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Land Entitlement Manager

Tampa, FL

Land Entitlement Manager

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Job Description

David Weekley Homes is looking for a Land Entitlement Manager to join our Tampa team. This person will collaborate with the Tampa Land Acquisition Manager and Land Development Manager in support of the growth, profitability, and vision of David Weekley Homes. The successful candidate will have 3+ years of direct or comparable experience in residential community planning/engineering/entitlements in the greater Tampa area.

Job Responsibilities:

Oversee the entitlements and due diligence of multiple residential projects, including assisting managers in zoning and rezoning approvals, development agreements, sketch and preliminary plans, site civil construction documents, development permits, dry utility plan coordination, and recording plats.

Assist with the community planning process, including site analysis, yield studies, land planning, landscape design, signage, and monumentation, amenity programming and planning, and common open space planning.

Develop and maintain positive professional relationships with officials and employees of municipalities and agencies with jurisdictional control over community land development in the Greater Tampa area.

Manage pre-acquisition activities related to project due diligence, entitlements, feasibility budgets, schedules, and plan review

Review site plans, civil design documents, improvement plans and preliminary plats for project coordination and accuracy

Review, analyze, and summarize all risks, related to environmental, political, entitlement, engineering, scheduling, budgetary, and development

Attend all public hearings, neighborhood meetings related to entitlement process

Determine availability of all utilities and associated fees

Assist with pre-construction meetings with subcontractors, governmental agencies, utility companies, and consultants in conjunction with land development team

Responsible for managing land entitlement and due diligence activities until site is shovel ready for construction

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, or other related field preferred

3 – 5 years of relevant experience in the residential development and building industry in the Tampa area

Must be able to read and interpret grading plans, blueprints, civil plans, landscape plans etc

Proficient in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Project

Comfortable with financial proformas and modeling

Excellent people skills, as well as verbal and written communication skills

Strong project management skills

Ability to take initiative, be a self-starter, and advocate for projects

Ability to read, analyze and interpret due diligence reports, municipal code, and legal documents

Ideal Candidate will possess these characteristics:

Team player who can balance important relationships and high achievement

Considerable initiative and ability to start and drive the process

Ability to balance multiple and competing priorities

Driven to press for results with measured sense of urgency

Ability to see global picture while maintaining focus on daily details that result in a successfully developed and completed community

Ability to influence numerous external people to place your priorities first, with tempered assertiveness

Ability to determine order of priorities

Professional demeanor with a persistent and positive attitude

Additional Information

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What We Offer:

Come build your future with our winning team, recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" 18 times! David Weekley Homes builds in 19 markets across the U.S. and is one of the largest private home builders in America.

We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:

Health Insurance - Medical, Dental and Vision

401k and discretionary 8% match

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Profit Sharing

Vacation, Paid Holidays, plus PTO

New Home Discount for Team Member and Family

College Scholarship Program

Community Outreach

Sabbaticals

And more!

David Weekley Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer , and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law.

Note to Job Seekers: No telephone calls or walk-ins please. Interviews are by appointment only. Your resume will be reviewed and qualified candidates may be contacted in the event of a potential job match, or if further information is needed.