Land Acquisition Manager (2117)
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Execute division land acquisition strategy by identifying, negotiating, and acquiring new land and lots to meet future needs. Establish and maintain relationships with land owners, sellers, developers, and brokers while fostering professional connections with state, county, and city officials. Analyze land development proformas, draft and submit LOIs, and negotiate final contracts for targeted acquisitions. Manage land purchases through due diligence processes, coordinate with engineers and architects, and secure regulatory approvals for annexation and zoning. Maintain reports, critical target dates, and periodic market analysis to support division leadership and executive teams.
Required Qualifications
- A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
- An ability to think ahead and plan over a 2-3 year time span as well as a long range 5+ year time frames
- Strong negotiation and contract skills
- The ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
- Problem analysis/resolution skills at the strategic and functional level
- Evaluation of the staff group structure and team plan for continual improvement of efficiency and effectiveness of the group as well as providing individuals with professional and personal growth
- Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations
- Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing and spreadsheets (MSWord, Excel)
- Knowledge of market trends, pricing, growth and supply
- Knowledge of local, county, state and federal regulations related to land use and approvals
- Broad functional experience in areas of homebuilding and land development financials
- Valid driver's license
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
- minimum 5 years' experience within the homebuilding industry with concentration in Land & Entitlement
- equivalent combination of education and/or work experience
Desired Qualifications
- Exposure to residential homebuilding or land development environment is a positive
- Land development and/or homebuilding experience is a plus
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