Senior Associate - Development, Acquisitions & Asset Management

Breneman Real Estate Group is a development firm focused on acquisitions, adaptive reuse conversions, and value-add real estate. We are building the platform and need a driven, detail-oriented senior associate who can operate across the full development lifecycle — from underwriting a new acquisition to running a township approval meeting to walking a job site with the construction team the same week. This is not a siloed role. You will own deals end-to-end, manage active projects, oversee assets, and communicate directly with investors and lenders. If you want a single-function job, this is not it. If you want real ownership and the chance to be part of building something from the ground up, read on. WHAT YOU'LL OWN Acquisitions & Underwriting • Source, screen, and underwrite acquisition opportunities — adaptive reuse, value-add, and ground-up • Build and maintain financial models from scratch: cash flows, debt waterfalls, IRR and equity multiple sensitivities, and scenario analysis • Lead due diligence processes across legal, physical, and financial workstreams • Prepare LOIs, deal memos, and investment summaries for principal review • Maintain an active pipeline — cultivate relationships with brokers, sellers, and off-market sources • Support debt placement: prepare loan packages, interface with lenders, and manage term sheet negotiations Development Management & Project Execution • Manage active development projects day-to-day from contract execution through certificate of occupancy • Serve as the primary point of contact with architects, engineers, general contractors, and consultants — hold everyone accountable to schedule and budget • Track project budgets, draw requests, change orders, and contingencies — identify and escalate variances before they become problems • Attend township, zoning board, planning commission, and municipal meetings; represent the firm and help navigate the approval process • Manage permitting and entitlement workflows in coordination with local counsel and land use consultants • Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, quality, and safety • Maintain detailed project logs, schedules, and reporting across all active deals Asset Management & Investor Relations • Oversee stabilized and in-progress assets — monitor operating performance, leasing activity, and hold/sell positioning • Prepare quarterly investor reports, capital call memos, distribution summaries, and deal updates • Maintain LP relationships and respond to investor inquiries with professionalism and accuracy • Monitor portfolio-level KPIs and flag performance issues to principals • Support refinancings, dispositions, and recapitalizations as opportunities arise WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR • 3–6 years of experience in real estate development, private equity, construction management, or a closely related field • Excel/Google Sheets is your native language — you build models from scratch and you know your way around a waterfall • Solid working knowledge of real estate capital structures: senior debt, mezzanine, preferred equity, LP/GP splits and promotes • Comfortable in diverse rooms — contractor job trailers, municipal hearing chambers, and investor calls — same week, different energy • Experience with adaptive reuse, mixed-use, or residential conversion projects is a strong plus • Highly organized and systems-driven — you build processes and follow them • Clear, concise written communicator — investor memos, meeting recaps, and project updates all need to be tight • Valid driver's license and willingness to travel to project sites and municipal meetings regularly • Low ego, high output — you take pride in execution, not just ideas THE PERSON You don't wait to be told what to do next. You show up to the township meeting fully prepared, send the recap before anyone asks, and still have the lender package drafted by end of day. You understand that at this stage of a platform's growth, everyone does everything — and you're energized by that, not frustrated by it. You're sharp, organized, and ambitious. You want reps on real deals. You want to understand every part of how a development comes together — the money, the approvals, the construction, the investors — and you're willing to grind for it. THE JOB • Full Time • In office • Salary range: $70,000-$90,000+ based on experience TO APPLY Send your resume and a brief note on a deal or project you're proud of to: • [email protected]