Land Development Manager

PANAMA CITY, FL.

The Land Development Manager supports the organization’s mission to provide superior quality, lasting value, and outstanding customer service through the day-to-day workflow processes that affect Holiday Builders. The Land Development Manager will lead all areas of land development projects from due diligence to final acceptance. They will be a liaison between all Holiday Builders’ departments to communicate land development status.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews and approves development project scheduling, budgeting, cash flows and other reporting.
• Initiates, manage and execute land development and planning approval schedules.
• Oversees project visioning process, pursues alternative design standards, and process subdivision, utility, and development agreements.
• Manages team of consultants for the timely completion of development deliverables.
• Maintains appropriate records of approvals, engineering plans, permits etc. for each project.
• Reviews and analyzes contract documents prior to award and negotiates prices and terms of contract.
• Manages letter of credits, bonds, and certificate of occupancy.
• Produces budgets based on engineers estimates and local knowledge.
• Provides support to VP of Land in all areas of the acquisition, entitlement, and land development phases.
• Achieves timely planning and engineering approvals for civil, landscaping, utilities, etc. to ensure that all approvals are obtained in a timely manner and according to the project schedule.
• Reviews Community engineering and landscape designs to meet schedules and achieve most timely/cost effective construction.
• Obtains development construction and environmental permits for all development projects.
• Orders, reviews, and support to all departments as related to all aspects of house plot plans and lot fit studies.
• Produces and manages land development budgets.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or equivalent

Minimum of 5 years directly related experience.

Fundamental knowledge of civil, geotechnical engineering and surveying Land development/homebuilding construction experience

Skills/Abilities

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, to include spreadsheet, database, and project scheduling programs.

Requires ability to:

• Work in a fast-paced environment
• Handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Gather and summarize data for reports, find solutions to various administrative problems, prioritize work, and meet deadlines.
• Interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization requiring excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintain attention to detail and follow through.
• Make decisions and resolve problems efficiently and effectively.
• Be fully cognizant of real estate contracts, land development and property management.

Physical Demands

• Position requires auto and air travel 50% of time on behalf of the company.
• Able to lift, push or move 10 to 25 pounds without assistance.