Senior Development Manager - Multifamily

Clark Construction Group•McLean, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Camber Real Estate Solutions, a subsidiary of Clark Construction Group, is a full-cycle development platform providing turnkey development solutions. The Senior Development Manager leads early-stage multifamily development for essential-worker and low- to middle-income communities, guiding clients from initial concept through site selection, feasibility, entitlements, and schematic design. The role advocates for client goals and prepares projects to be permitted, cost-aligned, and ready for handoff to construction execution and property handover teams. This is an onsite position based in the McLean, Virginia office. The role leads workforce-housing due diligence, financial feasibility and cost planning, entitlements and public partnerships, and design management. It also oversees contractor and trade bidding, value engineering, and transitions to construction and long-term asset management. The position requires occasional travel to construction sites and flexibility to work extended hours and respond to time-sensitive business needs.

Requirements

8 to 10+ years of progressive real estate development experience.
Proven track record directly managing multifamily developments through entitlements, financing structuring, and site-plan approval.
Deep understanding of multifamily financial mechanisms, local density-bonus programs, Area Median Income (AMI) mechanics, and municipal public-private partnership structures.
Expertise in horizontal development, including earthwork, utilities, stormwater, and parking efficiency, and the ability to anticipate effects on vertical construction costs, unit layouts, and long-term operating costs.
Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to explain engineering constraints, zoning parameters, and housing economics to municipal boards, equity partners, and corporate clients.
Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Construction Management, or Architecture.
Ability to perform detailed computer and document-review work, communicate effectively, move throughout the office, and travel occasionally to various locations, including construction sites.
Ability to lift and move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally.
Willingness to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines and respond to time-sensitive business needs or emergencies.
Completion of a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening; the company also conducts random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ground-up workforce housing or income-restricted/mixed-income multifamily developments.
Master’s degree, MSRE, or MBA.

Responsibilities

Lead pre-construction evaluations of high-density workforce-housing sites, assessing site constraints, infrastructure capacity, income-restricted zoning overlays, and public subsidy or incentive viability before land closing.
Conduct financial feasibility analyses and develop and manage conceptual hard- and soft-cost budgets and pro formas suited to workforce-housing economics and public-private funding structures or tax-abatement programs.
Work with authorities having jurisdiction to secure zoning changes, special-use permits, density bonuses, and public incentives such as PILOT agreements, tax exemptions, and municipal grants.
Lead community outreach and public hearings in support of middle-income housing projects.
Oversee architectural and engineering partners during schematic design.
Drive Target Value Design and unit-mix optimization to maximize rentable density and operational efficiency while selecting durable materials and maintaining build quality and tenant appeal.
Oversee general contractor and trade bidding and value-engineering efforts for cost-constrained delivery models.
Partner with construction teams to transition entitlement packages into active construction and support long-term asset-management handoff.
Monitor and respond to communications when business needs require attention, including time-sensitive matters or emergencies.
Follow Clark Construction safety policies and applicable laws when working at offices and construction sites.