Director of Forward Planning

Sekisui House U.S.•Fresno, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sekisui House U.S. team, a proud builder of several home brands, is part of Sekisui House, a global leader in homebuilding with over 60 years of experience and 2.6 million homes built. The company focuses on creating homes that adapt to changing needs and promote joyful, safe, secure, stylish, and comfortable living. They foster a company culture that values professionalism, teamwork, health & wellness, and work-life balance, encouraging a collaborative team environment with various team-building events and social gatherings. The Director of Forward Planning will manage the Forward Planners and the Forward Planning function, coordinating submittals and securing approvals and permits for lot development and house building from governmental and quasi-governmental agencies. This role also involves managing budgets and schedules, and coordinating with all project stakeholders, including municipalities, utility companies, and internal personnel, while ensuring compliance with company policies and municipal regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of 7 years of experience in Forward Planning, Land Development, and Project Management is required.
Proven leadership experience.
Strong managerial, organizational, analytical, negotiating, interpersonal, professional, technical, decision making and relationship building skills.
Ability to read civil engineering plans.
Strong technical/computer skills with Excel spreadsheets, Outlook and MS Project programs.

Responsibilities

Manages and maintains weekly schedules of projects from small single-family developments to larger master planned communities.
Manages numerous projects simultaneously.
Analyzes site data and due diligence efforts to effectively anticipate and resolve potential obstacles or issues that may arise in land acquisition, development or active community process.
Coordinates and directs a team of consultants from due diligence process through models complete.
Coordinates and processes Design Review approvals.
Processes all environmental permits, 401, 404, 1602.
May sit as a Director for Homeowners Associations as needed.
Department of Real Estate processing.
Manages and coordinates submittals to local municipalities for satisfaction of all Conditions of Approval, Development Agreements, SCIP/BOLD/CFDs, mitigation agreements.
Prepares “Project Rulebooks” for land Development, Purchasing, Construction and sales for all site specific or jurisdiction specific rules and project requirements.
Prepares and processes model plan approval, through model building permits.
Effectively communicates with all internal and external team members to facilitate successful projects.
Runs Timeline from land COE through models complete.
Attends weekly manager meetings to provide necessary project updates.
Leads, manages, and directs consultants in design and development of all model park plans, landscape plans, fencing plans, final maps, bonds, subdivision improvement agreements, school mitigation agreements, and environmental permits.
Serves as the primary liaison between the development team and various governmental agencies and department.