Director / Sr. Director Development

Position Type:

Full time

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

State:

North Carolina

City:

Charlotte

Zip Code:

28226

Total Base Pay Range:

$163,100.00 - $271,800.00

Overview:

Vivmark Residential exists to set the mark for what home can be. Formed through the merger of AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential, Vivmark brings together two industry leaders with a shared commitment to excellence, innovation, and delivering exceptional living experiences. Our vision is to be the most trusted and best-performing rental housing company in America - one that continues to get better as it grows. And we're looking for people who want to help us do it.

As an owner, developer, and manager of more than 180,000 apartment homes in major markets across the US, we have the scale to offer something most companies can't. At Vivmark, team members move up and across functions, markets, and disciplines, building lasting careers. We invest in team members’ growth, development, and capabilities that make them and us better, and we hold ourselves to the highest standard as an employer.

The best people want to work here. We hope you're one of them.

The Role:

This role has two salary ranges, depending on the level at which the candidate is hired:

Development Director: $132,600 - $221,000

Senior Development Director: $161,300 - $271,800

We’re looking for a Development Director / Senior Development Director to lead multiple multifamily and mixed-use projects from initial deal evaluation through stabilization. This is a hands-on role owning the full lifecycle—feasibility, entitlement, design, execution, and delivery.

You’ll work across internal teams and external partners to move deals forward, manage risk, and drive projects to successful outcomes.

What You’ll Do:

Own the project lifecycle

• Lead projects from site evaluation through stabilization

• Build and evaluate feasibility: entitlements, market, financials, environmental and engineering

• Prepare investment materials and recommendations for internal approvals (MIC)

• Manage contracts, risk, and overall deal strategy

• Deliver clear monthly project updates

Drive execution through partners

• Manage architects, engineers, planners, and other consultants

• Lead design process and ensure deliverables hit scope, schedule, and budget

• Oversee vendor selection and performance at an executive level

Lead cross-functional teams

• Run asset teams across Development, Construction, Design, and Operations

• Align stakeholders and keep projects moving

Navigate entitlements

• Own the entitlement process end-to-end

• Work directly with municipalities, land use attorneys, and consultants

• Participate in hearings and approvals, manage timelines and risk

Source new deals

• Identify and help advance new development opportunities

What You Bring:

• ~7+ years in real estate development

• Direct experience running development deals—not just supporting

• Strong understanding of entitlements, financial underwriting, and project execution

• Proven ability to manage consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders

• Comfortable operating at both strategy level and in the weeds

Education

• Bachelor’s required

• MBA or Master’s in Real Estate (or similar) is a plus

Nice To Have:

• LEED or other industry certifications

How Vivmark Supports You:

We know that our teams are the beating heart of our success and we’re committed to showing our appreciation.

We offer:

• A competitive benefits package that supports your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, paid vacation and company holidays, and exclusive team member housing discounts.

Additional Info:

AvalonBay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  We believe that in order to achieve our purpose of creating a better way to live, we must recruit, develop and retain associates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and create an environment that encourages all voices to be heard, understood and appreciated. With this we know we can do great things.

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AvalonBay will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements under the law.

Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.

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Job ID JR106815