Development Manager

Description

Department: Development

Reports to: VP, Development & Construction

Location: Miami, FL

This role will be performed onsite in the Miami office.

Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (“AJCP”) is seeking a Development Manager
to lead and execute complex development projects from pre-construction through delivery and support its rapid growth across various investment platforms focused on the hospitality, mixed-use, and single-family rental sectors.

Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (“AJCP”) is a vertically integrated real estate investment manager founded in 2008. The firm repositions real estate to build timeless, scalable businesses and brand platforms. We deliver returns on transformative real estate by applying placemaking, inspired design, and hospitality principles to spaces overlooked or undervalued by traditional investment firms. The firm’s current portfolio includes $5.9 billion of assets across 100+ properties and 50+ geographic markets.

With a mission to humanize hospitality through handcrafted projects made by people for people, AJCP delivers spaces that evoke emotional connections and become backdrops for enriching life experiences. Our headquarters are in Nashville, with offices in Chicago, London, and Miami. For more information on AJCP, please visit

The Development Manager will be responsible for executing a multi-asset adaptive reuse development program in Little River, Miami. This role is focused on translating an existing business plan and executed lease agreements into built projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery across a portfolio of retail, F&B, and mixed-use assets while also serving as Project Controls for future phasing of a large-scale neighborhood buildout.

The position requires a highly organized, solutions-oriented operator who can manage multiple concurrent projects, navigate complex permitting and entitlement constraints, and work closely with tenants, contractors, internal teams, and lenders to bring spaces online efficiently.

This is an execution-heavy role with a strong emphasis on lease-driven delivery, financial discipline, and navigating the realities of adaptive reuse in an urban infill environment.

• Serve as the primary interface between Ownership and Tenants during pre-construction and buildout phases
• Interpret lease agreements to define landlord vs. tenant scope, delivery conditions, and critical milestones
• Translate lease requirements into executable scopes of work, budgets, and schedules
• Manage tenant expectations and proactively resolve conflicts related to scope, schedule, and cost
• Oversee tenant improvement coordination, including review of tenant plans for compliance with base building conditions and project constraints

• Validate and refine project scopes based on existing business plans and site conditions
• Conduct site-level due diligence across existing structures, including utilities, structural constraints, and code compliance
• Develop and maintain detailed project budgets across all phases
• Develop and maintain project schedules from pre-construction through delivery, ensuring alignment with leasing and revenue milestone targets
• Lead permitting strategy and execution, including Change of Use, building permits, and coordination with City of Miami and Miami-Dade agencies
• Track and respond to agency comments, ensuring timely resubmissions and progress toward approvals
• Manage consultants (architects, engineers, expeditors) to ensure timely and cost-effective document production
• Identify and mitigate risks specific to adaptive reuse (unknown conditions, code upgrades, utility constraints, etc.)
• Coordinate with Public Works and other agencies on ROW dedications, utility upgrades, and infrastructure requirements

• Track portfolio-wide capital deployment and remaining allocations across multiple projects
• Prepare and maintain detailed project forecasts, including quarterly updates and documentation of key assumptions
• Identify budget variances and recommend corrective actions to maintain overall project…