Assistant Development Manager

Overview

A well-established real estate investment and development firm is seeking a motivated and analytically strong Assistant Development Manager to join its growing team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a rising professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to gain hands-on exposure across the full lifecycle of real estate development—from due diligence and entitlements through construction close-out.

If you're ready to elevate your career and grow into a future Development Manager role, this position provides the mentorship, exposure, and strategic involvement to get you there.

As an Assistant Development Manager, you will play a key role in driving real estate development projects forward. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting projects through feasibility, planning, design, entitlement, construction, and close-out.
• Tracking schedules, milestones, deliverables, and proactively flagging risks or delays.
• Coordinating with architects, engineers, consultants, and public agencies.
• Preparing meeting agendas, action items, decision memos, and internal approval materials.
• Assisting with project budgets, forecasts, cost tracking, invoices, and financial reviews.
• Conducting market research, site analysis, feasibility studies, and due diligence.
• Compiling presentations, reports, and project documentation for internal teams and stakeholders.
• Supporting entitlement and permitting processes, including preparing submittals and monitoring conditions of approval.
• Acting as a reliable point of contact for internal teams, consultants, and partners.
• Assisting with risk assessment and recommending solutions to help keep projects on course.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Finance, Urban Planning, or a related field.
• Bring 3–5 years of experience in real estate development, land planning, or a related discipline.
• Are highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable juggling multiple work streams.
• Have strong analytical skills and the confidence to evaluate data and provide recommendations.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Are proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with MS Project or Argus is a plus.
• Are eager to learn, proactive by nature, and ready for a long-term career trajectory in development.

• Competitive compensation aligned with Orange County market rates.
• Bonus eligibility.
• Opportunity to grow into a Development Manager role within a few years.
• Exposure to high-value, complex real estate projects.
• A culture that values integrity, collaboration, learning, and initiative.

Shopoff is a great place to work. Here are some of the reasons that our employees vote for us as a Top Workplace:

• Voted 2025, 2023, & 2022 Best Places to Work by the Orange County Business Journal and Best Companies Group.
• Exceptional company culture that encourages innovation and empowers all team members to act as leaders by providing the opportunities, training, and tools critical to achieving a successful and meaningful career.
• Industry-leading compensation and benefits package including Gold and Platinum Medical Plan options, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursement, 401(k) with company match and company provided life insurance.
• A world-class work environment with potential for long-term growth and advancement in the industry, paid professional memberships and professional activities (conferences and workshops) and a tuition and certification reimbursement program.
• Paid holidays and generous vacation time; summer hours from June - August (office closes at 3 p.m. each Friday with full pay for the day).

Shopoff Realty Investments (SRI) is a real estate investment firm specializing in offering qualified clients diversified investment opportunities that can be used to create a customized portfolio consistent with their unique financial profiles and goals. For three decades, SRI has built an industry leading reputation for integrity, diligence, and vision. SRI creates value for its investors utilizing its…