Senior Real Estate Planning & Development Program Manager

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Illinois seeks a senior program manager to lead planning and development of complex real estate and capital projects, managing program staff, consultants, designers, and delivery partners. You will establish and maintain program controls, master schedules, and cost models while ensuring governance and accountability across multiple workstreams.

The role requires robust leadership, extensive experience with large-scale capital programs, and proven ability to coordinate diverse

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in real estate, architecture, engineering, construction management, business administration, or related field.
• PMP certification is desired.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in real estate development or capital program management.
• At least 4 years of people leadership and management experience.
• Experience with large capital programs exceeding $100M in value.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and development activities for complex real estate and capital projects.
• Manage program staff, consultants, designers, advisors, and delivery partners.
• Develop and maintain program controls, including master schedules and cost models.
• Administer governance processes to support accountability and decision-making.
• Coordinate among internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Oversee implementation of Project Management Information Systems (PMIS).
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams.

Skills

Program Management

People Leadership

Stakeholder Coordination

Decision-Making

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

PMIS

Job description

• Lead planning and development activities for complex real estate and capital projects
• Manage program staff, consultants, designers, advisors, and delivery partners
• Develop and maintain program controls, including integrated master schedules and cost models
• Administer governance processes to support accountability and decision‑making
• Facilitate coordination among internal stakeholders and external partners
• Oversee implementation of Project Management Information Systems (PMIS)
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, architecture, engineering, construction management, business administration, or a related field
• PMP certification is desired
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in real estate development, capital project delivery, capital program management, owner’s representative services, or related fields
• At least 4 years of people leadership and management experience
• Experience with large, multi-stakeholder capital programs exceeding $100M in value
• Experience developing program controls from the ground up (i.e., master schedules, cost models, risk registers, reporting dashboards)
• Experience working with scientific research, academic or research institutions, and working with public policy, nonprofit, and/or mission-driven organizations

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading complex real estate and capital projects, with a strong focus on program controls, stakeholder coordination, and project management. Proven ability to manage large‑scale programs and teams effectively while ensuring accountability and decision‑making processes are upheld.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Real Estate Development
• Capital Project Delivery
• Program Management
• PMP Certification
• People Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Program Controls
• Master Schedules
• Cost Models
• Risk Registers
• Reporting Dashboards

Soft Skills

• Stakeholder Coordination
• Decision-Making
• Facilitation

Certifications & Qualifications

• PMP Certification

Industry Keywords

• Capital Programs
• Owner's Representative Services
• Public Policy
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Mission-Driven Organizations

Tools & Technologies

• Project Management Information Systems