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About the Role

Prologis is seeking a Director, Preconstruction & Development Cost Strategy to support development projects across assigned U.S. regions. This role provides early-stage cost intelligence, design-build/preconstruction perspective, contractor engagement, conceptual budgeting, market analysis, and procurement planning to support faster, more informed development and capital deployment decisions. The role improves development velocity, cost efficiency, and long-term project outcomes through earlier alignment between conceptual design, pricing, constructability, sourcing strategy, and market conditions. It will support multiple, concurrent pursuits and developments by translating contractor feedback, market conditions, project risks, design implications, VE opportunities, long-lead planning considerations, and cost trends into actionable development guidance and provide value-based recommendations to support investment decisions. The role will also help expand Prologis’ cost intelligence and analytics capabilities by owning structured project and market data capture that supports benchmarking, forecasting, and future AI-enabled insights.

Responsibilities

Partner with Development Management and Capital Deployment during pursuits and early project phases by aligning market conditions, contractor feedback, design assumptions, and project economics with business objectives and investment strategy.
Support early-stage speculative and BTS developments through feasibility analyses, conceptual design input, conceptual budgeting, contractor engagement, project planning and cost intelligence to improve development velocity, project readiness, cost predictability, and pursuit decision-making.
Enable faster, more informed early-stage development decisions to improve responsiveness to customer opportunities and market demand.
Support customer pursuits and pitch presentations with data driven analyses, market insights and strategic recommendations.
Serve as a regional resource on construction pricing, market conditions, escalation trends, contractor and trade capacity, translating market intelligence, design implications, and cost drivers into clear business and executive-level insights.
Develop and maintain regional cost intelligence, benchmarking, pricing visibility, and forecasting across assigned markets through structured project, bid, and contractor data capture.
Build scalable cost intelligence and analytics capabilities by structuring project, bid, and market data that can support benchmarking, forecasting, and future AI-enabled insights.
Provide visibility into regional construction market dynamics, procurement trends, design-driven cost impacts, and pricing risks that influence development strategy, pursuit economics, replacement costs, and project execution.
Support early conceptual design decisions, VE opportunities, and procurement strategies to enhance cost efficiency, constructability, and overall project performance.
Identify and plan for long-lead materials and equipment planning early during the development process to mitigate schedule and supply chain risks.
Collaborate with Procurement and project teams to develop early sourcing strategies that improve supplier engagement, material availability, and project readiness.
Support Development Managers by facilitating a structured GC RFP solicitation process including scope planning, RFP creation, RFP distribution and bidding, evaluation and shortlisting, and selection recommendations.
Analyze and level contractor proposals, including divisional scopes, general conditions, fees, contingencies, allowances, qualifications, clarifications, exclusions, and market considerations.
Provide objective evaluation of pricing, scope alignment, constructability considerations, and project risks, translating contractor feedback into clear, decision-ready recommendations.
Support development of a strong and competitive contractor network through ongoing market engagement, contractor performance awareness, and regional bidder outreach.

Requirements

10+ years of direct experience in commercial construction, with meaningful preconstruction or design-build experience in industrial, warehouse, data center, or large-scale commercial development projects.
Strong understanding of industrial construction sequencing, constructability, conceptual design, design-cost implications, cost drivers, and development execution.
Experience supporting early-stage feasibility, conceptual design and budgeting, scope evaluation, design coordination, capital deployment decision support, or pursuit strategy activities.
Experience identifying and evaluating VE opportunities and design-cost tradeoffs during conceptual and design development phases.
Direct exposure to GC bid breakdowns, including divisional scopes, general conditions, fees, contingencies, allowances, exclusions, and commercial risk evaluation.
Experience leading competitive GC RFP processes, contractor engagement, or proposal evaluation activities.
Ability to interpret market conditions, contractor pricing, escalation trends, design implications, and trade dynamics to support development and capital deployment decision making.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to structure construction cost, bid, and design-assumption data into clear business insights and recommendations.
Demonstrated ability to influence project design procurement, and investment decisions through analysis, expertise, and stakeholder engagement in a matrixed organization.
Experience working across cross functional teams including Development, Construction, Procurement, Capital Deployment, consultants, and contractor partners.
Advanced Excel skills, including bid leveling, scenario comparisons, normalization, and cost analysis.
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate technical, design, cost, schedule, and market inputs into concise business insights and recommendations.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent pursuits and projects in a fast paced environment.
Experience with forecasting tools, predictive analytics, or scalable cost intelligence initiatives.
Willingness to travel as needed.

Skills

Preconstruction
Design-build
Conceptual budgeting
Market analysis
Procurement planning
Cost intelligence
Analytics
Benchmarking
Forecasting
AI-enabled insights
Excel
Communication
Presentation
Stakeholder engagement
Predictive analytics

Location

Denver, Colorado
Atlanta, Georgia
Cerritos, California
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Miami, Florida
Ontario, California
Phoenix, Arizona
San Francisco, California
Seattle, Washington

Work Type

Full time

Experience Level

Director

Salary/Compensations

$133,000 - $211,000

Benefits

Healthcare
Dental
Vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Volunteer time

About the Company

Prologis leads and defines the industry with a 1.3 billion square foot portfolio and an annual throughput of approximately $3.2 trillion.
We create the intelligent infrastructure that powers global commerce, seamlessly connecting the digital and physical worlds.
Our ecosystems help businesses move faster, operate smarter and grow sustainably.
With unmatched scale, innovation and expertise, Prologis is a category of one—not just shaping the future of logistics but building what comes next.
We are builders, thinkers and doers—creating more than space, we power global commerce.
We seek and attract top talent from around the world and foster a culture where diverse ideas fuel innovation, collaboration and excellence.

Equal Opportunity

Prologis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religions, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.