Land Development Project Manager

DEZ Development LLC

$80K — $110K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of project management experience in land entitlements and site construction
  • Strong knowledge of the Pacific Northwest regulatory landscape
  • Ability to read and interpret civil engineering plans and utility layouts
  • Possess a proactive business mindset with executive decision-making capabilities
  • Strong negotiation skills with local government and contractors

Responsibilities

  • Navigate entitlement approvals with local jurisdictions for zoning and permits
  • Oversee physical site development, ensuring timely and budget-compliant execution
  • Lead and coordinate efforts with civil engineers and contractors
  • Build and manage project schedules and development budgets proactively
  • Mitigate risks impacting project timelines and costs

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth within the company
  • Involvement in award-winning community development projects
  • Autonomy in decision-making in a fast-paced environment
  • Collaborative team culture driving project success
  • Focused on delivering quality and sustainable project outcomes
Full Job Description
Description

As our Land Development Project Manager, you will hold the keys to the kingdom. This is a comprehensive, full-lifecycle role. You won't just pass papers or just manage dirt; you will champion our projects through both the front-end entitlement process and the physical, heavy-civil site development phase. You will be the vital bridge turning raw acreage into award-winning communities.

Responsibilities
Entitlements Approvals: Navigate local jurisdictions across the Greater Portland Metro area. Secure zoning changes, land-use approvals, and site-development permits within critical timelines.
Physical Site Development: Take charge of the field. Coordinate grading, heavy civil earthwork, wet/dry utilities, and paving. Ensure the site is physically delivered to our homebuilding teams on time and within budget.
Consultant Vendor Leadership: Direct civil engineers, traffic consultants, environmental experts, and heavy civil contractors. You aren't just a coordinator-you are driving the bus.
Budgeting Scheduling: Build, track, and optimize master project schedules and development budgets, proactively mitigating risks and controlling costs before they impact the bottom line.

Qualifications
Experience: 3+ years of hands-on project management experience handling both land entitlements and physical site construction/civil development.
Local Savvy: Strong familiarity with the Pacific Northwest regulatory landscape, local jurisdictions, and permitting processes (experience with local stormwater, grading, and utility district compliance is highly valued).
Technical Literacy: Ability to confidently read, interpret, and redline civil engineering plans, utility layouts, and landscape designs.
The "Grit" Factor: A business mindset. You thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where you are trusted to make executive decisions without waiting for layers of corporate approval.
Communication: The ability to negotiate effectively with city councils and planners, and hold civil contractors accountable on-site.

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