Director, Development Services – Site & Entitlements

Prologis; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 151,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) match

PTO 22 days

Volunteer time

Job summary

Prologis is seeking a Director of Development Services to lead site feasibility, due diligence, entitlement, and design-support for industrial and data center development. The role oversees acquisitions, build-to-suit projects, and municipal approvals, primarily across the Southeast (NC, SC, GA & FL) with ~40% travel.

The candidate will collaborate with internal teams, consultants, and municipalities to identify development risks and support informed investment decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in civil engineering, architecture, construction management, development services, or a similar role.
• Experience supporting industrial development, due diligence, and municipal land-use approvals.
• Experience with site planning, permitting, and development documentation.
• Entitlement experience within southeastern U.S. markets.
• Ability to travel approximately 40% within southeastern markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead site feasibility and layout activities, including CAD-based site planning, access, grading, stormwater management, zoning, and design-guideline considerations to support functional and compliant development plans.
• Manage acquisition due diligence by coordinating internal and external teams, evaluating development risks, and assessing municipal approvals, environmental conditions, utilities, fees, geotechnical considerations, natural and cultural resources, offsite improvements, traffic, and right-of-way requirements.
• Lead entitlement activities for land acquisitions and build-to-suit projects by establishing budgets and schedules, coordinating consultants and project teams, navigating public hearings, assessing entitlement risk, and supporting applications and approvals.
• Partner with development teams to integrate customer requirements, entitlement obligations, site constraints, and regional considerations into the design of logistics and data center projects.
• Support customer RFP responses by providing entitlement, site-planning, project-specific content, and presentation materials in coordination with internal teams.

Skills

Site feasibility

Due diligence

Entitlement

Design support

CAD

Civil engineering

Architecture

Construction management

Travel 40%

AI tools

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering/architecture/construction management

Tools

CAD software

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Prologis is seeking a Director of Development Services to lead site feasibility, due diligence, entitlement, and design-support for industrial and data center development. The role oversees acquisitions, build-to-suit projects, and municipal approvals, primarily across the Southeast (NC, SC, GA & FL) with ~40% travel.

The candidate will collaborate with internal teams, consultants, and municipalities to identify development risks and support informed investment decisions.