Land Project Manager

Brookfield Properties•Centennial, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Brookfield Residential, a leading North American land developer and homebuilder for over 65 years, is seeking a Land Project Manager. The company's goal is to create the best places to call home, from award-winning master-planned communities to well-designed homes. As part of Brookfield, one of the largest alternative asset managers globally, they bring a fresh approach, creativity, innovation, and sustainability to real estate development. This role will work in parallel with the Senior Director, Land Acquisition, taking primary responsibility for overall project performance, including business strategy, forecasting, and financial performance. The Land Project Manager will facilitate planning, entitlement, development, budgeting, financial analysis, and housing aspects through collaboration with internal teams. They will develop comprehensive strategic plans and project budgets, establish management approaches to meet division goals, and ensure timely planning, development, and construction milestones to maximize market value.

Requirements

1-5 years in land entitlements, development, or real estate project management, with an emphasis on single-family residential planning, entitlement, lot development, and lot turnover.
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
Excellent technical, quantitative, and analysis skills, including financial analysis in Excel.
Proficient in MS Project, Bluebeam, and capability to master proprietary software programs.
Demonstrated ability to understand the big picture while handling the smallest detail.
Knowledge of critical path methodology with an ability to accurately and consistently forecast and achieve schedule timeframes.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Familiarity with residential homebuilding and products, and municipality entitlement processes and procedures.
Ability to read and understand engineering and architectural plans.

Nice To Haves

PE licensure or registration as PMP a plus.

Responsibilities

Hold primary responsibility for the overall performance of assigned projects, working closely with the Senior Director, Land Acquisition (SDLA).
Maintain a thorough knowledge of all project entitlement documents, commitments, and opportunities.
Facilitate project-level entitlements and serve as a primary point of contact with elected officials and key staff members for timely approvals.
Review and coordinate overall planning and design for consistency with the business plan and product segmentation.
Establish full-cycle project financial projections, including revenue, reimbursements, and all costs.
Create detailed cash forecasts based on clear strategic plans for each community, working closely with the Finance team.
Maintain a Monthly Project Management Report and provide quarterly updates.
Assess competitive market conditions and consumer trends in collaboration with internal marketing and market research teams.
Maintain a Project Schedule and Job Opening Schedule.
Maintain a comprehensive Absorption and Segmentation Schedule with assistance from the Marketing Director.
Oversee community governance strategy, including financial forecasting for HOA fees, budgets, and strategies, in conjunction with the Community Governance Manager.
Ensure efficient tract turnover and infrastructure acceptance procedures are in place to support timely transfers of parcels, working closely with the Development Manager.
Establish metro district strategies to meet the Business Plan, working closely with the VP of Finance and Community Governance Manager.
Facilitate land sales for all assigned projects at the direction of the SDLA.
Facilitate internal vertical housing feasibility for assigned projects, including market research, architectural design, cost estimates, market pricing, sales forecasting, and financial feasibility, in collaboration with the VP of Housing Operations, housing sales, and finance teams.
Establish clear housing timelines to coincide with project development timelines.
Lead effective Project Review team meetings for assigned projects to ensure efficient team collaboration.
Actively participate on the Denver team focused on bringing housing and community innovation and sustainability practices.