VP, Development Management

At Prologis, we don’t just lead the industry—we define it 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. From agile supply chains to energy solutions, our ecosystems help your business 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.

VP, Development Management

Prologis

As the VP of Development for the Western Canada markets, you will lead land and building development activities from pursuit thru hand off to operations for industrial and logistics projects across Metro Vancouver and Alberta. You will oversee key projects while managing Development team members, driving consistent execution, forecasting, and continuous improvement across the region. The role partners closely with Operation, capital deployment, global development teams and other internal functional teams while representing the Development Officer on critical decisions.

Based in our Vancouver office, you will regularly travel to project sites and municipal offices to ensure safe, compliant, high-quality, and on-time delivery.

• Lead the execution of speculative and build-to-suit developments from pursuit, due diligence and acquisition, through municipal and provincial approvals (entitlements), design, permitting, construction, and tenant improvements across Western Canada.
• Direct the redevelopment and second-generation tenant improvement strategy for acquired and existing assets, partnering with Leasing, Asset Management, Construction, and external consultants to reposition buildings for new tenant occupancy while optimizing cost, schedule, and market competitiveness
• Lead technical acquisition support by evaluating development feasibility, entitlement strategy, environmental and geotechnical conditions, utility capacity, municipal requirements, construction costs, schedule risks, and investment assumptions to support competitive land pursuits and Investment Committee decisions.
• Provide strategic recommendations on site planning, building configuration, infrastructure requirements, and development feasibility to maximize land value, improve project returns, and enhance long-term asset performance while meeting Prologis’ specifications and standards.
• Lead development budgeting, forecasting, project underwriting support, and business planning to ensure investment assumptions remain aligned with project execution and financial performance objectives.
• Develop and oversee permitting and regulatory approval strategies, including phased or alternative permitting approaches where appropriate, to support project schedules and manage approval risk.
• Support environmental due diligence, and remediation as necessary to resolve municipal permitting restrictions.
• Manage the complex environmental, geotechnical, infrastructure, offsite improvements, utilities, and site development constraints
• Understand and manage municipal fees, servicing obligations, development agreements, off-site requirements, and related securities.
• Maintain owner-side compliance with WorkSafeBC requirements, including clear designation and oversight of the prime contractor, Notices of Project, hazardous-materials and asbestos due diligence, and contractor safety performance.
• Oversee bidding process, contracting, change management, payment, risk allocation, and project closeout in accordance with Canadian industry requirements and Prologis standards.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders, including Customer Led Development (CLD), Customer Led Solutions (CLS), Capital Deployment, Leasing, Regional Property Management, the Global Development Team, and other business partners.
• Serve as a senior development leader and authoritative decision maker for the Western Canada development team, to facilitate timely decisions with deployment and leasing while partnering closely with the DO on strategic priorities.
• Accountable…