Metro-Admin Land Acquisition Manager
Company: DRB Group
Location: Rockville
Posted on: September 19, 2023
Job Description:
JOB PURPOSE:This position is responsible for the execution of
division land acquisition strategy including identifying,
negotiating, and acquiring new land and lots to meet the divisions
future needs. Fosters new and maintains existing relationships with
land owners, sellers, developers, brokers in order to expand
division's visibility and market presence, Maintaining excellent
communications with appropriate internal and external partners,
division leadership, and executive team is required. ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS:Duties and Responsibilities--
- Identify opportunities for land and lot acquisition
- Negotiate and acquire land and lots necessary to meet company
goals and projections; prospect for potential land acquisition
opportunities
- Establish and maintain relationships with Land Developers
- Establishes broker/seller relationships
- Analyzes land development proformas
- Drafts and submits LOIs
- Negotiate and finalize contracts for targeted acquisitions
- Maintain reports, critical target dates, contract summaries and
periodic market analysis
- Network with other builders and developers to maintain market
awareness, develop contacts and provide information necessary for
the division to be a strong competitor
- Assist the Entitlements group in coordinating the activity of
engineers, land planners, architects and general contractors in the
underwriting and due diligence assessment of targeted
acquisitions.
- Assist the Entitlements group with local, county, state and
federal governmental agencies to annex, zone and otherwise secure
regulatory approval for projects
- Establish and foster professional relationships with state,
county and city officials to maximize productivity of targeted
projects
- Manage land purchases through due diligence processes; provide
information for and participate in the coordination of land
acquisition packages
- Assess site viability and provide information where appropriate
QUALIFICATIONS:Knowledge and Skills
- A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through
others
- An ability to think ahead and plan over a 2-3 year time span as
well as a long range 5+ year time frames
- Strong negotiation and contract skills
- The ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
- Problem analysis/resolution skills at the strategic and
functional level
- Evaluation of the staff group structure and team plan for
continual improvement of efficiency and effectiveness of the group
as well as providing individuals with professional and personal
growth
- Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle
sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually
requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy
- Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software
applications in word processing and spreadsheets (MSWord,
Excel)
- Knowledge of market trends, pricing, growth and supply
- Knowledge of local, county, state and federal regulations
related to land use and approvals.
- Broad functional experience in areas of homebuilding and land
development financials Education and Work Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in related field and minimum 5 years'
experience within the homebuilding industry with concentration in
Land & Entitlement OR equivalent combination of education and/or
work experience
- Exposure to residential homebuilding or land development
environment is a positive
- Land development and/or homebuilding experience is a plus
Keywords: DRB Group, Rockville , Metro-Admin Land Acquisition Manager, Executive , Rockville, Maryland
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