Senior Operations Construction Manager

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 Operations Construction Manager

Company:

Prologis

Senior Operations Construction Manager, East Rutherford, NJ

A day in the life

The Senior Operations Construction Manager role is critical to ensuring our properties are move-in ready as soon as possible. If you enjoy, leading activities in a fast-paced environment ensuring they are completed for customer-ready efficiently, safely and within budget, then this role is for you.

As the Senior Operations Construction Manager, you are an integral part of the Customer Experience Team (CET) working with your peers from leasing, property management, and maintenance to ensure our buildings remain best in class and our tenants receive world-class customer service. It also means having great relationship-building skills to build trusted partnerships with vendors, public agencies, customers and internal teams to ensure timely and coordinated delivery of our spaces. 

This role is perfectly positioned to optimize our real estate portfolio by having a deep understanding of the features and functions within our properties that influence rental behavior.

This position reports to the local Market Officer.

Key responsibilities include:

• Expert on building construction systems, interpreting construction plans and knowledgeable of local building codes.
• Highly proficient in leading Global Construction and procurement programs in local markets.
• Highly engaged with global procurement and development, and oversight in market level high-value complex and CLS Tenant Improvement (TI) projects
•  Responsible for the development, management, and performance of the market OCM team.
• Mentor and encourage the professional growth of the OCM team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of local market and project needs. Strategically manage internal resources and project allocation to optimize efficiency and productivity.
• Collaborate with Capital Deployment team on new acquisitions. Participate in initial site evaluations and feasibility studies to assess potential acquisition targets. Define scope of work for CapEx projects and develop detailed budget estimates, ensuring alignment with overall financial goals and constraints.
• Manage high level market CapEx budget, work with OCMs and RECX within market for unbudgeted expenditures. Collaborate closely with Director, Operations Construction to ensure all budgetary decisions are strategic and support the overall vision and objectives of Prologis.
• Maintain strong relationships with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). Collaborate with Entitlement and Environmental teams as necessary to address issues that have wide-ranging impacts on the market, such as zoning changes, permit requirements, and environmental regulations. Represent Prologis’s interest in meetings with city officials, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor trends in local market including pricing, labor, and strategic placement of preferred construction partners. Take a high level view of our preferred vendors and balancing the workload across our portfolio and adding new vendors where appropriate.   
• Cultivates an innovative environment by piloting and implementing new technologies and ideas. Demonstrates strong market presence, is highly engaged, and contributes to strong partnerships with peers and stakeholders across the organization.
• Responsible for monthly forecasting, tracking, and providing input into estimated costs of Market CapEx projects.  Coordinates with RECX team annual and multi-year CapEx budget and forecast input.

Building blocks for success

Required:

• 5+ years of Project management experience with a commercial general contractor, real estate owner, and/or the owner’s representative preferred.
• Aptitude for construction manag