Land Entitlement Manager

Stanley Martin Homes • Tampa, FL

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Stanley Martin Homes is seeking a Land Entitlement Manager to advance projects through the entitlement stage after Land Investment Committee approval. This role involves pursuing site plan approvals, bonding, and governmental or environmental permitting. The Land Entitlement Manager will spend most of their time in the divisional office coordinating with the internal team, local governments, and consulting/contractor trade partners to design, approve, and permit each neighborhood. They will also attend meetings with other internal departments such as sales, purchasing, production, and architecture to communicate planning and design assumptions. The role requires managing external consultants, compiling, executing, and recording legal deeds of subdivisions, easements, and the creation of neighborhood HOAs. Additionally, the Land Entitlement Manager will evaluate project costs, manage parts of development budgets, attend building industry association and municipal stakeholder meetings to build relationships, and learn about land development and homebuilding processes by interacting with peers onsite and visiting active projects to understand construction best practices.

Requirements

• Previous experience working in Land Entitlement
• Outstanding project management skills
• Works well in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle multiple on-going tasks at once
• Driven by results
• Strong communication skills
• Relationship building skills
• Persistence
• Ability to use and learn new technologies fast
• Deep focus on the details
• Exudes active listening, confidence, and respect when communicating with others
• Exceptional organizational skills to best prioritize days
• Works well with a direct team and other internal departments towards a common goal
• Detail oriented to effectively complete tasks
• Self-starter/go-getter attitude and drive to move projects forward

Nice To Haves

• Ability to start new activities when needed
• Initiate meetings and relationships

Responsibilities

• Advancing projects through the entitlement stage after Land Investment Committee approval.
• Pursuing site plan approvals, bonding, and governmental or environmental permitting.
• Coordinating between the internal team, local governments, and consulting and contractor trade partners to design, approve, and permit each individual neighborhood.
• Attending meetings with other internal departments (sales, purchasing, production, architecture) to communicate planning and design assumptions.
• Managing external consultants by compiling, executing, and recording legal deeds of subdivisions, easements, and creation of neighborhood HOAs.
• Evaluating project costs for assigned tasks.
• Managing parts of the overall development budgets for assigned neighborhoods.
• Attending building industry association chapter meetings and municipal stakeholder meetings to establish positive working relationships.
• Visiting active projects to increase understanding of construction best practices for application to future planning and design.

Benefits

• Access to competitively priced, high-quality health care options through Aetna, MetLife and EyeMed
• Employer-paid Short Term and Long Term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance
• Employee-paid life, Legal Resources, and Aflac supplemental options
• 401(K) with up to $5K employer match
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 3 weeks of paid parental leave
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent care
• 12 weeks of paid maternity leave through our Short-Term Disability Plan
• Wellness benefits, including free and low-cost mental health resources and support services through our Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• 15 days of vacation (increases with tenure)
• 6 days of paid sick leave
• No-cost coverage for identity theft or travel mishaps
• Great discounts on buying a Stanley Martin home
• Discounts with partners in mortgage and title services
• Discounts on cell phone service through Verizon
• Access to paycheck early with an advanced pay option through Dayforce Wallet
• Giving Back Program for supporting local charities (up to $250 match, 8 hours leave)

What This Job Offers

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