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.
