Chief Development Officer, Industrial Real Estate

PRO-Global Search GmbH; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate company in Dubai is searching for a Chief Development Officer to spearhead their industrial real estate platform. The role demands a builder with over 20 years of senior development experience in logistics, managing project budgets, timelines, and cross-functional teams. Candidates are expected to have a strong track record in land deals and a strategic mindset aimed at delivering complex industrial projects on time. Fluency in English is required, along with a willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years in senior development or real estate leadership focused on industrial or logistics.
• Proven track record delivering complex multi-phase industrial projects across diverse markets.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of industrial developments from site sourcing to tenant handover.
• Own project budgets, schedules, risk management, and value engineering.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of strategic land and redevelopment opportunities.

Skills

Senior development or real estate leadership

Strategic thinking

Fluency in English

Hands-on execution

Job description

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

Requirements

• Minimum 20 years in senior development or real estate leadership focused on industrial or logistics
• Proven track record delivering complex multi-phase industrial projects across diverse markets
• Deep knowledge of land deals entitlements infrastructure planning procurement and construction delivery
• Experience working with institutional capital including private equity and public market stakeholders
• Strong strategic thinking combined with hands‑on execution in the field and at the board table
• Ability to navigate regulators municipalities utilities transportation authorities and community stakeholders
• Exposure to IPO preparation or listed‑company governance is a plus
• Willingness to travel as needed
• Fluency in English additional languages are an advantage