Director, Land Engineering

Overview

The Director, Land Engineering is responsible for moving and tracking development projects towards a finished lot community, ensuring proper documentation of community and common area turnover and bond release. Responsibilities include due diligence, entitlements, plan processing, regulatory and construction permitting processes, and community turnover.

Responsibilities

• Aid in due diligence for land acquisitions, including feasibility studies, project budgets, and entitlement/development schedules.
• Manage consultant coordination and agency interactions throughout entitlement processes.
• Negotiate conditions of approval, mitigation measures, and development agreements with public agencies.
• Develop project schedules and comprehensive budgets with the consultant team.
• Represent the company at public hearings to secure project approvals.
• Build and maintain relationships with consultants; negotiate contracts, scopes, standards, costs, and schedules.
• Lead multidisciplinary consultant teams through design and permitting of public and private improvements.
• Oversee preparation of civil, landscape, architectural, and other design plans to ensure complete and efficient project execution.
• Serve as the primary contact for regulatory plan checks and ensure compliance with permitting requirements and project conditions.
• Meet regularly with internal teams, stakeholders, and public officials on development-related issues.
• Represent the company with elected and public officials and maintain strong external relationships.
• Cook up with field teams and the city to achieve project acceptance, utility turnover, and bond exoneration.
• Ensure community design and development align with the Community CX playbook and conduct periodic evaluations.
• Review homeowner experience surveys and identify customer experience improvement trends.
• Lead documentation, applications, and plan-check processes with agencies.
• Represent the company on HOA boards as needed.
• Manage A&E budgets and support preparation of overall development budgets.
• Maintain organized project files, including plans and correspondence, in a central location.
• Process invoices, contracts, and check requests.
• Contribute to all DRE requirements, including creation of HOA documents and budgets.
• Report project updates, changes, budgets, and schedules to leadership.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of relevant experience in the industry and strong record of accomplishment.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Planning or Civil Engineering.
• Proficiency in project management skill sets.
• Prior residential homebuilding/land development experience.
• Experience with master planned communities.
• Ability to read, edit, and QA/QC engineering and architectural plans.
• Proficiency in Excel, MS Planner, MS Suite, and CoPilot or similar LM.
• Strong attention to detail, writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• A high degree of motivation, follow-through, and accountability.
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and work effectively alone or on teams.
• The ability to commute to project sites, consultant offices, and public agency headquarters regularly.
• Willingness to serve on HOA boards, which could be evening obligations.
• Willingness to attend city council meetings and public hearings, which could be evening obligations.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and total rewards package.
• Annual Base Salary: $160,000 to $175,000.
• Bonus Eligible.
• Excellent extended medical, dental, and vision benefits beginning day 1.
• 401(k) matching, vesting begins day 1.
• Career development programs.
• Paid volunteer hours.
• Paid parental leave.
• Family planning assistance, including IVF, surrogacy, and adoption options.
• Wellness and mental health resources.
• Pet insurance offering.
• A culture based on our values of Passion, Integrity, & Community!