R0013672 Build To Rent Land Development and Entitlements Director

We trust that as a BTR Land Development and Entitlements Director you will: (responsibilities)

• Educate third party stakeholders (municipalities, brokers, land sellers etc.) regarding our build to rent footprint and the benefits of our specific rental strategy for their municipalities
• Understand residential, commercial and multi-family municipal zoning ordinances and apply as appropriate to achieve build to rent entitlement approvals

• Meet with engineers, planners and government agencies to ensure completeness of higher-density site plan requirements and mitigate deal risk
• Review due diligence materials for land acquisitions in conjunction with Land Acquisitions Manager
• Review subdivision development agreements, environmental reports and soils studies as needed
• Assist in the preparation of asset committee land approval request submittal packages
• Prepare project timeline schedules for planning and development work
• Create land development budgets and cash flow schedules and maintain accountability through the life of each project utilizing available system scheduling tools
• Assist Land Development Manager with the bid process for land development and amenity work as well as performing budget reviews for overages and potential savings
• Coordinate front-end activities with the Land Development Manager, Construction and other internal departments to ensure timely project execution
• Keep abreast of local market land transactions for multi-family and purposed single family for rent communities
• Proactively advise the Division Operations team members and BTR leadership of potential problems and proposed solutions
• You are willing to perform other duties as assigned including coordinating land development activities with vertical construction personnel

• Communication
• Leadership
• Multi-Task
• Negotiation
• Prioritization
• Results Oriented

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Planning, Civil Engineering or Construction Management preferred
• Five+ years of experience in land acquisition, entitlements and development required
• Experience in multi-family build to rent projects highly preferred
• Involvement with higher density zoning, entitlements and development highly preferred
• Local land market relationships and municipal knowledge highly preferred
• Computer proficiency
• Ability to anticipate possible obstacles and propose favorable solutions
• Strong work ethic and commitment to implementation and execution of BTR playbook strategy
• Concise writing and public speaking/presentation skills are desirable for reporting to internal and external customers

• Interviewing, selecting, and training employees
• Setting rates of pay and hours of work
• Appraising productivity; handling employee grievances or complaints, or disciplining employees
• Determining work techniques
• Planning the work
• Apportioning work among employees
• Determining the types of equipment to be used in performing work, or materials needed
• Planning budgets for work
• Monitoring work for legal or regulatory compliance
• Providing for safety and security of the workplace

• Report to Division/Corporate Office/Community daily and adhere to schedule
• Ability to oversee direct reports daily and provide guidance as needed
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer and/or electronic device
• Ability to have face to face conversations with customers, co-workers and higher level manager
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and move around work environment as needed
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle
• Comply with company policies and procedure

• Must be able to able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
• The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds