Land Entitlement Manager

1 month ago

Raleigh, United States Ashton Woods Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Company Overview:

Ashton Woods is more than just a home builder. From the sale of our first home in 1989 to recently being named Builder of the Year by Builder Magazine, our focus has always been on blazing new trails and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in homebuilding. Ashton Woods, the #1 private home builder in the United States, markets its homes through its two award-winning brands, Ashton Woods and Starlight Homes. The Ashton Woods brand is known for designing thoughtfully curated, inspired homes for people who love design. The Starlight Homes brand builds homes specifically for the first-time homebuyer, offering affordable homes with well-executed designs and quality finishes for buyers looking to make the dream of home ownership a reality. The company’s commitment to innovation and continually evolving to meet the needs of the market is a key reason we are one of the most celebrated homebuilders in the nation, winning hundreds of national and local industry awards in product and community design, architecture, merchandising, sales, marketing, and customer service.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Ashton Woods sells new homes in Atlanta, Austin, Charleston, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Antonio and Tampa.

Position Overview:

Ashton Woods is seeking a qualified Land Entitlements Manager to join our fast-growing team in Raleigh. In this role, you will be responsible for initiating the due diligence and entitlement process; including, but not limited to, in person observation of the properties, sourcing vendors for due diligence materials, obtaining zoning, property restrictions and other potential nuances. Furthermore, this position will be responsible for hiring engineers, attorneys for zoning and land use issues, attending public meetings and overseeing the entitlement process through permits.

Primary Responsibilities:

Contract Administration

  • Reviewing and understanding land acquisition contracts for your projects
  • Coordinating with Land Administration Manager and local counsel on
    • closing documentation and title work
    • take-downs
    • off balance sheet transactions
    • Critical dates and status updates

Due Diligence and Entitlements

  • Order all reports and surveys
  • Review, analyze and summarize all due diligence materials
  • Hire and oversee engineering consultants in value engineering, plan preparation and completion of construction plan approval and all necessary permits to begin horizontal construction.
  • Assist Land Department with pre-contract due diligence and compiling/tracking charts
  • Responsible for hiring and overseeing the platting process and working with the Land Department and Permitting Department once plat is recorded.

Land Book Processing

  • Compile documentation required for the Land Book relating to the due diligence reports and surveys
  • Prepare the appropriate Land Book acquisition checklist

Land Development

  • Updating Land Budget to accommodate for entitlement vendor contracts
  • Coordinate with Land Development Director/Manager on construction plans, permits and budgets up to and through pre-construction meetings

Homeowner Association Oversight

  • Coordinate with Land Administration Manager to establish and obtain HOA CC&Rs, bylaws and articles of incorporation
  • Coordinate with Community Services (HOA) Manager to assist in establishing budgets for HOAs

* Additional tasks as assigned by supervisor and Land Acquisition VP.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years successful commercial/residential real estate experience
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Background in land planning, zoning, construction development, law/paralegal, and/or real estate
  • Detail-oriented with a strong acumen for critical/logical thinking and problem-solving and have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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