Chief Real Estate Development Officer - Industrial and Data Centers

Chief Development Officer

Carmel, Indiana |Hybrid | Full-time

Providence Development Services supports large-scale industrial and infrastructure development. Our owner team coordinates land, design, utilities, commercial requirements and delivery partners to turn complex development plans into executable projects.

Our Markets

Hyperscalers (Data Center) and Industrial Development

The role

Lead the development program from site control and diligence through approvals, commercial alignment and construction readiness. Build a small owner team while personally managing the work that moves projects toward an investment decision. Reports to the President.

Responsibilities

• Set the development strategy, stage gates and decision criteria for each campus and phase.
• Personally lead land, diligence, entitlement and consultant work until the campus team is established.
• Coordinate design, energy, utilities and customer requirements into one feasible development plan.
• Resolve scope gaps, commercial dependencies and permitting risks with advisers and delivery leaders.
• Present investment recommendations, development budgets and funding priorities to the President.
• Recruit the development team and delegate responsibilities as funded workload grows.

Minimum qualifications

• At least 12 years of relevant experience in industrial, infrastructure or complex real estate development, or a demonstrably equivalent record of responsibility and results.
• Personally led a complex development through diligence, approvals and readiness for construction.
• Managed owner budgets, consultant scopes and land or infrastructure negotiations.
• Led multidisciplinary teams while retaining direct responsibility for deliverables.
• Relevant education, technical training or equivalent practical experience sufficient to perform the role.
• Ability to meet the role’s work-location and travel requirements, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with hyperscale data centers, large industrial campuses, power-intensive facilities or phased infrastructure.
• Experience building a development function and evaluating multiple sites.
• Experience with campuses requiring onsite generation/microgrids.

Initial priorities

• Establish the development decision register, accountable owners and approval sequence.
• Resolve the highest-risk land, permit, infrastructure and design dependencies.
• Present a funded staffing plan and measurable next-stage readiness criteria.

Work arrangement

Carmel, Indiana, with regular office collaboration and project travel. Start timing will be discussed during the recruiting process.

How to apply

Apply through LinkedIn with your resume and a brief summary of relevant work you personally performed. Do not submit confidential employer or client materials. We consider qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations are available during the application process and for essential job functions.

Relocation: Position is eligible for relocation assistance.

JOB ID: INT-001-0-0-07