Vice President – Development

Vice President – Development

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working in the field of land development and/or construction management. If education is strictly in engineering, architecture or real estate development, applicant should have a minimum of three concurrent years’ experience working on construction projects. Project management experience with a general contractor or owners representative is preferred.
• Southern California industrial experience with three or more of the following products desired: speculative warehouse, manufacturing, e-commerce, 3PL, data center, industrial outdoor storage.
• Be able to travel up locally up to 50% of the time and regionally up to 30% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Managing all development aspects for speculative vertical, land infrastructure and build-to-suit projects including the entitlement, design, permitting and construction processes.
• Lead and be accountable for every facet of the development process including:
• Partnering with the Investment Officer in evaluating land and building acquisitions
• Engaging and managing design professionals and consultants
• Developing schedule, budget and plans for projects ranging in cost from $100,000 to $500,000,000+.
• Leading project municipal approvals process from acquisition, and entitlements through project permitting
• Providing conceptual and pre-construction estimating for all aspects of development.
• Managing procurement of project permits and approvals.
• Conducting bid RFPs, contractor negotiations, and award process for construction work.
• Leading regular project team meetings and conduct onsite inspections of progress, safety & quality.
• Ensuring proper project closeout and transition to property management team.
• Effectively communicating prudent information regarding project status to team members and senior leadership throughout the company.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with local jurisdictions, general contractors and design consultants.
• Monitor trends in the local construction market including materials pricing, labor costs, labor availability, and trade partner relationships.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and exceed customers’ expectations on each project.
• Collaboration with all internal stakeholders; such as Global Development, Capital Deployment, Customer Led Development (CLD), Procurement, Leasing and Regional Property Management, Energy, Mobility, Essentials, etc.
• Mentoring and leading junior colleagues by providing feedback, supervising performance, sharing expertise and honing judgement skills.
• Drive impact of lean construction, GC bid negotiations and design optimization against targets.
• Research design, construction alternatives, and value engineering opportunities that will drive innovation in Prologis’ developments without compromising functionality or life cycle costs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Architecture, Urban Planning or Engineering is desired, but not required.
• Deep knowledge and experience on the Pre-development phase- Due Diligence, Entitlements, Design, Permitting, Budgeting and Scheduling.
• Be proactive in approaching solutions and problem solving.
• Be self‐motivated and have the ability to multi‐task and prioritize with minimal direction.
• Be an enthusiastic team player and customer service oriented. Promote a positive, can do attitude with a real focus on efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work and manage a team well under pressure.
• Display excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintain computer proficiency: Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, MS Project, Google Earth. BIM/Adobe Acrobat desirable but not required.