Development Associate - Real Estate

Building Foundations for Tomorrow’s Developers

As a Development Associate
, you’ll play a key role in our Bourn Companies development teams, gaining hands‑on experience and contributing to the success of large‑scale projects
. Working closely with our Development Coordinators, Associate Principals, and Principals, who drive core project functions, you’ll immerse yourself in every aspect of the process, from mastering product expertise to managing pro formas & budgets. This role involves conducting detailed analysis, reviewing legal documents, conducting market research, and foundational tasks essential for aspiring developers, requiring an analytical mindset and attention to detail.

While a background in real estate analysis or construction/project management is beneficial for this role, our Development Associates receive comprehensive training that builds on their existing skills and expands their capabilities.

Across more than 36 years and 6 million square feet of work,
Bourn Companies has pushed the boundaries of traditional real estate development. We lead projects that make a difference, supporting and defining communities and inspiring a sense of place that deepens over time. Our projects, averaging over 1 million square feet, are designed to shape and support communities, creating lasting value and a sense of place.

The Development Associate role serves as a gateway to a broader Development career path here at Bourn Companies. We staff our project teams with Development Associates, Development Coordinators, Development Managers, Development Principals, and Development Accountants, who all work together to ensure the success of our projects. Generally, we anticipate that our colleagues will serve in positions with greater levels of responsibility and authority as they gain training and experience working on our projects.

• Development Associate: The entry‑level development position at Bourn Companies. Development Associates focus on learning and completing fundamental real estate development tasks; once these core skills are mastered, Development Associates can be promoted to Development Coordinators.
• Development Coordinator: Development Coordinators are responsible for organizing, compiling, and presenting development information to executives, as well as integrating and tracking project activities across the organization. Having mastered analysis, research, and other foundational tasks, Development Coordinators begin to support Associate Principals’ and Principals’ execution of development management tasks. With enough experience, Development Coordinators may transition from supporting these tasks to overseeing them as Associate Development Principals.
• Associate Development Principal: The core of the Associate Development Principal role is day‑to‑day oversight of development projects. This includes managing design, maintaining project budgets, schedules, and timelines. Skilled Associate Development Principals may someday expand their roles and responsibilities by serving as Development Principals for one or more projects.
• Development Principal: Development Principals are ultimately responsible for overall project outcomes and manage projects at an executive level. Collaborating with the other development professionals on a project, Development Principals hold key decision‑making authority and lead project direction, including value generation at all levels.

This position requires you to be highly organized and structured, yet with an ability to react to ever‑changing conditions that inevitably occur. Some essential aspects of your role include:

• Research: Gather, compile, and analyze macro‑level market data to support strategic project decisions. Develop a strong understanding of market trends and cultivate expertise in relevant product areas by manipulating and interpreting data. Identify and create profitable project and corporate strategies and write useful reports and narratives that provide actionable insights for development projects.
• Analysis: Conduct comprehensive financial analyses and modeling within Excel spreadsheets for project planning and evaluation,…