Director, Development

Description

• Develop, tender and manage a variety of sizes of projects ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000+ in development cost.
• Develop budgets, define risks and track costs, both hard and soft, for land, infrastructure, and building construction for both build-to-suit and speculative developments.
• Establish, plan, and participate in regularly scheduled development meetings to communicate the company’s expectations and oversee the timely completion of milestones set forth in the each of the contemplated developments.
• Work closely with capital deployment team members to execute pursuit projects as well as manage and deliver high profile BTS, extensive land development and complex inventory projects.
• Lead a team of consultants and contractors to obtain the regional capital deployment goals and objectives.
• Respond to build-to-suit or leasing RFP’s by establishing site plans and floor plans, proposed specifications, construction budgets, and schedules. Lead complex, build-to-suit projects from early RFP phase through turnover to customer and closeout of project.
• Research design, construction alternatives, and value engineering opportunities that will drive innovation in Prologis’ developments without compromising functionality or life cycle costs.
• Proactively lead and coordinate external jurisdictional entitlements and permits to meet internal and external customer requirements and project schedules.
• Promote a positive, can-do attitude with a real focus on Customer satisfaction, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Ensure internal and external customer satisfaction and exceed customer’s expectations on each project.

Requirements

• A professional license (Engineer, Architect, etc.) is desirable but not required.
• Computer proficiency: MS Project, Google Earth, ACAD viewer (in addition to normal Microsoft tools).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in local industrial development, land municipal approvals, and construction.
• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering (Civil or Structural) is preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Experience on BIM projects is desirable but not required.
• Minimum of 7+ years’ experience in a similar role working in the field of Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• Combination of experience as project management with a general contractor/ A&E / owner representation preferred.
• Self-motivated and ability to multi-task and prioritize with minimal direction.
• Experience leading build-to-suit projects, including leading coordination efforts with customer and customer’s vendors.
• Experience with entitlement processes in the New York / New Jersey markets.
• Ability to travel about 20%-40% of the time.
• Experience managing large scale and complicated sitework projects.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance