Land Acquisition Manager

Land Acquisition Manager

Austin, TX

Bring your experience in residential real estate development, land acquisitions, homebuilding, community development, etc., and join our client - the largest and most profitable Community Developer in the country!

What you’ll do:

• Find, place under contract, receive governmental approval and close on new land that is suitable to be entitled/developed and sold to residential developers (homebuilders, multifamily builders, etc).

Responsibilities:

• Plan, direct and coordinate all land acquisition activities
• Identify and qualify potential land acquisitions in alignment with division goals
• Manage the due diligence process on land acquisition opportunities, including initial master planning work in close coordination with internal design and land development teams
• Manage, coordinate resources for, and meet all entitlement needs for land acquisitions
• Monitor development phases and entitlement processes post-closing
• Maintain responsibility for developing departmental overhead budget and controlling the budget
• Manage the land/lot purchase contract process with division counsel, outside counsel and region counsel
• Collaborate with the Land Development Department on potential development communities
• Develop business community relationships and scout other avenues for possible acquisitions
• Negotiate the acquisition of properties with landowners, attorneys or brokers
• Prepare land valuation analysis and corporate budgets
• Prepare memoranda and other documentation and analytics for corporate approval for land buys

What you’ll need:

• 2+ years of experience acquiring land for ground-up construction projects (residential preferred)
• Bachelor's Degree
• High frequency of land deal underwriting in current/previous positions
• Knowledge of the Texas land market to include experience developing relationships and presenting to local landowners, civic officials, zoning officials, etc is highly preferred
• Experience or strong understanding of the homebuilding industry would be a big plus