Senior Land Development Manager

The Senior Land Development Manager is a strategic leader responsible for leading all land development activities including planning, scheduling, contracting, budgeting and execution. This role requires a strong understanding and experience of land development, ideally with the added complexity of managing development under a scattered homesite strategy. The position requires knowledge and adherence to both budgets and schedules. It requires strong negotiation skills and the ability to lead an experienced development team. The Senior Manager will not only lead department activities, the person will also oversee projects. The position requires an ability to flex from office and field seamlessly. The Land Development Senior Manager will work closely with peers in the Real Estate Department and senior management, as the representative for the land development function.

• Maintain strict adherence to budgets and schedules.
• Forecast the business weekly, monthly and quarterly.
• Work with trades and design teams to provide customer value at the best negotiated cost.
• Present alternative approaches to land development to accelerate schedules and lower budgets.

• Lead and develop the experienced land development team.
• Develop a broad trade base of trusted horizontal contractors. Build relationships.
• Estimate, forecast and track budgets for all projects on a monthly basis
• Negotiate the best contracted price for land development work with trades that can meet or beat our scheduled homesite deliveries.
• Plan, manage and execute land development field activities.
• Oversee and communicate schedules to Veev leadership and downstream departments.

• Build and maintain relationships with peers in Real Estate, Construction, trades, and local authorities.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to design, contract and execute.
• Collaborate with permitting, construction and trade partner teams to coordinate the collective Homebuilding schedules.

• Prepare and manage budgets for projects.
• Conduct financial forecasting quarterly.
• Review land development spend versus Green Folder and current Corporate Model monthly. Manage and analysis to assess the viability of potential acquisitions.

• Land development and/or construction experience
• Strong negotiation skills on horizontal trades
• An ability to read construction plans (civil, geotech, landscape, foundation)
• Professional and polished to talk and negotiate with city inspectors
• Budgeting and forecasting capabilities
• Capable of managing and tracking detailed schedules on a project basis
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking and vision
• Results-driven with a focus on achieving targets
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• High level of integrity and ethical standards
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced environment