Land Development Manager

About the role

M/I Homes has been building new homes of outstanding quality and superior design for 50 years. Founded in 1976 by Irving and Melvin Schottenstein and guided by Irving's drive to always "treat the customer right," we have fulfilled the dreams of over 170,000 homeowners and grown to become one of the nation's leading homebuilders. M/I Homes started as a family business and grew into a national leader in a single generation with divisions in 17 markets, including Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Ft. Myers/Naples, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, San Antonio, Sarasota, and Tampa. Assists land department Team Members with due diligence, civil / grade plan review, value engineering, and budgeting of residential projects. Full responsibility for phased project scheduling, project buyout & contracting, and construction of assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development of land acquisition feasibility studies by preparing initial land development budgets and coordinating geotechnical and environmental investigations.
• Verifies availability and location of all utilities, including sanitary sewer, water, gas and electric.
• Verifies the cost involved in gaining access to these utilities as well as any construction-in-aid / adequate facilities tax / development impact fees.
• Reviews design documents, improvement plans and plats for project coordination and accuracy.
• Creates bid form & bid instructions and distributes to qualified bidders.
• Solicits bids for all work items as needed to complete the project.
• Reviews bids for accuracy and completeness.
• Formats bid process to avoid scope overlap or gap.
• Addresses bidder questions.
• Compiles a Bid Analysis to review bids; collaborates with Land Leader to make contractor selections.
• Initiates buyout / contracting of all work; initiates pre-construction meetings with municipalities and contractors.
• Develops detailed critical-path project schedule (MS Project), with Contractor input.
• Ensures project milestones are met, and lots are delivered on schedule.
• Initiates and attends weekly on-site meetings with all relevant contractors.
• Monitors construction progress vs. schedule.
• Identifies potential project delays and / or risks; implements measures, makes recommendations, and takes steps as necessary to maintain schedule and budget.
• Full responsibility for land development project budget and cash flows; reviews and approves all pay applications and invoices for accuracy.
• Secures activation of water / sewer systems per