Director of Construction

The Director of Construction is responsible for leading the planning, design, approval, preconstruction, and execution of NFI real estate construction projects, with a primary focus on industrial warehouse and distribution facilities. This role supports projects for NFI operations as well as third-party build-to-suit customers and manages projects from early feasibility and jurisdictional approvals through design, contractor selection, construction, turnover, and closeout.

The Director works closely with Real Estate, Finance, Operations, customers, joint venture partners, architects, engineers, contractors, municipalities, and other internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects that meet business, schedule, cost, safety, and quality objectives.

• Lead ground-up industrial warehouse and distribution center construction projects from planning and preconstruction through completion and operational turnover.
• Support construction and development projects for both NFI operations and third-party build-to-suit customers, from early planning through project completion and turnover.
• Work directly with joint venture partners on real estate development projects, coordinating project scope, approvals, design, budgeting, construction, and key decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead and participate in jurisdictional approvals, entitlements, planning board processes, environmental/DEP approvals, permitting, and other regulatory requirements needed to advance development and construction projects.
• Coordinate design development with architects, civil engineers, consultants, contractors, and business leaders to translate operational and customer requirements into executable building plans.
• Develop and manage project budgets, hard-cost assumptions, schedules, forecasts, contingencies, change orders, and overall financial performance.
• Partner with Real Estate, Finance, and other stakeholders on underwriting, pro forma assumptions, project viability, tenant requirements, and capital planning.
• Lead contractor, architect, engineer, and consultant selection, including bids, RFPs, scope development, contract negotiation, and vendor performance management.
• Manage design-build and other project delivery methods while maintaining accountability for safety, quality, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Oversee multiple concurrent construction projects and adjust priorities as business needs, project conditions, and market costs change.
• Provide clear project updates to senior leadership, including progress, budget, schedule, risks, decisions required, and mitigation plans.
• Manage tenant improvement projects, office renovations, facility upgrades, solar or related capital projects, and other construction initiatives as needed.
• Establish and improve construction project standards, processes, documentation, controls, and lessons learned to support consistency across the portfolio.
• Coordinate project closeout, turnover, punch list completion, warranties, documentation, and transition to Operations and Facilities.
• Maintain strong relationships with municipalities, authorities, customers, vendors, contractors, and internal business partners.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate Development, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Approximately 10+ years of progressive experience in construction, development, or capital project management.
• Demonstrated experience delivering industrial warehouse, distribution, logistics, or comparable large-scale commercial construction projects.
• Experience managing ground-up construction and site development from preconstruction through turnover.
• Strong knowledge…