VP of Land Development

Key Responsibilities

• Lead land acquisition due diligence, including consultant oversight, feasibility analysis, development budgeting, project scheduling, and risk assessment.
• Evaluate environmental, entitlement, engineering, regulatory, and political risks associated with prospective developments.
• Manage engineering, planning, and other consultant teams through entitlement, design, permitting, and forward-planning activities.
• Direct entitlement efforts, including zoning, land use approvals, annexations, development agreements, and preliminary/final plat approvals.
• Build and maintain relationships with municipal agencies, elected officials, and regulatory stakeholders to secure project approvals.
• Cook up cross-functional efforts with Land Development, Legal, Construction, and other internal teams to advance community planning and development.
• Oversee bidding, contract administration, budget tracking, change order reviews, and cost control throughout the development process.
• Monitor development schedules, project milestones, and financial performance to ensure successful community delivery.
• Lead community handoff and kick-off activities, ensuring seamless transition from acquisition and entitlement through development and grand opening.
• Oversee tract acceptance, municipal inspections, punch-list resolution, and bond exoneration activities to achieve project closeout.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Engineering degree and Master’s degree preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 6-8 years of land development experience required.
• Expertise in environmental planning, master planning, platting, and land development processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, market analysis, and financial analysis skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, management, interpersonal, and presentation abilities.

Qualifications

• Full time position with an expectation that many networking events occur after typical business hours and key job responsibilities occur in the field on a regular basis.
• Conduct business in a professional and ethical manner.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay.
• Other rewards may include bonuses or role-specific awards.
• Health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, sick time and vacation.