Construction & Development Executive Search
Cory Executive Recruiting places construction and development talent across the full project lifecycle — from Project Managers and Construction Managers through Directors, VPs, and Chief Development Officers — for developers, owner-builders, and investment firms nationwide. We recruit the people who take a site from entitlement to delivery and the executives who own the pipeline. Ground-up work is unforgiving on budgets, schedules, and entitlements, so we screen for leaders with a real delivery record — not just titles — across the asset types you build.
Construction & Development roles, end to end.
- →Project Manager
- →Senior Project Manager
- →Construction Manager
- →Development Manager
- →Director of Development / Construction
- →VP of Development
- →Chief Development Officer
Every search runs through our 4 Cs framework — Culture, Compensation, Challenges & Growth, and Commute — so the leader we place fits the role and stays in it. Our searches are senior-led and confidential, our slates are vetted rather than volume-sourced, and our placements are backed by a replacement guarantee.
Hiring Construction & Development leadership?
Get in touch to start a confidential search — or browse current openings on our job board.
Nine verticals. One firm that understands all of them.
Real estate isn't one industry. A multifamily COO doesn't run a build-to-rent portfolio. A PropTech CFO doesn't operate like a CRE CFO. We staff search teams who know the difference.
Operating leadership across conventional, luxury, and workforce multifamily — Regional VPs, SVPs, and Heads of Operations who own the P&L.
Senior leaders for the fastest-scaling segment in real estate — single-family rental and build-to-rent platforms going national.
Mission-aligned executives navigating LIHTC, HUD, and public-private structures — for nonprofit and for-profit operators alike.
Operators and platform leaders for purpose-built student housing — owners, third-party managers, and developers nationwide.
Office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use — asset management, acquisitions, leasing, and portfolio leadership across commercial real estate.
Development executives, division presidents, and heads of construction — for vertical builders, mixed-use developers, and master-planned operators.
C-suite, VP, and director-level talent for venture-backed PropTech, growth-stage platforms, and enterprise real estate SaaS.
Debt, equity, and investor relations leaders for real estate operators, lenders, REITs, and advisory firms across the cycle.
Portfolio managers, heads of acquisitions, and investment committee leaders for institutional and private real estate platforms.