Build to Rent (BTR) Land Acquisition and Entitlements Director

Taylor Morrison•Tampa, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Build to Rent (BTR) Land Acquisition and Entitlements Director working for Taylor Morrison, you will be responsible for understanding and executing all components of the land acquisition and entitlement planning processes applicable to higher-density BTR developments, ensuring a smooth handoff of projects to the land development and vertical construction team. The “hybrid” communities include smaller single-family homes built in a multi-family apartment-style setting. The individual will directly source and entitle land that is suitable for Taylor Morrison’s defined strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Planning, Architecture or Civil Engineering
Minimum five years of experience in land acquisition, entitlements and development
Computer proficiency of Excel, Project, Word and Outlook
Ability to anticipate possible obstacles and propose favorable solutions
Strong work ethic, self-starter, and commitment to implementation and execution of BTR playbook strategy
Concise writing and public speaking/presentation skills are desirable for reporting to internal and external customers
Report to Division Office daily and adhere to schedule
Ability to oversee direct reports daily and provide guidance as needed
Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer and/or electronic device
Ability to have face to face conversations with customers, co-workers and higher level manager
Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and move around work environment as needed
Ability to operate a motor vehicle
Comply with company policies and procedure

Nice To Haves

Experience in multi-family or single-family environments preferred
Involvement with higher density zoning, entitlements and development highly preferred
Local land market and municipal knowledge highly preferred

Responsibilities

Utilize geographic market study data to identify submarkets that are best suited for our build to rent strategy based on our target consumers and their preferences
Establish a network of colleagues, brokers and sellers able to bring build to rent acquisition opportunities
Educate third party stakeholders (municipalities, brokers, land sellers etc.) regarding our build to rent business
Understand residential, commercial and multi-family municipal zoning ordinances and apply as appropriate to achieve build to rent entitlement approvals
Identify, control and purchase properties necessary to achieve established divisional build to rent forecasts and financial objectives
Write letters of intent and negotiate land purchase contracts and review with outside counsel
Meet with engineers, planners and government agencies and manage entitlements to ensure proper execution of medium/high-density site plans
Review and manage due diligence materials through feasibility periods for land acquisitions
Review subdivision development agreements, environmental reports and soils studies as needed
Generate financial proforma model projections for proposed communities
Prepare asset committee land approval request submittals
Create budgets, cashflows and schedules related to land acquisitions
Coordinate front-end activities with architecture, purchasing and construction to ensure timely project execution
Keep abreast of local market land transactions for multi-family and purposed single family for rent communities
Proactively advise the VP of Land of potential problems and proposed solutions
Work with land development team as needed ensuring a clean handoff of projects to vertical construction
Proactively advise both the Division President and BTR leadership of potential problems and proposed solutions
Perform other duties as assigned