Land Development Manager

What is the opportunity?

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.

Primary Responsibilities

• Field Operations:
  • Overseeing daily land development field operations on multiple projects
  • Managing contractors, verifying work completed/monitoring progress
  • Making meetings with governmental agencies/inspectors/HOA’s
  • Cooking land development work with homebuilding operations
  • Project dedication and bond release work
  • Entitlements
  • Requesting proposals, preparation & bid solicitation, negotiation, award, and contracting for professional services, attorneys & consultants
  • Managing & directing engineering & professional consultant objectives, schedules & work product
  • Facilitating project approvals/entitlements/land use and zoning changes through coordination with sellers, brokers, agency review staff, governmental officials, elected officials, & Toll Ops.
  • Initiating & obtaining wetlands permits, Environmental Site Assessments, noise, fiscal & transportation studies as needed for approvals & Zoning efforts
  • Working with utility consultants & providing load requirements & assisting with franchise utilities (electric, gas, telephone, CATV, water, sewer) dry utility layout
  • Aiding in preparation of HOA documents, possibly serving on HOA BOD’s
  • Tracking, monitoring, updating project approvals timelines & schedules & routinely distributing to team
• Office Operations:
  • Establishing & maintaining accurate project development schedules
  • Establishing & maintaining accurate project development budgets
  • Invoicing review/approval/coding, issuing Purchase Orders & Change Orders
  • Analyses and negotiations of bids/contracts/change orders
  • Land Acquisition Support - Assisting or leading 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

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

Benefits

We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, including comprehensive medical/dental, 401(k) with a company match, discounted stock purchase, discounts on mortgages, homes, appliances, and much more!