The Port is Hiring: Real Estate Development Manager

Job Description

Are you ready to help reshape Cincinnati’s urban landscape? At The Port, we’re on a mission to return underutilized properties to productive use—fueling economic growth, revitalizing neighborhoods, and creating opportunities for all.

We’re seeking a Real Estate Development Manager to lead transformative redevelopment projects across Hamilton County. If you’re passionate about construction, community impact, and strategic development, this is your chance to make a difference.

What You'll Do

Project & Construction Management

• Prepare development plans, schedules, and project budgets.
• Develop and manage pro formas, sources and uses, and overall project financials.
• Review and administer contracts, including scope clarifications and payment applications
• Review RFQs and RFPs and support the bidding process.
• Administer grant funds and other funding sources in accordance with eligibility and compliance requirements.
• Support due diligence activities.
• Manage development projects through construction administration and closeout.
• Conduct site visits to active construction projects to assess progress and represent the owner’s interests.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Work with government agencies to ensure timely approval of zoning changes, permits, and other compliance matters.
• Ensure bidding and contracting processes comply with relevant laws and policies.
• Support grant compliance and reporting.

Internal & External Collaboration

• Collaborate across internal teams within a complex, multi disciplinary organization.
• Communicate effectively with developers, contractors, engineers, environmental professionals, and Port team members.
• Support community engagement efforts related to redevelopment initiatives.

Strategic Planning & Oversight

• Administer and support the Development team’s project portfolio to ensure successful completion on time and on budget.
• Plan, track, and communicate timelines, milestones, and deliverables to partners.
• Identify, reduce, or eliminate project risk through observation, assessment, and problem-solving.

What You Bring

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, real estate, urban planning, engineering, environmental engineering, architecture, or another field emphasizing organizational and planning skills.
• 4–8 years of experience in a similar role; Professional experience in construction and/or project management is preferred but not required.

Skills, Specialized Knowledge & Abilities

• Familiarity with property development including acquisition, redevelopment, and disposition; Construction materials, methods, and processes; Construction payment applications, draw requests, etc.; and Grant funding and compliance reporting.
• Ability to attend meetings on construction sites, perform construction site observation duties, and experience writing construction field observation reports.
• Ability to tour the Port’s project construction sites and attend out-of-office meetings.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, and listening skills; The ability to effectively communicate with developers, contractors, engineers, certified environmental professionals, and Port team members; Ability to orchestrate and participate in various outreach efforts including experience in public speaking.
• Highly organized and detail oriented; Capability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• The ability to identify, reduce or eliminate project risk, through observation, assessment, and problem-solving.
• Self-motivated and energetic with a strong work ethic and the ability to think creatively.
• Excellent judgment and personal integrity are required.

Other Prerequisites

• Ability to operate all applicable office equipment.
• Satisfactory results on pre-employment written and oral testing, as administered by appropriate practitioners at The Port’s direction, if applicable.
• Satisfactory results of background investigations.
• Be insurable and maintain insurability for the operation of motor vehicles, as use of personal vehicle may be required to attend out-of-office meetings.
• Ability to perform all the essential functions of the position outlined herein without creating a direct or indirect threat to the safety of oneself or others.

Why Work at The Port?

We’re a mission-driven team working to advance the public good in Hamilton County. At The Port, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking organization that values innovation, integrity, and impact. Apply today and help us bring new life to the places that need it most.

The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (The Port) is a public agency that partners with the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, along with economic development organizations, municipalities, and foundations to ensure every acre of local real estate is developed into productive use. Specifically, The Port works to redevelop manufacturing and residential real estate to build the foundation of job creation and livable, revitalized communities so Greater Cincinnati residents can experience economic prosperity.

The Port has been stimulating economic growth in Southwestern Ohio for more than two decades. Through its work, it strengthens Hamilton County and Cincinnati communities home by home and block by block to increase access to homeownership. It surrounds neighborhoods with revitalized business districts and makes forgotten industrial sites attractive to manufacturers with high-paying jobs. This helps provide jobs families can live on and homes they can afford in cleaner, greener, safer neighborhoods and business districts. The Port makes real estate work – for everyone.

Applicants may send a resume and cover letter to Chelsea Boyer at cboyer@cincinnatiport.org