Land Acquisition Analyst
Description
What You’ll Do:
The Land Acquisition Analyst supports the Land Acquisition team with all aspects of land acquisition, from identifying potential land prospects to closing land transactions.
Your Key Responsibilities Include:
- Finance/Market Feasibility Analysis
- Prepare financial proformas and competitive market analyses to assist the land acquisition team to determine the viability of proposed land acquisitions.
- Collaborate with the entitlement and development teams, as well as consultants, to determine budgets and schedules to be included in proformas.
- Coordinate with multiple departments to understand home construction costs and buyer preferences in proformas.
- Review and analyze due diligence information for potential land investments.
- Extract and analyze data from various sources, including the MLS, company databases, Metrostudy, LandVision, Zonda, and other external websites.
- Prepare pre-acquisition investment summaries and related support material.
- Post-acquisition – maintain financial proformas and competition analyses to assess ways to enhance existing communities' performance and report actual performance.
- Land Proforma Submissions
- With the guidance of the Land Acquisition leadership, prepare detailed proformas and land packages, along with relevant supporting data, for submission to the Corporate Land Committee to seek approval for new land acquisition transactions.
- Prepare follow-up analysis and forms necessary to transact said acquisitions.
- Land Search Function
- With the market priorities defined by Land Acquisition leadership, actively research, analyze, and identify potential land acquisition targets by extensively utilizing mapping and market data software.
- Maintain a database and prepare reports that identify each acquisition target and track the status of each.
- Conduct preliminary feasibility/financial analyses on identified acquisition targets, and present weekly updates and recommendations to the Land Acquisition leadership.
- Market Transactional/Entitlement Monitoring
- Responsible for weekly monitoring of land transactions and entitlement activity in the Division's core markets, include a weekly summary and update of notable residential land transactions and notable entitlement activities occurring in the Division's core markets.
- Ad Hoc Projects
- Assist Land Acquisition leadership with ad hoc projects as needed.
- Market Strategy
- Assist the Land Acquisition team in preparing the Land Acquisition Strategy annually.
- Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
What You Have:
- Highly organized with the ability to manage and prioritize workload.
- Must be proficient in MS Office, especially Word and Excel, with exposure to GIS, Metrostudy, LandVision, and Zonda helpful.
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills are a must.
- Proven ability to multi-task required.
- Strong desire to work in land acquisition.
- Ability to analyze, interpret, summarize, and report data.
- Must be dependable, self-motivated, and proactive.
Your Education and Experience:
- A Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.
- A background in real estate or market research is desirable and professional knowledge of the home-building, and land brokerage industry is highly preferred.
About Century Communities
Our mission of 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 your career to the next level—then apply today!
As one of the nation's largest homebuilders and an industry leader in online home sales, we strive to create thriving, enduring neighborhoods with lasting livability, with a focus on building sustainable, affordably priced homes for our customers while reducing our carbon footprint. For team members, our goal is to provide the resources, opportunities, and benefits to build successful and rewarding careers. We’re committed to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusivity, and respect, and building a culture dedicated to ethical business behavior and responsible corporate activity.