What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Director of Land Development position at RogueSearch?
Area Director of Land Development
New Jersey & East Pennsylvania
Bring your experience in construction leadership, land development, site development, civil engineering, homebuilding, etc and join our client - the largest publicly traded residential community development company in the country!
Highlights:
- Rocketship: Company grew 10x since 2020 and is now the largest residential land and lot developer in the USA.
- Business is (still) Scaling: Position is open/created due to successful NJ/PA expansion and growth – numerous projects booked out through 2027 5 more projects nearing closing.
- Advantage: Company is self-financing all land purchases and construction, limiting exposure to macro risks.
What you’ll do:
- Lead the due diligence, budgeting/scheduling and land development execution including overseeing engineering plan development, preparing lots for sale, and managing the sale process to homebuilders.
- Effectively hire and lead a land development team.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee due diligence on prospective projects to include review of preliminary budgets and schedules; review of site related reports, development orders and plat requirements; review and provide comments on engineering plans, plats, and landscape plans; interface with local government as needed to determine the viability of a project; and review and provide comments on Investment Committee packages.
- Assist in selecting land development contractors and suppliers.
- Execute community development plans including construction of streets, utilities (wet and dry), amenities, common areas, storm water management facilities and entrances.
- Create and maintain development budgets.
- Review and approve monthly contractor pay applications.
- Direct teams of consultants during the construction of a project such as engineers, land planners, surveyors, landscape architects, land use attorneys, etc.
- Responsible for preliminary and final platting of developments.
- Management of builder group to ensure compliance with contract terms and proper operation.
- Conduct on-site inspections, startups, final walkthrough, turnovers, etc. as required for the project.
- Review project status reports submitted by Development Managers.
- Collaborate with Development Managers on department initiatives for improvement.
- Ensure all aspects of the NPDES/SWPPP program for each assigned project comply. Reporting and documentation on all projects under development are current.
What you’ll need:
- 10 years of related experience managing large construction projects with budgets of $10MM which included land development aspects (Homebuilding preferred)
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Experience managing multiple projects across jurisdictions/state lines simultaneously.
- Leadership or supervisory experience is a requirement.
Salary : $150,000 - $175,000