Land Development Manager
Description
About Century Communities
As one of the nation's largest homebuilders and industry leader in online sales, we know what it takes to be a market gamechanger, and that includes providing you with all the resources, opportunities, and benefits to build a thriving and rewarding career.
Benefits We Offer
Team members enjoy an excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off, and sick leave, plus home and mortgage discounts. We also offer competitive salaries with the potential for discretionary bonuses and/or commission structure (depending on the position).
We Hire The Best
Our mission of building, financing, and insuring A Home For Every Dream™ is only possible with the best talent in the industry. If that’s you—if you’re a self-starter, changemaker, and thoughtful collaborator ready to take their career to the next level—then apply today!
What You’ll Do:
The Land Development Manager assists the Director of Land with the company's land entitlement and land development function. The Land Development Manager will manage all aspects of land development projects to achieve quality, timing, and budget specifications.
Your Key Responsibilities Include:
- Provide ongoing management and monitor all land development infrastructure construction phases through successful delivery of finished lots to the Construction Department.
- Work with and manage consultants to create land development schedules and budgets.
- Manage land development schedules and budgets to ensure on-time delivery of lots in accordance with the Division's business plan.
- Coordinate on-site construction activity for the scope of work with subcontractors and field consultants as necessary.
- Regularly review all active development projects to verify work in progress and contractor activity.
- Ensure that all active construction sites comply with regulatory and safety requirements of jurisdictional agencies and corporate policy by enforcing OSHA safety requirements, traffic and dust control standards, SWPPP control BMPs, and any other permits or requirements.
- Verify material deliveries for import/export of fill; pipe; storm drains; concrete, and amenity construction.
- Coordinate the inspection process in cooperation with site contractors to schedule municipal and utility inspectors.
- Interact daily with various company departments, field personnel, site contractors, subcontractors, field consultants, and jurisdictional agency representatives.
- Maintain project files and records.
- Manage Community Start-Up and Turnover Process from Land to Sales and Construction.
- Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
What You Have:
- Knowledge of heavy civil construction practices.
- Must be able to read construction documents, surveys, and technical reports to maintain quality control and oversee all aspects of construction, including grading, storm drain, underground utilities, and paving infrastructure.
- Ability to prioritize projects, plan and execute to meet deadlines, and organize workflow.
- Sound judgment, ability to make decisions, work and act independently, and seek assistance or consult with more senior construction personnel when necessary.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project.
- Ability to explain complex issues to others in a manner easily understood by both associates in the industry and customers with limited knowledge of construction processes or terminology.
- Outstanding customer service skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to interface with all levels within the organization, dissatisfied customers, outside vendors, subcontractors, and laborers.
- Excellent problem/conflict resolution skills, ability to handle and diffuse difficult situations and customer concerns in a positive manner.
- A high degree of professionalism, integrity, tact, and ability to influence others.
- Team player, ability to work within cross-functional teams.
- Takes the initiative, proactively addresses problems with regards to product or process.
- Analytical with the ability to give, receive, and analyze information to make effective decisions under pressure in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
Your Education and Experience:
- 3-6 years of land development/infrastructure construction experience with increasing levels of project oversight experience preferred.
- A Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, a related field, or an Associate's degree with related experience is preferred.
- OSHA 10/30 Construction qualification preferred.