VP, Entitlements

Description

• Partner with the Prologis Capital Deployment and Development teams in evaluating land and building acquisitions and dispositions. Provide technical due diligence to identify risks and assess zoning, land use, legal, environmental, infrastructure, traffic, utilities, earth-work, geotechnical, and construction related issues.
• Proactively engage with key influencers, trade associations, local government stakeholders, and others that impact our core development business, in collaboration with government affairs.
• Act as the primary Prologis liaison to municipal staff, elected officials, and community stakeholders on selected projects. Facilitate and present at meetings with state and local agencies, including public hearings and community engagements.
• Work with cross-functional, internal teams including Capital Deployment, Development, Government Affairs, Legal and Communications to collaboratively engage in regulatory policy efforts, such as, Legislative and Regulatory reviews, Zoning Text Amendments, Comprehensive Plan Updates, etc.
• Successfully navigate jurisdictional planning, design review, DEP, DOT, and other agency permitting to secure project entitlements and permitting that enable the plan check and building construction to commence according to project schedule.
• Effectively communicate critical information regarding project status to stakeholders and Supervisor.
• Oversee consultant teams, legal counsel, the jurisdictional application process, and the overall entitlement strategies for all ranges of project types, including infill redevelopment.
• Coordinate, monitor and drive entitlements due diligence and pre-construction process on California Region projects, including:
• Lead the creation of community engagement and stakeholder strategies as part of the entitlement effort in collaboration with Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, and Marketing.
• Proactively engage local stakeholders to effect positive entitlement outcomes for Prologis’ California Region development pipeline.
• Proactively lead and coordinate project-specific jurisdictional due diligence and public entitlements processes to meet internal and external customer requirements and project schedules.

Requirements

• Experience managing the development and pre-construction process for industrial, infill, data centers, mixed-use, and/or life sciences strongly desired.
• Computer proficiency: MS Office (moderate Excel skills), MS Project, Google Earth, BIM360, Bluebeam.
• Demonstrated experience in state regulatory requirements and other agency approval processes related to land development.
• Team-Oriented and willingness to serve as a player-coach and mentor junior members of the team.
• Excellent written, and verbal communication skills
• Proven understanding of zoning/entitlements process.
• Ability to individually manage multiple tasks and multiple projects in a fast paced and changing environment.
• 10+ years’ experience working in the field of Entitlements, Development, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related industry.
• Self-motivated and ability to multi-task, prioritize and resolve complex issues with minimal direction.
• Experience in development, jurisdictional entitlement and permitting processes, contract administration and basic financial principles.
• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, Real Estate, Public Policy, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Architecture, or Engineering (Civil or Structural), or a related field of study.
• Ability to travel up to 25% - 40% of the time.
• Proven ability to lead, manage internal and external project teams, customers and stakeholders.
• Knowledge in AutoCAD, Navisworks, REVIT, Peoplesoft, Smartsheet is a bonus, but not required.
• Familiarity with LEED certified industrial projects. Experience with building information modeling (BIM) is desirable but not required.
• Proficient negotiation skills and the ability to be influential and motivating. Ability to develop robust relationships in unfamiliar jurisdictions.
• Positive attitude and willingness to embrace projects with significant Entitlement risks and to help drive solutions-oriented decisions.
• Demonstrated expertise engaging key governmental stakeholders resulting in successful entitlement outcomes.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance