Land Purchasing Manager

Lennar•Sacramento, CA

16d•$68,640 - $111,203•Onsite

About The Position

The Land Purchasing Manager is primarily responsible for contracting of all Land Development vendors and review of construction plans and specifications to ensure compliance with Lennar Land Development standards. Land Purchasing Manager should have experience with heavy civil engineering, purchasing, or estimating. A career with purpose. A career built on making dreams come true. A career built on building zero defect homes, cost management, and adherence to schedules.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required, college degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering preferred
Minimum 3 years in raw land development, civil engineering, value engineering, or estimating. Offsite Purchasing experience is highly preferred
Experience with infrastructure, developing scopes, grading, environmental is highly preferred
Must have superior analytical and communication skills.
Must have significant knowledge of the residential development and homebuilding industry highly preferred
Must have sound financial management knowledge and project management skills
Must have sound negotiating skills and influencing skills.
Experience with JD Edwards accounting systems and Build Pro payment and scheduling software highly preferred
Experience with on-screen takeoff applications, such as Bluebeam or Planswift
Valid driver’s license and a good driving record
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and civil engineering plans

Nice To Haves

college degree in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering preferred
Offsite Purchasing experience is highly preferred
Experience with infrastructure, developing scopes, grading, environmental is highly preferred
significant knowledge of the residential development and homebuilding industry highly preferred
Experience with JD Edwards accounting systems and Build Pro payment and scheduling software highly preferred

Responsibilities

Review civil construction drawings and provide feedback to engineering consultants to ensure construction plans are consistent with Lennar's standards and requirements.
Work with Project Managers to ensure development budgets are current and accurate
Oversee the bidding of work to ensure we are receiving the best price, quality and performance in accordance with applicable standards
Issue contracts and work orders ensuring they are appropriately entered into the system and applied to the correct budget and line items
Track issued contracts and work orders against the development budget
Assist in forecasting of expenditures for cash flow modeling purposes
Monitor macro trends in the materials/supplier base and implement plans to react to increasing cost
Manage relationships with vendors/suppliers to build effective partnerships
Process and provide purchasing related information( e.g. bid documents, tabulations, forecasts, specifications, contracts, etc) for the purpose of updating and coordinating with other departments
Assist in the preparation of development cost estimates in coordination with the land acquisition team for the purpose of determining the feasibility of land development opportunities
Maintain purchasing information, files and records for the purpose of ensuring availability of documentation and compliance with company policies
Maintain and update Project Manager ratings of individual vendor performance