Land Development Specialist

What You’ll Do:
The Land Development Specialist manages and supports the land acquisition and land development activities. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Land Acquisition, responsibilities include financial analysis models for asset acquisition, market research, the coordination and administration of contracts, purchase order creation, and invoice processing.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

• Perform strategic marketing research such as competitive analysis for target communities, including price graph comparisons, MLS data research, school district analysis, and property ownership analysis.
• Coordinating and compiling land books for Corporate submission.
• Preparing Comparative Market Analyses (CMAs) for prospective land opportunities.
• Coordinating the creation of divisional memos related to budget surplus / overruns, initiation of new phase development, and similar initiatives.
• Produce preliminary underwriting proformas and related financial documentation for each asset the Division targets.
• Compile development budgets for targeted and acquisition deals and future phases of active communities based on engineering cost estimates.
• Overall project document control, including correspondence, purchase orders, invoices, and supporting documentation.
• Manage Land Development Trade Partner contracts.
• Update and manage Land Development budgets for monthly and quarterly updates.
• Manage change orders and payments of applications and invoices for Land Development.
• Work with vendors and subcontractors to obtain appropriate insurance requirements before releasing payments.
• Create and process check requests for entitlements and land development activities.
• Distribute and track applicable budget reports from NewStar (Accounting System).
• Coordinate and track the bond process from request to exoneration.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

What You Have:

• An aptitude for Accounting
• Strong demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, and online data-based applications, including internet applications such as Land Vision, Google Earth, etc.
• Strong communication skills to respond to inquiries from vendors and subcontractors as well as internal team members.
• Ability to think critically, manage and prioritize a demanding workload.
• Ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions.
• A positive attitude and an ability to work effectively as a dynamic team member.
• Detailed-oriented, working well under pressure, and capable of handling multiple tasks with simultaneous deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills focused on internal and external customer service and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow-up and follow-through simultaneously on various projects.
• Willingness to learn new things and take on additional responsibilities.
• Maintain effective working relationships with vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, team members, and supervisory personnel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Your Education and Experience:

• A High School diploma or GED. A college degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience supporting land acquisition, land development, or homebuilding activities with a volume production builder.