Retail Development Lead — Budget, Permits & Site Strategy

Legacy Commercial Property; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group medical, dental, vision

401(k) with 50% match

Paid time off + 7 holidays

Flexible spending account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Job summary

Legacy Commercial Property is seeking an experienced Development Manager to lead retail and commercial development projects from site selection through pre-construction. You will own financial, contractual, and day-to-day management, coordinating with general contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants while managing budgets and timelines.

You will work with Legacy's leadership to ensure projects align with investment objectives, handle entitlements, and drive successful outcomes across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or Civil Engineering.
• 5+ years in construction management or developer roles, retail/commercial preferred.
• Ability to build relationships with consultants, contractors, and municipalities.
• Experience handling multiple external vendors and stakeholders simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate sites with traffic counts, demographics, competition, visibility, and access.
• Run preliminary pro formas to assess deal viability before capital is committed.
• Direct full development lifecycle from concept through pre-construction.
• Lead due diligence: zoning, entitlements, site investigations, utilities, feasibility, lender requirements.
• Collaborate with CFO on due diligence and reporting.
• Manage vendor scopes, contracts, schedules, and deliverables to meet timelines.
• Serve as primary contact for contractors, architects, engineers, and vendors.
• Work with finance staff to review numbers, timelines, budgets, and lender documents.
• Prepare project underwriting models.
• Oversee design vendors to meet tenant needs and local codes.
• Solicit and onboard new vendors; strengthen vendor network.
• Coordinate with Director of Construction and Design to keep projects on track.
• Monitor project costs, contingencies, and cash flow; manage draws with lenders.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate/Finance/Engineering/Construction Management/Civil Engineering

Master's degree a plus

Tools

Project tracking tools

Job description

Legacy Commercial Property is seeking an experienced Development Manager to lead retail and commercial development projects from site selection through pre-construction. You will own financial, contractual, and day-to-day management, coordinating with general contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants while managing budgets and timelines.

You will work with Legacy's leadership to ensure projects align with investment objectives, handle entitlements, and drive successful outcomes across