Land Development Project Mgr - Southwest VA
About The Position
D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., is seeking a Land Development Project Manager. This role is responsible for managing vendors and contractors to develop raw land for home and amenities construction in new communities. The position involves overseeing all aspects of the development and scheduling process for infrastructure installation, including preparing home construction lots, model home and project landscaping, and parks and amenities construction. The Project Manager will also meet with jurisdictional officials for inspections, track project schedules, communicate milestones, and work directly with subcontractors. Additionally, the role involves developing contract scope of works, calculating quantities for budgeting, reviewing land development contracts, representing Land Development management in site issues, overseeing purchase orders, tracking market pricing, ensuring compliance with best management practices (BMPs) for SWPPP and dust control, and interfacing with other departments for constant communication. The role requires conducting business professionally and ethically, and may involve supervisory responsibilities. Ability to travel overnight is also required.
Requirements
- Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school
- Three years of related experience with civil construction, landscaping, irrigation systems, and/or training hardscape installation and maintenance
- Must have a vehicle and valid driver’s license
- Proficient in scheduling software
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral form or via DRH applications
- Proficiency with MS Office and email
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and attention to detail
- Bilingual a plus
Responsibilities
- Review and understand all civil improvement plans, geotechnical evaluations, landscape plans and project specifications necessary to deliver finished lots to enable construction of a home
- Implement and oversee all aspects of the development and scheduling process for infrastructure installation, including the preparation of home construction lots, model home and project landscaping, parks and amenities construction
- Meet with jurisdictional officials during the installation and inspection of civil construction, infrastructure, home construction lots, landscaping, hardscaping, irrigation systems, signage, and parks and amenities
- Ensures project schedule and critical path sequence is accurate and up to date, including Identifying and reporting delays
- Track and communicate key projected milestones to relevant internal departments and relevant external stakeholders (including city officials, engineering/utility consultants, utility companies, contractors, etc.)
- Assist Project Managers working with civil engineers as needed for plan clarification and revisions
- Work directly with subcontractor’s office and field personnel
- Assist in managing the bid, review and award process
- Develop contract scope of works and pay-scales for bidding
- Assemble appropriate documents and plans for bid packages
- Calculate quantities from construction plans for budgeting and bidding
- Review and understand land development contracts awarded to subcontractors for development projects
- Represent Land Development management in on-going site issues requiring interface with homebuilding superintendents as applies to infrastructure installation, maintaining “As-Built” plans, drainage plans, home building lot issues, landscaping and hardscaping improvements, and maintenance
- Oversee, review and approve field purchase orders
- Track current market pricing for budget development and identify budget shortfalls
- Oversee all best management practices (BMP’s) related to SWPPP and dust control
- Ensure compliance with all local, state, and national codes, ordinances, and regulations as well as company policy
- Interface with other departments to ensure constant communication regarding timing, design elements, access pertaining to project land development status, and other landscaping and common area hardscape improvements
- Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401(K)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Flex Spending Accounts
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays
- Multiple Voluntary and Company provided Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
