Senior Director, Real Estate Development & Project Strategy

Jobot; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Senior Director of Development in St. Louis, MO to own the full lifecycle of development projects from underwriting through pre-construction.

You will coordinate between leadership, consultants, and vendors to keep deals on schedule, with a focus on disciplined budgets and diligence. The role requires 2–5+ years in real estate development or related fields, strong knowledge of title, survey, zoning, and feasibility factors, and proven vendor‑management skills.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of experience in real estate development, due diligence, or related fields.
• Strong working knowledge of title and survey review, zoning processes, and standard development feasibility factors.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and coordinating scopes of work, quotes, and deliverables.
• Comfort producing investment‑grade written materials (IC memos, approval packages) for senior audiences.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and consultant teams simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Excel, project management/tracking tools, and reading technical plans.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable driving accountability across teams.

Responsibilities

• Draft Investment Committee memos, translating deal economics, market data, and diligence findings into clear, decision‑ready materials for senior leadership.
• Maintain and update budget and job cost trackers, flagging variances and keeping cost data current for leadership review.
• Support the creation of budgets by gathering bids, validating assumptions, and tracking revisions.
• Assist with investment materials, approval packages, and presentations to senior leadership.
• Own due diligence coordination end‑to‑end: reach out to vendors and consultants, solicit and compare quotes, and coordinate scopes of work.
• Review title commitments, exception documents, easements, and ALTA surveys; recommend mitigation strategies for identified risks.
• Organize and maintain diligence files so materials are complete, current, and easy for the team to reference.
• Maintain and enforce all deal‑related timelines tied to PSAs, diligence periods, entitlement milestones, and consultant deliverables.
• Create and maintain project trackers and overall pipeline management tools to keep deals moving on schedule.

Skills

Investment memos

Budget tracking

Bid management

Presentations

Excel

PM software

Tools

Excel

PM software

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Senior Director of Development in St. Louis, MO to own the full lifecycle of development projects from underwriting through pre-construction.

You will coordinate between leadership, consultants, and vendors to keep deals on schedule, with a focus on disciplined budgets and diligence. The role requires 2–5+ years in real estate development or related fields, strong knowledge of title, survey, zoning, and feasibility factors, and proven vendor‑management skills.