What are the responsibilities and job description for the Land Development Manager position at Drees Homes?
Overview
Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It's why we rank as the 21st largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We're proud of being named a 2023 and 2024 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we've been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.
Responsibilities/Qualifications
National homebuilder with a superb reputation as a leader and innovator in the industry is seeking a Land Development Manager for our the Nashville Division.
This position is responsible for conducting and managing the bidding, budgeting, contracting, engineering, permit processing, scheduling and, site development in order to deliver finished lots on time and within budget. A Land Development Manager supports the acquisition, planning, and engineering of new ground for development.
If you are independent while adhering to structure, have a desire to learn the business and have an outgoing and optimistic personality, this may be the opportunity you've been looking for.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage internal development of communities to provide lots to the Nashville Division.
- Bid, schedule and supervise all land development activities
- Conduct progress inspection projects to ensure they are on schedule and being completed in accordance with contracts and construction plans
- Build and maintain relationships with municipalities, brokers, engineers, consultants, designers and developers to achieve acquisition and development of our projects and growth objectives
- Provide budgets for development costs based on site plans and goals of the project
- Assist in due diligence of raw land under contract
- Review, approve and sign off on acceptance of all lot purchases
- Oversee and manage Homeowner Associations by working with third party management companies
- Act as a liaison between Land, Homebuilding and all developers regarding performance of community from development to release of bonds
Knowledge and Skills:
- Self-starter with strong work ethic
- Excellent communication and public speaking skills
- Persistent, organized and energetic
- Local market knowledge preferred
- Excellent problem solving ability to handle complex situations
- Team player who enjoys collaborating with various land development professionals
- Adaptable and capable of adjusting strategies
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, accounting, finance, real estate or related field
- 2-4 years experience in real estate development
- Experience in the home building industry a plus
- Strong background in project management
The typical schedule of this position will be Monday - Friday 8 AM - 5 PM, plus additional hours as necessary.
Competitive salary, bonus potential, plus a comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.
Summary
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place
To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website – www.dreeshomes.com.
