Senior Land Development Manager

Homes by WestBay & Casa Fresca Homes offer a new kind of home building experience with a focus to deliver an exceptional homebuilding experience at an outstanding value. Recognized both nationally and regionally for our award-winning new home designs, we offer new single-family homes for sale throughout the finest new communities.  Founded in 2009, we have evolved into the largest, privately owned new homebuilder in the Tampa Bay and Central Florida markets.  

We are seeking a Sr. Land Development Manager to join our growing team. The Sr. Land Development Manager will be responsible for managing & overseeing entitlement, estimating, budgeting, development, dedication of site for all communities within given division(s) or region. 

 Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, mentor and manage individuals and team to ensure top performance of all team members in achieving desired results while finding efficient and effective solutions that create overall organizational value.
• Overseeing land development field operations for all communities and managers within given division(s) or region.
• Managing contractors, verifying work completed/monitoring progress.
• Leading meetings with governmental agencies/inspectors/HOA’s
• Coordinating land development work with homebuilding operations
• Lead project dedication and bond release work including supporting the Community Governance Manger with homeowner run HOA BOD/municipalities/governing agencies.
• Responsible for all Land Development Budgets during the development stage of the project. 
• Request proposals, preparation & bid solicitation, negotiation, award, and contracting for professional services, attorneys & consultants.
• Manage & direct engineering & professional consultant objectives, schedules & work product.
• Facilitate project approvals/entitlements/land use and zoning changes through coordination with sellers, brokers, agency review staff, governmental officials, elected officials, & Toll Ops.
• Initiate & obtain wetlands permits, Environmental Site Assessments, noise, fiscal & transportation studies as needed for approvals & Zoning efforts.
• Work with utility consultants & provide load requirements & assist with franchise utilities (electric, gas, telephone, CATV, water, sewer) dry utility layout and negotiate agreements.
• Assist with preparation of HOA documents and serve on HOA BOD’s as needed, in conjunction with the Community Governance Manager 
• Track, monitor, update project approvals timelines & schedules & routinely distribute to team.
• Attend/participate in municipal/agency land use hearings/meetings All other duties as assigned.
• Support and lead Project Coordinators, Assistant Project Managers and Land Developer Managers and any other direct reports within the Land Development Department.
• Review and oversite of project schedules for all communities within given division(s) and oversite of project budgets for all communities within given division(s) including detailed and well thought out project cashflows.
• Invoice review/approval. Coordinating the issuance of Purchase Orders, Change Orders & Land Development Contracts for all communities within given division(s)
• Analysis, negotiation, and recommendations for justifications of award of bids/contracts for all communities within given division(s)
• Lead, in conjunction with Land Controller monthly budget and cashflow meetings. Responsible for leading the monthly cashflow projection. 
• Assist the Land Acquisition team in performing due diligence review, understanding entitlements, preparing approvals, development schedules & development budgets. DOLD will sign off and approve all feasibility and bank budgets formed during the acquisition process. 
• Entitlements and approvals management - (managing consultants, plan review, value engineering)
• Budget, bid, contract and RFP generation and review.
• Oversight of Bond & LOC acquisition, management, reduction, and release.
• Lead plan review discussions and perform value engineering for plans and plats.
• Oversight of permit renewals and close out
• Develop/maintain site improvement/homebuilding lot inventory schedules.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 5 years’ experience in Land Development Management
• Bachelor’s degree, preferable in Construction Management or Civil Engineering
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Value Engineering expertise
• Ability to independently improvise/adapt/overcome obstacles (solving complex development issues)
• Ability to manage a team of ALDM’s, LDM’s, SLDM’s, & support staff 
• Experience in preparing & conducting senior management level presentations for project status, schedule, and financial performance.
• Experience in preparing & conducting government level presentations for site plan, zoning, and land use approvals.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects & master planning of larger communities.
• Value engineering expert
• Understand and support the region’s business goals and targets.
• Expert knowledge of local market for contracting, manpower, pricing, & entitlements