Land Project Manager

Brookfield Asset Management•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. This role works in parallel to the Senior Director, Land Acquisition, assuming primary responsibility for overall project performance, including business strategy, forecasting, and financial performance. The Land Project Manager will facilitate all planning, entitlement, development, budgeting/financial analysis, and housing aspects through strong collaboration with key internal team members. A comprehensive strategic plan and project budget will be developed for each community, along with the necessary management approach to meet division goals and financial projections. The role requires working closely with various internal and external team members to ensure timely planning, processing, development, and construction milestones to meet the business plan and maximize overall 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.
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 to deliver timely approvals for land development.
Review and coordinate overall planning and design for consistency with the business plan and compatibility with 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.
Maintain a Monthly Project Management Report and provide quarterly updates.
Collaborate with internal marketing and market research teams to assess competitive market conditions and consumer trends.
Ensure strategic marketing/branding strategies, budgets, and implementation efforts are timely to meet business plan assumptions.
Maintain a Project Schedule and Job Opening Schedule.
Maintain a comprehensive Absorption and Segmentation Schedule.
Oversee community governance strategy, including financial forecasting to establish HOA fees, budgets, and strategies.
Ensure efficient tract turnover and infrastructure acceptance procedures are in place to support timely transfers for all parcels.
Establish metro district strategies to meet the Business Plan.
Facilitate land sales for all assigned projects.
Facilitate internal vertical housing feasibility for assigned projects, including market research, architectural design, cost estimates, market pricing, sales forecasting, and overall financial feasibility.
Establish clear housing timelines to coincide with project development timelines.
Lead effective Project Review team meetings for assigned projects.
Actively participate on the Denver team focused on bringing housing and community innovation and sustainability practices to the overall team.