Region HOA Manager

Forestar Group Inc. is a residential lot development company focused on delivering desirable communities for homebuilders in both established locations and long-term growth markets. Forestar’s vision is to be the nation’s leading residential lot developer. The Company’s strategic relationship with D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest homebuilder, complements Forestar’s vision of creating neighborhoods that enhance the lives of community residents while creating value for shareholders, trade partners and employees.

Forestar Group is currently looking for a Region HOA Manager. The right candidate will Incorporate, organize, and manage Homeowner’s Associations (HOA) from inception through turnover for a designated region. Manage the third-party professional management companies and coordinate in the hand off on the common areas, easements and amenity centers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborate with the Acquisition Team during due diligence to obtain project guidelines, amenities, challenges or other issues that would impact HOA documents
• Obtain due diligence documents such as site plans and layouts to help structure HOA documents and incorporate project modifications
• Visit the project site to visualize the role of well drafted HOA documents and how they will contribute to the long-term success of the project
• Determine the best structure for the HOA determined by the product, individual project characteristics, community amenities and service-oriented functions
• Assist outside counsel to draft and ensure HOA documents address potential problems such as complying with statutory law, defining boundaries, subjecting additional property, assigning percentages, transferring control from developer to unit owners, reserving easements, providing for use, access, and maintenance, and association powers and procedures
• Work with Region Counsel to ensure the structure of HOA documents are based on reasonableness, an essential step in in a project’s success, and provide the best protection for all parties involved
• Collaborate with the Acquisition and Development Teams to create realistic capital budgets and reserves
• Manage the issuance, maintenance, and turnover of new and existing bonds
• Responsible for ensuring the accuracy, disclosure content and all documentation provided to the Sales Department
• Set up HOA management by researching, interviewing, and selecting a third-party management company; acquiring at least three bids or proposals for the assignment; releasing the contract; and preparing an HOA budget
• Oversee HOA management and maintenance by serving on all HOA boards and scheduling and attending all HOA meetings in a designated region
• Research and monitor in all region locations, statutory law and updates regarding HOA turnover
• Oversee HOA transitions by scheduling all transition walks, getting the deeds prepared and signed for all common areas, securing all plans and turning them over to the HOA
• Visit the project site to ensure all landscape maintenance obligations are performed in a first-class manner
• Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
• Ability to travel overnight
• Arrange and oversee a reserve study when applicable
• Serve on the Architecture Review Committee until turnover
• Continue to gather information regarding the project’s geography, land characteristics, planned amenities and demographics
• Facilitate communications between the company, the HOA’s, and the third-party management companies in a designated region
• Maintain site plans for all prospective and current projects
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May have supervisory responsibilities
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university
• Three to five years of related experience and/or training
• Must have a vehicle and a valid driver’s license
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely which may include presentations to small groups
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral form or via Forestar applications
• Proficiency with MS Office and email
• Ability to sit for majority of 8-hour workday; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision
• The noise level is generally moderate
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Community Association Manager
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and attention to detail
  
  

Estimated Compensation Range: $100,000 - 150,000

Come join a winning team! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package:

• Medical, Vision and Dental
• 401(K)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays