Director of Land Development and Acquisition

Garden Street Communities • Charlotte, NC

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Garden Street Communities is seeking an entrepreneurial leader to manage the land life-cycle in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, from identifying and acquiring raw property to delivering finished lots for homebuilders. The role offers managers a high degree of autonomy to act as business managers. Compensation is described as increasing with effectiveness.

The Director will source and acquire residential land in Cabarrus, Gaston, Stanly, Union, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, and neighboring counties. The position also coordinates and manages rezoning, permits and approvals, site civil construction, and the platting of finished lots, and manages and approves necessary documents and invoices.

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC is a privately held residential lot development company focused primarily on acquiring and developing land to sell finished single-family and townhome lots to homebuilders. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, the company operates across the Southeastern United States, including Texas.

Requirements

• Persistent attitude.
• Basic computer and Excel skills.
• Ability to use online GIS tools, such as property appraiser and county GIS mapper tools.
• Knowledge of land, finished-lot, and site-development costs in the Charlotte market.
• Local Charlotte-area contacts, including brokers, site contractors, and engineering consultants.
• Experience finding, underwriting, and acquiring residential land.
• Experience with residential subdivision rezoning, permitting, and construction plan approvals.
• Experience managing site contractors, budgets and schedules, hardscape and landscape installations, lot platting, and project closeout.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire land life-cycle, from identifying raw property through delivery of finished lots.
• Find and purchase properties in Cabarrus, Gaston, Stanly, Union, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, and neighboring counties.
• Coordinate and manage property rezoning, permits and approvals, site civil construction, and platting of finished lots.
• Manage and approve necessary documents and invoices.
• Find, underwrite, and acquire residential land.
• Manage entitlement activities, including rezoning, permitting, and residential subdivision construction plan approvals.
• Manage site contractors, oversee budgets and schedules, coordinate hardscape and landscape installations, plat lots, and close out projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed