Overview
We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Chief Development Officer to scale our industrial real estate platform across multiple markets. You will lead the acquisition entitlement and delivery of warehouses logistics parks and light industrial facilities. This role calls for a builder with a record of closed land deals on-time construction and disciplined capital deployment with a clear path to public market readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end execution of industrial developments from site sourcing and land acquisition through permitting utilities construction and tenant handover
- Own project budgets schedules risk management and value engineering to deliver on business targets
- Build and maintain a pipeline of strategic land and redevelopment opportunities for logistics and industrial use
- Direct design master planning infrastructure and sustainability initiatives that improve build speed and operating performance
- Lead high-performing teams including internal talent consultants contractors and JV partners
- Establish reporting and governance that meet institutional standards and support investor confidence
- Partner with leasing asset management and capital markets to align product tenants and funding across the portfolio
Qualifications
Minimum 20 years in senior development or real estate leadership focused on industrial or logisticsProven track record delivering complex multi-phase industrial projects across diverse marketsDeep knowledge of land deals entitlements infrastructure planning procurement and construction deliveryExperience working with institutional capital including private equity and public market stakeholdersStrong strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution in the field and at the board tableAbility to navigate regulators municipalities utilities transportation authorities and community stakeholdersExposure to IPO preparation or listed-company governance is a plusWillingness to travel as neededFluency in English additional languages are an advantage#J-18808-Ljbffr