Director, Development Full Time

As the Director of Development for our markets in the East Region you will take ownership of leading development activities for land and building developments. This includes pursuit, land due diligence, entitlement, design, permitting, and construction of industrial and warehouse facilities (both speculative and build-to-suit) and data center projects.

This role encompasses leading key projects and potentially guiding and coaching a team of project management professionals. Responsibilities include forecasted development activities, providing cost and schedule information for investment memos, leading the technical side of the entitlement process, and optimizing designs and contractor bidding. Key success factors include: partnering with the local deployment team, enabling excellent communication with regional partners, innovating and implementing development best practices, and active mentoring and management of a best-in-class development team.

The position requires a high degree of resiliency, energy, passion, an outgoing personality, technical competence, and integrity. The individual will be based in our Lehigh Valley, PA or Columbia, MD office and interact daily with Prologis development, deployment, and leasing teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing all development aspects for Speculative and BTS projects including: Managing the entitlement, design and permitting processes.
• Developing and maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Collaboration with all stakeholders; such as Customer Led Development (CLD), Customer Led Solutions (CLS), Capital Deployment, leasing and Regional Property Management, Global Development Team etc.
• Accountability for your development portfolio performance (design, cost, schedule, quality, safety).
• Mentoring and leading junior colleagues by providing feedback, supervising performance, sharing expertise and honing judgement skills.
• Coaching the local Prologis Development project management team across performance, staffing and growth.
• Accountability for ongoing innovation and initiatives.
• Driving impact and show strength of lean construction, GC bid negotiations and design optimization initiatives against targets.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with local jurisdictions, general contractors and design consultants.

Building blocks for success

Required:

• 7+ years’ experience in a similar role working in the field of Real Estate Development, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• Computer proficiency: MS Project, BlueBeam, Google Earth, in addition to normal Microsoft 360 tools.
• Experience championing a project from acquisition through due diligence, entitlements, permitting and construction.
• Ability to travel up to 30% within the East Region, potentially more based on project locations.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering (Civil or Structural) or equivalent experience preferred.
• Consistent track record working in the field of land development and construction management. If education is technically in engineering, architecture or real estate development, applicant should have a minimum of five concurrent years’ experience managing construction projects.
• Experience on design/build projects.
• Project management experience with a general contractor or owner’s rep.
• Be self‐motivated and have the ability to multi‐task and prioritize with minimal direction.
• Possess a hardworking, positive demeanor, be a standout colleague and customer service oriented.
• Display excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive in approaching solutions and problem solving.
• Promote the Prologis brand with passion in a positive, can do demeanor with a real focus on efficiency and effectiveness.
• Resiliency and being proactive in receiving constructive criticism with a strong continuous-improvement mindset.
• Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing and challenging environment.

Source: Prologis Career Page

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