Land Development Director

Description

• Work with utility consultants & provide load requirements & assist with franchise utilities (electric, gas, telephone, CATV, water, sewer) dry utility layout and negotiate agreements
• Overseeing land development field operations for all communities and managers within given division(s) or region
• Coordinating land development work with homebuilding operations
• Invoice review/approval. Preparing and issuing Purchase Orders, Change Orders & Land Development Contracts for all communities within given division(s)
• Lead project dedication and bond release work including final negotiations with the homeowner run HOA BOD/municipalities/governing agencies
• Leading meetings with governmental agencies/inspectors/HOA’s
• Manage & direct engineering & professional consultant objectives, schedules & work product
• Track, monitor, update project approvals timelines & schedules & routinely distribute to team
• Initiate & obtain wetlands permits, Environmental Site Assessments, noise, fiscal & transportation studies as needed for approvals & Zoning efforts
• Attend/participate in municipal/agency land use hearings/meetings All other duties as assigned
• Budget, bid, contract and RFP generation and review
• Request proposals, preparation & bid solicitation, negotiation, award, and contracting for professional services, attorneys & consultants
• Review and oversite of project schedules for all communities within given division(s) and oversite of project budgets for all communities within given division(s) including detailed and well thought out project cashflows
• Oversight of Bond & LOC acquisition, management, reduction and release
• Oversight of permit renewals and close out
• Land Acquisition Oversight - Performing due diligence review, understanding/leading entitlements, preparing approvals, development schedules & development budgets
• Facilitate project approvals/entitlements/land use and zoning changes through coordination with sellers, brokers, agency review staff, governmental officials, elected officials, & Toll Ops.
• Entitlements and approvals management - (managing consultants, plan review, value engineering)
• Managing contractors, verifying work completed/monitoring progress
• Assist with preparation of HOA documents and serve on HOA BOD’s as needed
• Understand and support the region’s business goals and targets
• Develop/maintain site improvement/homebuilding lot inventory schedules
• Lead plan review discussions and perform value engineering for plans and plats
• Analysis, negotiation and recommendations for justifications of award of bids/contracts for all communities within given division(s)

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• 10+ years’ experience in Land Development Management
• Ability to lead regular management meetings with cross-functional project teams for multiple projects
• Experience in preparing & conducting senior management level presentations for project status, schedule and financial performance
• Bachelor’s degree, preferable in Construction Management or Civil Engineering
• Value Engineering expertise
• Initiative: A self-starter, able to identify problems and solve them: Expert
• Mentoring & personnel management experience
• Communicating: Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally across all levels, both internally and externally: Expert
• Entitlements/Due Diligence – Advanced
• Analytical Thinking: Able to collect, sort and analyze data: Advanced
• Ability to independently improvise/adapt/overcome obstacles (solving complex development issues)
• Ability to manage a team of ALDM’s, LDM’s, SLDM’s, Directors & support staff (Supervisory Experience 4+ years)
• Experience in preparing & conducting government level presentations for site plan, zoning, and land use approvals
• Experience managing multiple complex projects & master planning of larger communities
• Contract & legal document review experience
• Scheduling Software: Advanced
• Construction Drawing Comprehension: Expert
• Expert knowledge of local market for contracting, manpower, pricing, & entitlements
• Professional Engineering License

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance