Westates is a real estate developer focused in Utah and Arizona. We buy land and work with cities to get entitlements in place for us to develop property into multifamily, single family, industrial, and other asset classes. This role will be part of the Entitlement Team and be responsible for these tasks:

• Entitlements
• Due diligence of new acquisitions, including the establishment of entitlement approvals and the preparation and execution of the project schedule
• Develop and maintain positive, professional relationships with staff and elected officials of municipalities and agencies with jurisdictional control over land use
• Understand local ordinances, general plans, zoning laws and other municipal guidelines
• Request proposals and bids, negotiate, award, and contract for professional services such as engineers, attorneys and other consultants
• Manage and direct engineering and professional consultant objectives, schedules and work product
• Facilitate project approvals/entitlements/land use and zoning changes through coordination with sellers, brokers, agency review staff, governmental officials, and elected officials.
• Initiate and obtain wetlands permits, Environmental Site Assessments, noise, fiscal and transportation studies as needed for approvals and zoning efforts
• Work with franchise utilities (electric, gas, internet, CATV, water, sewer) for contract and layout
• Assist with preparation of HOA documents
• Track, monitor, update project approval timelines and schedules and routinely distribute those to the team
• Office Operations
• Establish & maintain accurate project entitlement schedules
• Establish & maintain accurate project entitlement budgets
• Land Acquisition Support – Assist or lead with project Due Diligence efforts (entitlements & approvals, development schedules & budgets)
• Entitlements and approvals management (coordinating with consultants, performing plan review & value engineering)
• All other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, land/urban planning, landscape architecture or other relevant/related field, or equivalent work experience
• High caliber written correspondence, ability to persuasively present information to groups
• Ability to work multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize the process appropriately
• Ability to interact with internal clients, co-workers, and vendors in a professional manner
• Must possess the ability to maintain information confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Exemplary time management skills, with the ability to prioritize time-sensitive tasks

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person