Director Land Entitlements & Development

Maronda Inc. and Subsidiaries • Dublin, OH

4h

About The Position

The Director/Manager – Land Entitlements and Planning will be responsible for managing all aspects of the land approval process from acquisition to land/lot closings to include the engineering approvals and permitting follow through.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree. Minimum of 5-7 years previous related experience preferably with site development.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Must have valid driver’s license

Nice To Haves

• Prior residential homebuilding experience or engineering experience working with a homebuilder or land development a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of land entitlement, planning, engineering approvals and permits.
• Coordinates the Preliminary Project Planning process across all disciplines
• Provide land planning support to acquisitions for all feasibility/inspection periods.
• Ensure accurate and timely information is communicated to sales and constructions.
• Participate with other operational team members in the discussion/decision of company initiatives
• Act as liaison between sales, government authorities, consulting teams and contractors.
• Obtain development approvals by working with multi-disciplined consultant teams and government authorities.
• Preparation and management of schedules associated with the entitlement process.
• Work jointly with the land development, legal and construction group in the review, design and evaluation of all land planning activities.
• Engage and manage third party reports including surveys, Geotech, environmental wetlands mitigation.
• Drive the legal process of obtaining approvals for development plans
• Create and manage relationships with governmental agencies
• Preparation of and negotiating municipal annexation, rezoning and development agreements.
• Review and approve subcontractors and consultants progress billings
• Review and negotiate subcontract change order requests and provide recommendation for approval or denial.
• Provide updates and cost impact to budget due to change orders.
• Work with land acquisition team on feasibility analysis of new projects preparing cost estimates and value engineering plans for new projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager