Land Development Manager Full Time

The Land Development Manager will manage engineering design, estimating, budgeting, development, and dedication of site improvements of our communities and assist with feasibility studies (due diligence) for new acquisitions.

What are the primary responsibilities?

Field Operations

• Overseeing daily land development field operations on multiple projects
• Managing contractors, verifying work completed/monitoring progress
• Meeting with governmental agencies/inspectors/HOA’s
• Coordinating land development work with homebuilding operations
• Project dedication and bond release work

Entitlements

• Request proposals, preparation & bid solicitation, negotiation, award, and contracting for professional services, attorneys & consultants
• Manage & direct engineering & professional consultant objectives, schedules & work product
• Facilitate project approvals/entitlements/land use and zoning changes through coordination with sellers, brokers, agency review staff, governmental officials, elected officials, & Toll Ops.
• Initiate & obtain wetlands permits, Environmental Site Assessments, noise, fiscal & transportation studies as needed for approvals & Zoning efforts
• Work with utility consultants & provide load requirements & assist with franchise utilities (electric, gas, telephone, CATV, water, sewer) dry utility layout
• Assist with preparation of HOA documents, possibly serve on HOA BOD’s
• Track, monitor, update project approvals timelines & schedules & routinely distribute to team

Office Operations

• Establish & maintain accurate project development schedules
• Establish & maintain accurate project development budgets
• Invoice review/approval/coding, issuing Purchase Orders & Change Orders
• Analyses and negotiations of bids/contracts/change orders
• Land Acquisition Support – Assist or lead with project Due
• Diligence efforts (entitlements & approvals, development schedules & budgets)
• Entitlements and approvals management (coordinating with consultants, performing plan review & value engineering)
• Bond maintenance

All other duties as assigned

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the nation’s most respected Fortune 500 companies!

Qualifications

Does this describe you?

You have experience demonstrating the following knowledge and skills:

Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking: Able to collect, sort and analyze data: Advanced
• Communicating: Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally across all levels, both internally and externally: Advanced
• Construction Drawing Comprehension: Advanced
• Initiative: A self-starter, able to identify problems and solve them: Advanced
• Technical Knowledge:
• Scheduling Software: Intermediate
• Microsoft Office Suite: Intermediate
• Entitlements/Due Diligence – Intermediate

Do you have these qualifications?

Essential:

• 3+ years’ experience in Land Development Management
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
• Value engineering
  Ability to improvise/adapt/overcome obstacles
  Ability to work independently and within a team

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Construction Management or Civil Engineering
• EIT or Professional Engineering License
• Land Development experience in Broward and/or Dade counties is preferred