Overview
We are partnering with a leading real estate developer in Mexico, specializing in industrial parks and last-mile logistics, to hire a Construction Director. This key leadership role oversees the full construction cycle: pre-construction, design, permitting, execution, and project close-out. This position is office-based in Mexico City with regular travel to project sites. The role leads a multidisciplinary team and emphasizes strategic oversight, technical excellence, and innovation.
Team size: leading a multidisciplinary team of 10 professionals, including managers of construction, architecture, BIM, permitting, and sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Define and implement construction strategies aligned with the company's vision, including policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Pre-Construction Oversight: Lead the pre-construction phase as critical to project success, ensuring integration of executive project plans, technical studies, and permitting processes.
- Design and BIM Coordination: Supervise multidisciplinary design development (architecture, structure, MEP, exterior works) under BIM methodology to ensure constructability and regulatory compliance.
- Permitting and Regulatory Compliance: Ensure projects meet all local, state, and federal regulations; coordinate with legal and permitting teams to align technical development with administrative timelines.
- Project Execution: Monitor progress, quality, safety, and adherence to project objectives; implement corrective actions as needed.
- Team Development: Mentor and develop the construction team, promoting high performance and collaboration.
- Innovation and Sustainability: Introduce modern construction practices, materials, and sustainable design solutions.
- Interdepartmental Coordination: Collaborate with ESG, legal, architecture, cost management, investments, and property management teams for integrated project delivery.
Adecuado Candidate Profile
- Education: Architecture or Civil Engineering.
- Languages: Advanced English required.
- Experience:
- +10 years in construction or project management roles in industrial or commercial developments.
- Proven expertise in pre-construction, industrial warehouse design, and permitting.
- Currently in a senior managerial role, ready to step into a Director-level position.
- Professional Attributes:
- Energetic and innovative, with the ability to lead high-performing teams.
- Capable of combining deep technical knowledge with strategic business vision.
- Strong negotiation and communication skills to engage with authorities, contractors, and executives.
- At a stage of professional development that balances experience with fresh perspectives, ideally in an early-director career stage.
Reporting Structure
- Reports to the COO, with final executive oversight from the CEO.
- Direct reports:
- Senior Construction Manager
- Architecture Coordinator
- BIM Manager
- Permitting and Government Relations Lead
- Sustainability & ESG Coordinator
Benefits & Work Environment
- Office-based in Mexico City, with travel to projects.
- Company car and Gympass.
- Unlimited vacation policy.
- High-performance, meritocratic, and collaborative culture promoting career growth.
- Opportunity to lead strategic projects in a growing, innovative industrial real estate firm.
Summary
This is an exceptional opportunity for a technically strong, strategic, and ambitious professional to step into a Director role, leading pre-construction, design, and permitting of industrial projects. The role demands visionary leadership, technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and a collaborative mindset to ensure successful delivery of high-impact projects in the industrial logistics sector.
Seniority level
- Director
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- General Business
Industries
- Building Construction
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