VP - InvestmentMacdonald & Company • Houston, TX, US
VP - Investment
Macdonald & Company • Houston, TX, US
1 day ago
Job type
- Full-time
Job descriptionManage the entitlement process, zoning, permitting, and regulatory approvals. Coordinate with architects, civil engineers, and consultants to prepare site plans, environmental studies, and other permitting documentation. Build strong relationships with municipal governments, local authorities, and community stakeholders. Build and maintain sophisticated financial models (pro forma, cash flow, IRR, sensitivity) for project-level and portfolio-level decisions. Lead underwriting for new projects, negotiating land purchase terms, and assessing capital structure. Present development business plans to senior leadership and potential equity / debt partners. Oversee schematic design with architecture and engineering teams. Coordinate design aspects (site plans, building layouts, parking, utilities) to optimize cost, schedule, and tenant needs. Work with construction leadership (contractors, project managers) to ensure alignment between design intent and buildability. Lead a small team (analysts, development associates) and mentor them through the front-end process. Collaborate with leasing, asset management, capital markets, and construction teams. Report to senior management (Managing Principal, Board) on project status, risks, milestones, and budget. Monitor industrial real estate trends in Houston (speculative demand, build-to-suit, land scarcity, user types). Use insights to inform site selection, project sizing, and risk mitigation strategies. Represent Company externally at industry events, with brokers, landowners, public agencies, and joint-venture partners. Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business, Civil Engineering, or related field; MBA strongly preferred. 7+ years of industrial real estate development experience, with deep exposure to the front-end (land acquisition, entitlement, pre-construction). Success in bringing speculative and / or build-to-suit industrial projects from concept to shovel-ready. Strong financial modeling, underwriting, and project feasibility analysis; experience with pro formas, IRR, and sensitivities. Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and team leadership skills; ability to present to and influence senior executives, partners, and public officials. Deep understanding of the Houston industrial real estate market (submarkets, infrastructure, zoning, logistics). Comfort managing multiple deals simultaneously, with ability to lead cross-functional teams. Entrepreneurial orientation, ability to think long-term and balance risk-reward in land development.
Job Description
Macdonald & Company is pleased to be exclusively retained by a privately held industrial developer in Houston to find and appoint a VP of Investment / Development focused on sourcing and executing industrial ground up development.
Great growth opportunity to join a lean team of high performing, best in class developers in Houston, who have a significant track record and have capabilities to develop through their own capital sources or look at JV opportunities.
Key Responsibilities :
Strategic Planning & Acquisition
- Identify and evaluate land for potential speculative and build-to-suit industrial development in key Houston submarkets.
- Lead site due diligence, market research, financial feasibility analysis, and risk assessment for potential acquisitions.
- Work closely with capital partners, joint-venture partners, and internal leadership on acquisition strategies.
Entitlement & Approvals
Financial Modeling & Projections
Pre-Construction & Design Coordination
Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management
Market & Competitive Intelligence
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