Project Development Manager Jobs in Nashville, TN
Project Development Manager jobs in Nashville are concentrated in the health and wellness, construction, and entertainment sectors, with employers clustered in Midtown, the Gulch, and downtown's Central Business District. Thomas & Hutton, Cushman & Wakefield, and GALLO are among those actively posting roles. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Job Title
Director, Project & Development Services
Job Description Summary
The Director, Healthcare Project & Development Services (PDS), provides leadership for healthcare project management services within the assigned market. This role is responsible for business development, client relationship management, operational leadership, team development, and delivery of complex healthcare capital projects and programs.
This role works closely with healthcare systems, physician groups, developers, and institutional clients to develop and execute strategic capital initiatives. In partnership with the PDS Regional Leader and local market Managing Principal, this position is responsible for growing healthcare revenue, expanding client relationships, developing team capabilities, and establishing Cushman & Wakefield as a leading healthcare project management provider in the market. This position actively works to establish and maintain Cushman & Wakefield’s presence as a thought leader and first-class service provider.
Job Description
Essential Job Duties:
- Regular interface with internal and external clients to ensure successful delivery of project management services, client goals and objectives are established and achieved, project action plans are implemented, anticipate/respond to all client needs, and generally act as a trusted advisor for comprehensive real estate work.
- Serve as the primary healthcare expert for the local market.
- Build and maintain executive-level relationships with healthcare clients and industry partners.
- Responsible for the strategic growth and profitability of healthcare project management services within the local market, including revenue growth, client retention, team development, and market expansion initiatives.
- Ensure projects comply with applicable healthcare regulations and standards, including FGI Guidelines, Joint Commission requirements, CMS Conditions of Participation, NFPA 99, NFPA 101, and applicable local healthcare regulations.
- Represent Cushman & Wakefield at healthcare industry organizations, conferences, and business development events.
- Develop and execute annual healthcare business development plans for the assigned market.
- Act with fiduciary responsibility to client projects, including complete financial management of project: establish and manage project budgets, maintain monthly forecasts and cash flow analysis, prepare anticipated cost reports and any other reports as required by the client.
- Management of due diligence, programming, design, entitlements, bidding, permitting, procurement, design team selection, schedule creation/management, contractor selection, vendor selection, sustainability and post construction services.
- Oversee capital improvement programs with design and construction processes at multiple sites through local/account-based resources.
- Negotiate contracts with selected vendor(s) and manage performance of all contracted vendors, consultants, etc.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with patient safety, infection prevention, life safety compliance, project execution, operational continuity, budget performance, client satisfaction, fee, our reputation, and errors and omissions with Market Leader.
- Provide an appropriate level of on-site supervision to ensure proper performance criteria are being met.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use and application of all PDS technology as required for assigned projects.
- Establish healthcare project delivery standards, tools, and best practices.
- Active management of PDS staff, including adherence to company policy/procedures, staff development, performance management, and team motivation. Convey and ensure adoption of policies and practices to the team.
Education/Experience/Training:
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or related field. Master's degree preferred. Certification preferred.
- Twelve or more years of related experience with 2 or more years of management experience required.
- Minimum five years of healthcare construction and capital project leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects in occupied healthcare environments.
- Ability to contribute to the strategic direction of the assigned department or assigned practice area.
- Advanced project management skills with expertise in the project management business.
- Expert in client relations, client management and consulting.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
- A proficient working knowledge of accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, scheduling and processes as they relate to corporate real estate, design and construction.
- Software skills: Microsoft Office applications, MS Project.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $144,500.00 - $170,000.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
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Project Development Manager Jobs in Nashville: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a project development manager job in Nashville?
Focus your search on Nashville's strongest hiring sectors: healthcare systems, commercial construction, and the city's growing tech corridor along Charlotte Avenue and in Midtown. Employers here value candidates who understand local permitting processes, public-private partnership structures, and the pace of Nashville's development pipeline. Experience coordinating cross-functional teams on large capital or infrastructure projects gives candidates a clear edge in this market.
Which companies hire project development managers in Nashville?
Nashville project development manager roles are posted by Thomas & Hutton, Cushman & Wakefield, and GALLO and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Nashville's mix of major hospital networks, regional construction firms, and corporate headquarters creates consistent demand across both private-sector and institutional employers.
Are there remote project development manager jobs in Nashville?
Yes, though the role skews toward in-person work when it involves site visits, contractor coordination, or stakeholder meetings tied to physical development. About 29% of project development manager openings tied to Nashville are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those positions tend to focus on planning, reporting, and vendor management functions rather than on-site oversight.
How can I get a project development manager job in Nashville with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Nashville is through project coordinator or development associate roles at the city's major healthcare systems or commercial real estate firms, which regularly hire candidates with strong organizational skills and exposure to project lifecycle tools. Nashville's active construction market also creates openings at general contractors where junior project roles serve as a practical pipeline into development management positions.
Which industries hire the most project development managers in Nashville?
Most project development manager openings in Nashville sit in Construction & Real Estate, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Nashville's sustained growth in healthcare infrastructure, mixed-use real estate, and corporate campus development keeps demand for this role consistently high across those sectors.
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