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VP - Land Development

Employer
American Homes 4 Rent
Location
Garth, Texas, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Oct 19, 2021

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Sector
Academic / Research
Field
Development
Discipline
Permitting
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
American Homes 4 Rent
As one of the country's fastest-growing property management companies of single-family rental homes, American Homes 4 Rent has an exhilarating and fluid start-up culture and permanency of a well-founded corporation, rich with diversity. As pioneers in the industry, solidified by our place on Wall Street, American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) is currently looking for qualified candidates. With a culture of unprecedented growth, quality and innovative collaboration, we are seeking personalities to complement our attributes.
The Vice President of Land Development has comprehensive responsibilities related to forward planning, all plan land development approvals, development, and onsite amenity design / construction. This role will oversee and manage all Market Development leads, ensuring each are executing their specific land development functions of analyzing, estimating, and developing new lots and land positions. Each Market Land Development Manager will report directly to the VP of Land Development. This role will be responsible for recruiting, hiring, evaluating, training, developing, and retaining a highly productive and engaging Land Development Department. VP of Land Development will also lead each market team to coordinate with engineers, attorneys, land planners, developers, and other consultants to help acquire and develop land opportunities into lots for our intended purpose. To accomplish the above-mentioned goals the VP of Land Development will need significant experience in Land Development, with an emphasis on entitlements, forward planning, permitting and the acquisition process. VPLD will work directly with VPLA on coordination of DD information for the formation of Proformas.
Land Development Highlights - Ability to manage multi-state development activities as well as real estate contracts, land use, zoning permitting, environmental permitting (endangered species, Army CORP, wetland delineation & wetland mitigation), traffic studies, impact fee analysis, concurrency analysis, fair share agreements, municipality developer agreements, site plan design, civil engineering design, portfolio land management, Ad Valorem Taxes, CDD/MUD/SID/LID formations and management, HOA formations and management, management of outside consultants (engineers, architect, etc.), management of horizontal construction operations (lift station Construction, direction drill activities, rock blasting removal, off site road improvements, water & force main installation, storm water management systems including underground pipe installation and pond construction, storm water pollution prevention plans, traffic signals, wetland restoration, AIA Contracts, Monthly Pay Applications, amenity vertical construction oversite, etc.
Responsibilities
- Helps create an annual Unit development plan (UDP) defining timing, amenity design/construction management and pricing goals associated with Horizontal and Amenity development. Support the Company's overall strategic plan by region; ensures general market research focuses on trade base, and competition; ensures that development policies, internal control procedures and practices are well understood and complied with by entire department.
- Facilitate the preparation of (and submittal to the VP Land Acquisitions) project submittals, feasibility packages associated to development recommendations, financial analysis, risk mitigation measures. Manages agreements and other related legal documents including development contracts; reviews the entitlement process, tracks development status, including weekly transaction milestones by project by team; briefs management and market teams on targeted development milestones; manages budgets and expenditures throughout the life of all jobs.
- Leads Final entitlements, Civil drawing creation, Final Platt creation, Amenity design and construction documents as well as manages all land development and vertical amenity construction activities. Leads final turn over of all assets at completion to Property Management and any bond releases and warranty associated. Coordinates with VPLA on prelim plats and takes lead of all project aspects after Tentative/Preliminary plat approval.
- Manages trade base and develops trusted relationships with a network of industry contacts including municipal employees, developers, and contractors in the general markets; monitors economic and industry trends; helps identify growth opportunities for each market.
- Oversees the activities of the team; manages, trains and coaches' individual employees while guiding them to reach their potential and providing constructive feedback for employee development; reviews incoming candidate resumes, interviews, and strategically hires new team members based on department staffing needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business, Finance, Real Estate or a related field required.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in real estate transactions experience that must include property valuation/appraisal, trustee sales, and escrow transactions.
- Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience managing direct reports required.
- Advanced knowledge of MLS and other real estate tools required.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) a knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CRM a plus.
- Valid Driver's license required.
- MBA preferred.
Work where you feel right at home
If you are a versatile professional who values culture, a concerted environment and the potential for exponential growth, we want to work with you! Apply now and someone from our Talent Acquisition team will reach out to you soon!
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