Vice President - Industrial, Development & Investments

• Work with Dallas Deal Principal to identity, underwrite, and gain control of new investment and development opportunities. You will build relationships with sellers, legal teams, vendors, internal teams, and market participants to manage an opportunity from identification to closing.
• Develop relationships with and regularly communicate with local investment and development participants (leasing brokers, sales brokers, limited partners, competitors, engineers, architects, city officials, etc.) to maintain knowledge of market conditions and opportunities.
• Works with Foundry development managers to engage design team, dictate building design, secure site plan approval and permits, create development budgets, and secure a general contractor.
• Creates and implements project business plan, manages the due diligence process, and assists Deal Principal in securing debt and equity.
• Manage the due diligence and closing process including review of third-party reports, property/tenant information, JV and debt documentation, and closing statements.
• Oversee preparation of investment committee memos, equity/debt packages, presentations and reports for investors and lenders.
• Work with “Deal Hub” and Foundry development managers to prepare an analysis of investment and development opportunities to present to senior leadership.
• Perform market research for capital market conditions, submarkets, and properties. Based on the research, recommend, and implement assumptions for models as well as prepare periodic presentations.

We are currently seeking a Vice President - Industrial to join our Development and Investments (“D&I”) team in Dallas, TX. This is an excellent opportunity for a rising real estate investment and development professional possessing strong financial skills, business development acumen and leadership to work with the Development & Investment Dallas Principal in sourcing, capitalizing, and executing multiple industrial acquisition and developments in Dallas – Fort Worth.

You will have comprehensive responsibilities related to new acquisitions and developments ranging from sourcing, underwriting and analytics, structuring, negotiating, due diligence, closing, and execution across the investment process. This is both a qualitative and quantitative position requiring strong analytical, critical thinking and writing skills with direct responsibility over properties held in partnership with our capital partners or internal discretionary funds. You will be supported by an analytical team, entitlement and land development team, asset management professionals, and a legal and accounting group. You will report directly to the Dallas Deal Principal but will interact frequently with Foundry Development & Investment senior leadership.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Dallas-Fort Worth industrial market required. Must possess relationships with key market participants.
• Ability to interact with capital partners to meet their requirements and clearly articulate project process.
• Effective time manager– demonstrated track record ability to consistently manage multiple projects with accuracy, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Established ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, managers, lenders, partners, and third parties
• Extremely high energy, fast-paced and driven to succeed.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel is preferred – demonstrated ability in conducting data analysis and real estate financial modeling, including complex debt and equity partnership structures.
• Proficiency in AI tools to assist in data analysis, efficiency, and creative problem solving.
• Must have an Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Finance or Real Estate with 7+ years of relevant work experience in commercial real estate development or investment; Master’s degree preferred.
• Keen ability to work efficiently autonomously or as a member of a team.
• Must be able to utilize market relationships to acquire key market information to support the investment thesis.
• Strong research, writing, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in analytical writing– proven ability to effectively communicate and present well-reasoned, data-supported thoughts and ideas to a variety of audiences.
• Excellent business development, interpersonal, and oral/written communication skills with a proven track record.