Director of Real Estate

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Full Time Professional US

5 days ago Requisition

National Oral Surgery Expansion

Director of Real Estate

• Reports to:
  
  Chief Growth Officer
• Direct Reports: 3 Construction Managers
• Location:
  
  [Insert — HQ-based with regional travel]

About the Role

We are opening approximately 25 new de novo practices per year, and we’re building out the team responsible for

taking each site from initial market identification through a successful opening. The Director of Real Estate & Facilities

Development owns the full physical development lifecycle of every de novo location — site selection, lease negotiation,

construction oversight, and equipment procurement — ensuring each practice opens on time, on budget, and fully

coordinated with Operations and Training.

This is a high-volume, high-accountability role. You’ll manage a team of three Construction Managers, work directly with

our national real estate partner on site sourcing and lease terms, and serve as the connective tissue between the real

estate/construction timeline and the operational readiness of every new location.

What You’ll Do

• Site Selection & Real Estate:
  Partner with our national real estate firm to evaluate and select sites that meet clinical, demographic, and financial criteria; participate directly in lease negotiations to protect timeline, cost, and flexibility.
• Construction Oversight:
  Manage a team of 3 Construction Managers across concurrent projects nationally; ensure consistent standards, timelines, and budgets across all active builds with local general contractors.
• Procurement:
  Own equipment and FF&E procurement, ensuring orders are timed to construction milestones and arrive ready for install ahead of opening.
• Cross-Functional Timing:
  Build and maintain a master project timeline for each de novo, ensuring Operations and
• Training teams are engaged at the right points (staffing, systems setup, pre-opening training) so nothing is rushed or missed at the finish line.
• Portfolio Management:
  Maintain visibility and reporting across all active projects (target ~25/year) using a standardized project tracking system; flag risks early and drive resolution.
• Vendor & Partner Management:
  Serve as a key point of contact for the national real estate firm and local general contractors, holding partners accountable to timeline and quality standards.
• Process Development:
  Continuously refine the site-to-open playbook as volume scales, reducing variability and surprises across the portfolio.

What We’re Looking For

• 7–12 years of experience in multi‑unit real estate/facilities development — healthcare de novo/franchise development, retail, restaurant/QSR, urgent care, veterinary, or similar rollout‑driven environments.
• Direct experience negotiating leases and selecting sites — not just supporting the process, but sitting across the table and owning outcomes.
• Proven construction/GC oversight at a portfolio level — managed multiple concurrent projects, not a single flagship build.
• People management experience, ideally leading project managers or construction managers.
• Procurement coordination experience, timing equipment/FF&E delivery against hard opening dates.
• Comfort operating in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment (~25 projects/year) with strong organizational systems (Smartsheet, Procore, or similar) rather than tribal knowledge.
• Track record of cross‑functional coordination — you understand that a construction‑ready site isn’t a successful opening if staffing and training aren’t aligned to the same date.
• Strong communicator who can manage vendor relationships and internal stakeholders with equal effectiveness.

What Success Looks Like

• De novo sites consistently open on time and on budget across the portfolio.
• Operations and Training teams have reliable, advance visibility into site timelines — no last‑minute scrambles.
• Construction Managers are supported, standardized, and scaling effectively as volume grows.
• Real estate and GC partners are held to consistent performance standards.

Why Join Us

You’ll be a core part of a growth engine adding ~25 new locations a year, working alongside a Chief Growth Officer with

firsthand de novo experience and a Recruitment team dedicated to surgeon success. This role has real ownership, real

visibility, and a direct line to executive leadership.