Vice President, Development

Vice President, Development, Inland Empire (Ontario), CA  

A day in the life 

Prologis is seeking a VP, Development for our Southern California - Inland Empire markets (Ontario, CA). This Officer 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) and associated tenant improvements for all ground-up projects in those markets. 

In addition to leading key projects, this individual will potentially coach a team of development management professionals ensuring development portfolio delivery. Responsibilities include forecasting development activities, providing cost and schedule information for investment memos, leading the technical side of the entitlement process, design management and optimization, contractor bidding, and construction management.  Key success factors include: partnering with the local deployment team, enabling excellent communication with regional stakeholders, 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 energy, enthusiasm, an outgoing personality, technical competence, and professionalism. The position is preferred to reside in the Ontario, California office and interact daily with Prologis development, deployment, and leasing teams. The position reports to the VP Development Officer for Southern California. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• 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. 

Building blocks for success 

Required: 

• 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. 

Preferred: 

• 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. 

Hiring Salary Range of: $208,000 - $254,000. Salary and whole compensation package (bonus target & LTI) to be determined by the candidate’s location, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.