Senior Projectontwikkelaar (Called Senior Development Manager at Prologis)

Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate. In partnership with our customers and our communities, we develop modern, high-quality properties that set the standard for innovative building design and sustainability. Prologis owns or has investments in properties and development projects of ~1.2 billion square feet in 19 countries and enables 2.8% of the world’s GDP. We have committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2040. Beyond real estate, our Essentials platform optimizes the company’s global asset portfolio to provide our customers solutions that address today’s warehouse and shipping challenges. Prologis Ventures invests in logistics innovation and technology companies to modernize supply chains worldwide.

Job Title:

Senior Projectontwikkelaar (Called Senior Development Manager at Prologis)

Company:

Prologis

Senior Projectontwikkelaar (Called Senior Development Manager at Prologis)

Are you interested in making an impact?

Prologis is looking for a Senior Development Manager to join our team in Belgium. In this role, you will support (re-)development activities for land and building projects—including feasibility studies, permitting, and zoning, budgeting, design coordination, and construction—primarily focused on speculative and build-to-suit (BTS) industrial/warehouse facilities.

You’ll work closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality projects, while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met. You’ll report to the VP, Head of Development Management, Benelux (based in Amsterdam).

Our Antwerp (South) office is the heart of our collaborative team culture. Regular in-person attendance at the office and visits to project sites across Belgium are expected. The role offers exposure to a wide range of real estate activities, with the opportunity to grow and develop within our organization.

This is a permanent, full-time position on the Prologis payroll. We are not able to consider consultant arrangements for this role.

If you have a thoughtful, solution-focused mindset and enjoy working as part of a collaborative and motivated team, we’d love to hear from you!

What’s needed in order to do that?

• Proactively lead and coordinate entitlements and permits from early-stage due diligence through project approval.
• Develop budgets, define risks and track costs for land, infrastructure, and building construction for speculative/BTS building (re-)developments. Projects ranging from €100,000 to €50,000,000+ in development cost.
• Lead the development of community engagement, and stakeholder strategies as part of the entitlement effort in collaboration with government affairs, corporate communications, and marketing.
• Lead a team of external consultants and contractors to obtain the regional capital deployment goals and objectives. Coordinate and monitor every facet of the development process in projects that are assigned.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with General contractors and subcontractors.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and exceed customer’s expectations on each project.
• Monitor trends in the local construction market including pricing of materials and labour.
• Research design, construction alternatives, and value engineering opportunities that will drive innovation in Prologis’ developments without compromising functionality or life cycle costs.
• Support Prologis Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Given the national scope of this role, strong communication skills in Dutch, English and French are important.

Tell us if you’re ready.

• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, Real Estate, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Architecture, or Engineering (Civil or Structural), or a related field of study.
• 5+ years’ of relevant experience in development, construction, or a related field.
• Experience in industrial development, jurisdictional entitlement (zoning) and permitting processes, contract administration and basic financial principles.
• Experience managing the development and pre-construction process for industrial, infill, data centers, mixed-use, and/or life sciences strongly desired.
• Proven understanding of local and state regulatory requirements and municipal approval processes related to land development. Demonstrated expertise engaging key governmental stakeholders.
• Wide project management experience from project inception through to bid management, negotiations with suppliers, controlling consultants and contractors, implementing and delivering projects for occupiers.
• Proactive mindset and a customer centric approach
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