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!

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 Austin market expansion and growth.

·        Advantage: Company is self-financing all purchases and construction efforts, limiting exposure to macro risks.

·        A+ Culture: Low internal silos with cross-functional collaboration and high camaraderie = low turnover and long term internal growth opportunities.

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:

·        3-5+ 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

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