VP of Construction & Development

A note from our CEO

We've built something special at brightSTAR. A growing portfolio, a proven team, and a development pipeline already in motion; a destination marina, ground-up communities, an RV resort, homes going on the ground every week. And here's the part that matters: that's just the starting line. I'm looking for a once-in-a-generation builder to own development at brightSTAR — not just the pipeline we have today, but the bigger one we intend to build.

Real autonomy. A real mandate. The freedom to build the function, the team, and the playbook the way you know it needs to be built. I'll get out of your way and back you.

If you've been waiting for this kind of seat, here it is. I want to hear from you directly.

–Brandon Schilling, CEO

brightSTAR Communities is a premier operator of Manufactured Home Communities (“MHC”) and Recreational Vehicle Resorts (“RV”) across the United States. Our mission is to create vibrant, affordable communities for working families and retirees, as well as attractive vacation destinations for RV travelers.

At brightSTAR, we empower exceptional leaders to combine institutional discipline and professionalism with a fierce entrepreneurial spirit. That approach has fueled our rapid growth, transformed ordinary “parks” into strong communities, and fulfilled our promises to our residents and investors.

• CHARACTER MATTERS
• Business should be a FORCE FOR GOOD
• We all profit most when we work for a PURPOSE GREATER THAN OURSELVES
• Every decision should maximize LONG-TERM VALUE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS

• AUTHENTICITY - We are real, honest, and transparent.
• EXCELLENCE – We solve problems and are obsessed with greatness.
• PARTNERSHIP – We bring out the best in each other.

The under-institutionalized nature of manufactured housing, RV resorts, and marinas isn’t just an operating opportunity – it’s a development opportunity. Most ground-up MHC, RV, and marina projects are built by local operators with local relationships, no replicable playbook, and no in-house development discipline. brightSTAR has the capital, the asset base, and the conviction to build differently. What we don’t yet have is the person to own it.

The VP of Construction & Development will build that function on top of an existing operational base. Day one, the VP inherits a small team already running an active book of Cap Ex and home infill work across the portfolio – this is the platform to build on, not start from. This is the leader who takes brightSTAR from “we can buy and operate” to “we can build, reposition, and entitle anywhere in the country.”

Site selection, feasibility, entitlements, design, permitting, vertical construction, and the major repositioning projects that turn existing assets into category-leading communities – all of it, done with a small, technology-leveraged team that punches well above its weight.

If you’ve been waiting for a real estate platform that will hand you a clean canvas, institutional capital, and the trust to run, this is it.

The VP of Construction & Development owns the full life cycle of brightSTAR’s development and major capital projects across the manufactured housing, RV resort, and marina portfolios. This person will partner closely with the acquisitions team on land deals, take projects from raw dirt through stabilization, and build the in-house construction and development capability that lets brightSTAR scale ground-up and repositioning activity nationally.

• Stand Up the Construction & Development Function: Build the brightSTAR development playbook from scratch – the underwriting standards, design standards, construction standards, vendor network, and reporting cadence that govern every project.
• Move the Existing Pipeline Forward: Take ownership of the development opportunities already in flight – including existing land parcels and parcels the acquisitions team is sourcing – and drive them through entitlement, permitting, and into construction. Set the standard for what disciplined execution looks like at brightSTAR.
• Build the Repositioning Engine: Lead the major capital improvement,…