Development Analyst (m/f/d)
Position Summary
Working closely with experienced Development Managers, internal teams, and external partners, you will help keep projects on track, contribute to clear reporting and analysis, and gradually take on more responsibility as your skills and confidence grow.
Key Responsibilites
Project Support & Delivery
- Support Development Managers in the coordination and delivery of logistics real estate projects.
- Assist across different project stages, including feasibility, planning, design, permitting, construction, and handover.
- Prepare project documentation, meeting notes, status updates, and decision materials.
- Help monitor project timelines, budgets, risks, and key milestones.
Development Coordination
- Coordinate with architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and technical advisors under the guidance of senior colleagues.
- Support technical due diligence, design development, and planning processes.
- Track open items, follow up on actions, and ensure information flows smoothly between stakeholders.
- Contribute to the preparation and review of project schedules, cost overviews, and development trackers.
Commercial & Analytical Support
- Support feasibility analyses, investment materials, and internal approval documents.
- Assist with budget tracking, cost comparisons, tender documentation, and procurement processes.
- Collect, structure, and analyse project data to support informed decision-making.
- Contribute to project business plans and regular development reporting.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with internal teams such as Asset Management, Technical Asset Management, Legal, and Finance.
- Support communication with external advisors, consultants, service providers, and local authorities.
- Prepare meeting materials and follow up on agreed next steps.
Construction & Project Monitoring
- Support site visits, construction progress reviews, and project update meetings.
- Help monitor quality, safety, programme, and cost-related topics.
- Prepare clear project updates and highlight potential risks or delays to senior team members.
Your profile
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, or a related field.
- Ideally 2–5 years of relevant experience in real estate development, construction, project management, consulting, or a related environment.
- First exposure to development, construction, planning, or technical project processes is an advantage.
- Strong interest in logistics real estate and the development of high-quality, future-ready assets.
- Motivation to learn, take ownership, and grow into a broader development management role.
Professional Skills
- Well-organised, structured, and reliable way of working.
- Strong analytical skills and confidence working with numbers, data, and project information.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work with different stakeholders.
- Proactive mindset, curiosity, and willingness to learn quickly.
- Attention to detail and a practical, solution-oriented approach.
Languages
- Fluent in German and English.
- Additional European languages are a strong advantage.
Contact information
Senior Manager HR
About us
Headquartered in Frankfurt, PROXITY is a continental-European logistics operator and developer launched in April 2025. The company will manage a portfolio of high-quality properties and development projects, representing approximately seven million square meters of lettable space, all owned by real estate funds managed by Blackstone. PROXITY’s mission is to deliver modern, flexible warehousing solutions to a diverse customer base across Europe’s most dynamic metropolitan regions. With a presence across Continental Europe, with core markets in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Iberia, the company plans to expand its footprint in both existing and new markets as it scales further. PROXITY is owned by funds managed by Blackstone.
