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Prologis is seeking a Director, Development for our San Francisco Bay Area market. This position takes responsibility for managing development activities for land and building developments including site pursuit, land due diligence, entitlement, design and construction of industrial / warehouse facilities (both speculative and build-to-suit).
The position requires a high degree of energy, enthusiasm, outgoing personality, technical competence and professionalism. The position is preferred to reside in our Milpitas office and interact daily with Prologis Development, Capital Deployment, Entitlement and Market Operation teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Work closely with capital deployment and entitlement team members to execute pursuit projects as well as manage and deliver high profile BTS, extensive land development and complex inventory projects.
- 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.
- Develop, tender and manage a variety of sizes of projects ranging from $10M to $100M+ in development cost.
- Proactively lead and coordinate external jurisdictional entitlements and permits to meet internal and external customer requirements and project schedules.
- Lead a team of consultants and contractors to advance projects from inception through completion, obtaining 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.
- Establish, plan, and participate in regularly scheduled development meetings with project stakeholders, communicating the company’s expectations and delivering timely completion of development projects
- Ensure internal and external customer satisfaction and exceed customer expectations on each project.
- Research design, construction alternatives, and value engineering opportunities that will drive innovation in Prologis’ developments without compromising functionality or life cycle costs.
Building blocks for success
Required:
- 7+ years’ experience in a similar role working in the field of Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
- Experience in local industrial development, land municipal approvals, and construction.
- Experience with CEQA and entitlement processes in Northern California (SF Bay Area and Central Valley)
- Ability to travel about 20% of the time within markets.
Preferred:
- Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering (Civil or Structural) is preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Combination of experience as project manager with a general contractor/ A&E / owner representation is preferred.
- A professional license (Engineer, Architect, etc.) is desirable but not required
- Self-motivated and ability to multi-task and prioritize with minimal direction.
- Computer proficiency: MS Project, Google Earth, ACAD viewer (in addition to general Microsoft tools).
- Experience on Data Center, complex MEP, or large power projects is desirable but not required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Promote a positive, can-do attitude with a real focus on Customer satisfaction, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Source: Prologis Career Page
