Industrial Market Lead & VP, Florida Acquisitions – Equity

MHW Search; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

MHW Search is seeking a Market Lead/VP for IOS Acq in Florida to lead acquisition efforts across industrial assets and development opportunities. The role requires sourcing, underwriting, and negotiating complex transactions, with strong market intelligence and relationship management.

The candidate will work closely with development, construction, leasing, and capital markets teams to drive asset value across the Southeast industrial platform.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience sourcing and executing industrial land acquisitions and income-producing industrial investments.
• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business or related field preferred.
• Experience underwriting industrial acquisitions and development projects using Excel, Argus, and financial modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Source and execute acquisitions of industrial land sites and income-producing industrial assets.
• Identify speculative and build-to-suit development opportunities through broker relationships, direct owner outreach, and market intelligence.
• Lead underwriting and financial analysis for acquisitions and development opportunities, including market comps, rent analysis, development budgets, absorption assumptions, and return metrics.
• Prepare investment memorandums and present opportunities to internal leadership and investment committees.
• Negotiate LOIs, PSAs, leases, joint ventures, and development-related agreements alongside legal counsel and leadership teams.
• Manage due diligence including environmental, geotechnical, survey, title, zoning, utility, entitlement, and third-party coordination.
• Collaborate with development, construction, leasing, and capital markets teams throughout project lifecycle.
• Maintain relationships with brokers, landowners, municipalities, economic development groups, tenants, and capital partners.
• Track market activity, industrial fundamentals, tenant demand trends, new supply, land availability, and capital market dynamics.
• Assist with capitalization efforts, lender relationships, and investor presentations as needed.
• Support leasing strategy, tenant negotiations, and asset-level business plan execution for stabilized and development assets.

Skills

Industrial acquisitions

Financial modeling

Negotiation

Relationship management

Market analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate/Finance/Business

Tools

Excel

Argus

Financial modeling tools

Job description

MHW Search is seeking a Market Lead/VP for IOS Acq in Florida to lead acquisition efforts across industrial assets and development opportunities. The role requires sourcing, underwriting, and negotiating complex transactions, with strong market intelligence and relationship management.

The candidate will work closely with development, construction, leasing, and capital markets teams to drive asset value across the Southeast industrial platform.