Division VP of Land Acquisition at DRB Group

This position is responsible for the planning and directing of division land business which may include acquisitions, planning, design, and entitlement. Maintaining excellent communications with appropriate public agencies, utilities, vendors and the division and corporate staff is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify opportunities for land and lot acquisition

• Manage, direct, and support the land team with established leadership attributes.

• Evaluation of the staff group structure and team plan for continual improvement of efficiency and effectiveness of the group as well as providing individuals with professional and personal growth
• Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy
• Negotiate, acquire and entitle the land necessary to meet company goals and projections; prospect for potential land acquisition opportunities
• Establishes broker/seller relationships
• Analyzes land development proformas
• Handles bond submittals and reimbursements
• Drafts and submits LOIs
• Negotiate and finalize contracts for targeted acquisitions
• Maintain reports, critical target dates, contract summaries and periodic market analysis
• Network with other builders and developers to maintain market awareness, develop contacts and provide information necessary for the division to be a strong competitor
• Coordinate the activity of engineers, land planners, architects and general contractors in the development of acquired properties
• Coordinate with local, county, state and federal governmental agencies to annex, zone and otherwise secure regulatory approval for projects
• Establish and foster professional relationships with state, county and city inspectors and officials to maximize productivity of development sites
• Manage land purchases through entitlement processes; provide information for and participate in the coordination of land acquisition packages
• Assess site viability and provide information where appropriate
• Interface with homeowner’s association, as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge and Skills

• A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
• An ability to think ahead and plan over a 1-2 year time span as well as a long range 5 year time frame
• Strong land negotiation and contract skills
• The ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
• Problem analysis/resolution skills at the strategic and functional level
• Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing and spreadsheets (MSWord, Excel)
• Knowledge of market trends, pricing, growth and supply
• Knowledge of local, county, state and federal regulations
• Broad functional experience in areas of blueprints and specifications, general knowledge of homebuilding financials and systems

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field and minimum 7 -10 years of experience within the homebuilding industry with concentration in Land & Entitlement OR equivalent combination of education and/or work experience
• Exposure to residential homebuilding, specific to land acquisition, is required