Real Estate Development Associate

DescriptionReal Estate Development AssociateLocation: New Albany, OhioJob Type: Full-Time Make a Difference—And Own Your FutureJoin Wallick Communities, a 100% employee-owned company with over 55 years of experience in providing affordable housing and assisted living for families and seniors across the Midwest. With 1,000+ associates and a mission to open doors to homes, opportunity, and hope, we take pride in fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where every employee-owner plays a vital role.A Career with Wallick Means. . . Creating Homes for People Who Need It Most: Providing new beginnings for residents seeking affordable, safe and high-quality housing where they can thrive. Pay-on-Demand: access your money as you earn it. Exceptional Benefit Package: Health, dental, vision insurance effective within 2 weeks of starting your new job. Other benefits like gym membership reimbursement, paid parental leave, 401K, and more! Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, including paid parental leave. Learning & Support: A supportive team that cares about your continued development, well-being and professional growth. Resident Stories That Stay with You: From Henry, who moved into his first-ever home, to Jaci, whose stay at a Wallick community allowed her to achieve homeownership and graduate college, kickstarting her dream career. Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement, training, professional development, and advancement opportunities within a company that invests in its people. Employee Owned, Resident Focused: As a 100% employee-owned company, your daily work (supporting our residents) also contributes to your financial future by sharing in our profitability. Position Summary: Wallick Communities is searching for a Real Estate Development Associate to join a team focusing on our development activities across our geographic regions. What You’ll Do Assume a key role in the development process with a focus on site selection, site feasibility, application preparation, scoring analysis, public approvals, and development feasibility research.Understanding of critical path within each project timeline and assisting Development Manager with adherence to timeline deliverables.Assist with due diligence in closing of projects.Perform other related duties as assigned. What We’re Looking ForBachelor’s degree in development, City and Regional /Urban Planning, Public Administration, Finance or Business Development. Previous experience with some components of real estate development.Proficiency with Microsoft Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Must have strong communication skills both verbally and in writing. Ability to analyze and interpret reports.Strong attention to detail and organizational skills a must.Travel required as necessary to travel to project sites, planning departments or community meetings.Wallick’s Mission & Values At Wallick Communities, we believe in opening doors to homes, opportunity, and hope for our residents, associates, and community. Our core values guide everything we do:Care – We show compassion and respect for everyone.Character – We do the right thing, even when no one is looking.Collaboration – We work together to achieve more. At Wallick, we celebrate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging (DEI+B) in our workplace and communities, creating an environment where associates feel welcome, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to the great work they do every day.For nearly 60 years, it has been at the core of our organization’s culture that all Wallick associates come to a safe and inclusive place to work. Wallick does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.Join Us and Become an Employee-Owner! If you're ready to make a difference in people’s lives while securing your financial future, apply today!*Employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check and drug screen.Benefits: Employee Stock Ownership Plan Paid Parental LeaveGenerous time away from work packageHealth, Dental and Vision insurance effective the first day of the next pay period following the date of hire, typically within 2 weeksGym membership or Fitness equipment reimbursementCompany paid life and long-term disability insuranceVoluntary life, short-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage401(k) with a company match after 90 daysTuition reimbursementPet insurance Candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.