Director of Construction

NFI Industries•Camden, NJ

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About The Position

The Director of Construction leads planning, design, approvals, preconstruction, and execution of NFI real estate construction projects, primarily industrial warehouse and distribution facilities. The role supports projects for NFI operations and third-party build-to-suit customers, managing them from feasibility and jurisdictional approvals through design, contractor selection, construction, turnover, and closeout. The Director collaborates with Real Estate, Finance, Operations, customers, joint venture partners, architects, engineers, contractors, municipalities, and other stakeholders to meet business, schedule, cost, safety, and quality objectives. The role oversees multiple concurrent projects, provides updates to senior leadership, and helps establish consistent construction standards, processes, controls, and documentation across the portfolio.

Requirements

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 or more 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 of project budgeting, cost control, forecasting, contracts, change management, procurement, and construction scheduling.
Experience with contractor and consultant selection, bidding, RFPs, and contract negotiation.
Working knowledge of entitlement, permitting, environmental, and regulatory approval processes.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while balancing schedule, budget, quality, safety, and stakeholder priorities.
Strong business judgment and ability to partner effectively with Finance, Operations, Real Estate, customers, and executive stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
Strong knowledge of construction safety practices and applicable building and construction standards.
Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, project schedules, budgets, and related technical documentation.
Ability and availability to travel based on project needs, including regional and occasional air travel.
Ability to work flexible hours when project schedules, construction activity, or business needs require.

Nice To Haves

Experience with design-build construction and large industrial warehouse development.
Experience supporting joint venture, tenant-driven, or developer-led projects.
Experience with tenant improvements, office renovations, renewable energy/solar, or other facility capital projects.
Background with both owner-side and general contractor construction environments.

Responsibilities

Lead ground-up industrial warehouse and distribution center construction projects from planning and preconstruction through completion and operational turnover.
Support NFI operations and third-party build-to-suit construction and development projects from early planning through completion and turnover.
Coordinate with joint venture partners on project scope, approvals, design, budgets, construction, and development decisions.
Lead or participate in entitlement, planning board, environmental/DEP approval, permitting, and other regulatory processes.
Coordinate design development with architects, civil engineers, consultants, contractors, and business leaders.
Develop and manage project budgets, cost assumptions, schedules, forecasts, contingencies, change orders, and financial performance.
Partner with Real Estate, Finance, and other stakeholders on underwriting, pro forma assumptions, project viability, tenant requirements, and capital planning.
Select and manage contractors, architects, engineers, and consultants, including bids, RFPs, scope development, contract negotiation, and vendor performance.
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 senior leadership with project updates on progress, budgets, schedules, risks, required decisions, and mitigation plans.
Manage tenant improvements, 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.
Coordinate project closeout, turnover, punch list completion, warranties, documentation, and transition to Operations and Facilities.
Maintain relationships with municipalities, authorities, customers, vendors, contractors, and internal business partners.