Manager of Land Planning and Entitlements

Myrtle Beach, SC

Wilmington, NC

Bring your expertise and experience in residential land development, civil engineering, forward planning, zoning and governmental approvals, etc and join our client - the largest residential Community Developer in the country!

Highlights:

• Rocketship: Company grew 10x since 2020 and is now the largest residential land and lot developer in the USA.
• Business is (still) Scaling: Position is open/created due to successful Coastal Carolina expansion and growth – massive deal pipeline with projects booked out years ahead.
• Advantage: Company is self-financing all land purchases and construction, limiting exposure to macro risks.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee and drive entitlements and engineering for all new land acquisition opportunities.
• Provide project management, oversight of engineers, contractors, scopes of work, inspections of completion, creating, reviewing and certifying development budgets and bid processes.

Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed review and analysis of entitlement status of prospective acquisitions on a continuous basis, including assessment of due diligence information and documentation.
• Oversee the completion, submittal and approval of construction plans, including soliciting bids for engineers and other consultants, coordinating the submittal of construction plans, and more.
• Drive the municipal approval process for each land deal, including attending/speaking at municipal hearings.
• Assist in oversight of the design and budgeting of "hard" and "soft" cost items in certain communities, including conceptual planning, final construction documents and development cost estimates.
• Coordinate with onsite construction management of community development projects, including oversight of governmental acceptance of public improvements.
• Maintain all previously approved land use and development entitlements.
• Maintain critical relationships within the private development community, state and local government and quasi-governmental authorities, and private engineering firms.
• Provide input on selection of subdivision details for amenities and common areas (landscaping materials, screening walls, etc.).
• Provide support in preparation of internal investment committee memos for approval of acquisitions.

What you’ll need:

• 5+ years of related experience in determining feasibility of a development project, rezoning, gaining entitlements, permitting and platting of raw land, gaining government approvals, etc
• Experience gaining entitlements related to residential real estate development is highly preferred.
• Candidate can describe in detail the last few municipal approval processes they have navigated.
• Registered Land Planner (AICP) or Professional Engineer (PE) are a plus but not required.

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