Director of Forward Planning

Lennar•Myrtle Beach, SC

About The Position

Responsible for establishing schedules and coordinating the timely planning/opening of new communities from the onset of due diligence through a community’s public grand opening to achieve published performance measures. Also responsible for providing a premier customer experience by ensuring an organized community roll out process, superior communication, and an exceptional value proposition. A career with purpose. A career built on making dreams come true. A career built on building zero defect homes, cost management, and adherence to schedules.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or HS Diploma and 10+ years industry experience
Strong community and area contacts.
Advanced PC skills, including use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Excellent analytical and writing capabilities
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong work ethic, team player
Strong Organizational Skills

Responsibilities

Implement the “Community Opening Checklist/Schedule” to identify critical path items from due diligence through the opening of sales to ensure the on-time start and opening of a new community or phase.
Act as a liaison among all Division department heads, including Construction, Purchasing, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Land Acquisition and Development in order to coordinate and direct the successful opening of a new or repositioned community or phase.
Conduct weekly meetings to track and update the progress of each item in the checklist/schedule and coordinate the timely completion of such items with Division department heads and consultants.
Coordinate all activities necessary to successfully implement the grand opening of new community selling initiatives.
Demonstrate patience, enthusiasm, and superior communication in all interactions with both internal and external customers.
Work with team members to achieve a timely and appropriate resolution of all open deliverables.
Overseeing the prestart process, permit submittals and SOP submittals to the ROC.
Overseeing the Starts Meeting process.
Analyze the proposed community to optimize sales by assessing the surrounding area and competition and provide input to Division associates and consultants on product, pricing, model and signage locations, amenities, entrance features, off-site constraints, marketing visibility and other conditions.
Work in tandem with all departments to project viable community opening dates for lot deliveries, construction starts and Grand Openings.
If requested, aid Land Team in initial Competitive Market Analyses for proposed communities by helping gather information and documentation on identified builder competition and current market data.
Work with Purchasing, Sales and Division President to review and/or update existing architectural plans and/or amenity and open space plans to comply with CCR or municipal requirements.
Provide input on and implement the design created for the overall community appearance and features to reflect the vision for the community, such as signage, community details and specifications, colors, community name/street names, logo, common area features and landscaping, amenities, etc.
Ensure timely creation of and review sales collateral relating to home brochures and community maps to ensure accuracy.
Conduct community roll out meetings with division associates in an effort to provide premier communication and expectations on details of the new community/new phase opening.
Coordinate activities to open the community/phase, such as product lot fit, build order, procurement of and installation of signs/flags, securing approvals/permits for offsite signage, sales and construction trailers/Welcome Home Centers and ensuring ADA compliance with same.