Land Development Project Manager

The Axel Group is currently seeking a Land Development Project Manager to join our client's team out of Burlington County, NJ! This position offers a competitive compensation package as well as the opportunity to be in a leadership role.

The right candidate will be responsible for managing vendors and contractors to develop raw land for home and amenities construction in new communities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and understand all civil improvement plans, geotechnical evaluations, landscape plans and project specifications necessary to deliver finished lots to enable construction of a home
• Implement and oversee all aspects of the development and scheduling process for infrastructure installation, including the preparation of home construction lots, model home and project landscaping, parks and amenities construction
• Meet with jurisdictional officials during the installation and inspection of civil construction, infrastructure, home construction lots, landscaping, hardscaping, irrigation systems, signage, and parks and amenities
• Ensures project schedule and critical path sequence is accurate and up to date, including Identifying and reporting delays
• Track and communicate key projected milestones to relevant internal departments and relevant external stakeholders (including city officials, engineering/utility consultants, utility companies, contractors, etc.)
• Assist Project Managers working with civil engineers as needed for plan clarification and revisions
• Work directly with subcontractor’s office and field personnel
• Assist in managing the bid, review and award process
• Develop contract scope of works and pay-scales for bidding
• Assemble appropriate documents and plans for bid packages
• Calculate quantities from construction plans for budgeting and bidding
• Review and understand land development contracts awarded to subcontractors for development projects
• Represent Land Development management in on-going site issues requiring interface with homebuilding superintendents as applies to infrastructure installation, maintaining “As-Built” plans, drainage plans, home building lot issues, landscaping and hardscaping improvements, and maintenance
• Oversee, review and approve field purchase orders
• Track current market pricing for budget development and identify budget shortfalls
• Oversee all best management practices (BMP’s) related to SWPPP and dust control
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and national codes, ordinances, and regulations as well as company policy
• Interface with other departments to ensure constant communication regarding timing, design elements, access pertaining to project land development status, and other landscaping and common area hardscape improvements
• Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
• Ability to travel overnight

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• May have supervisory responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school
• Three years of related experience with civil construction, landscaping, irrigation systems, and/or training hardscape installation and maintenance
• Must have a vehicle and valid driver’s license
• Proficient in scheduling software
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral form
• Proficiency with MS Office and email
• Ability to stand and walk for 4 hours straight or up to a full 8-hour day; sit for extended periods; kneel and bend at the waist; climb, balance and stoop, crouch or crawl; walk up and down stairs; walk on unlevel terrain; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision
• Regular exposure to outside weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places and risk of electrical shock
• The noise level is generally loud

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and attention to detail
• Bilingual a plus

Benefits:

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

If you're looking to take the next step in your career to join an award winning, reputable home builder, we encourage you to apply!