Land Development Director Join an award-winning company! Since 1967, Toll Brothers has been building luxury homes and communities in the best locations in the U.S. Today, we're a Fortune 500 company operating in over 60 markets. We're the country's premier luxury builder with the widest range of product offerings and price points in the industry, serving first-time, move-up, active-adult, and second-home buyers. From the homes we build to the talent we recruit, we know that to be the best, we have to work with the best. Toll Brothers is a place where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and where employees of all backgrounds are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect. We believe every employee should feel safe to be their true and authentic self at work. Our employees are our family, and we strive to uphold the values that our founders instilled in us, creating an exceptional place to work that is inclusive to all. Toll Brothers, America's Leading Luxury Home Builder, seeks a Land Development Director for our division located in Novi, Michigan. The Director of Land Development will be responsible to manage & oversee entitlement, estimating, budgeting, development, dedication of site improvements, and feasibility studies for all communities within given division(s) or region.
Primary responsibilities include:- Field Operations Overseeing land development field operations for all communities and managers within given division(s) or region
- Managing contractors, verifying work completed/monitoring progress
- Leading meetings with governmental agencies/inspectors/HOA'sCoordinating land development work with homebuilding operations
- Lead project dedication and bond release work including final negotiations with the homeowner run HOA BOD/municipalities/governing agencies
- Entitlements Request proposals, preparation & bid solicitation, negotiation, award, and contracting for professional services, attorneys & consultants
- Manage & direct engineering & professional consultant objectives, schedules & work product
Facilitate project approvals/entitlements/land use and zoning changes through coordination with sellers, brokers, agency review staff, governmental officials, elected officials, & Toll Ops.
Initiate & obtain wetlands permits, Environmental Site Assessments, noise, fiscal & transportation studies as needed for approvals & Zoning efforts
Work with utility consultants & provide load requirements & assist with franchise utilities (electric, gas, telephone, CATV, water, sewer) dry utility layout and negotiate agreements
Assist with preparation of HOA documents and serve on HOA BOD's as needed
Track, monitor, update project approvals timelines & schedules & routinely distribute to team
Attend/participate in municipal/agency land use hearings/meetings All other duties as assigned
Office Operations Review and oversite of project schedules for all communities within given division(s) and oversite of project budgets for all communities within given division(s) including detailed and well thought out project cashflows
Invoice review/approval. Preparing and issuing Purchase Orders, Change Orders & Land Development Contracts for all communities within given division(s)
Analysis, negotiation and recommendations for justifications of award of bids/contracts for all communities within given division(s)
Land Acquisition Oversight - Performing due diligence review, understanding/leading entitlements, preparing approvals, development schedules & development budgets
Entitlements and approvals management - (managing consultants, plan review, value engineering)
Budget, bid, contract and RFP generation and review
Oversight of Bond & LOC acquisition, management, reduction and release
Lead plan review discussions and perform value engineering for plans and plats
Oversight of permit renewals and close out
Develop/maintain site improvement/homebuilding lot inventory schedules
This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the nation's most respected Fortune 500 companies!
Qualifications:- Does this describe you? You have experience demonstrating the following knowledge and skills: Competencies Initiative: A self-starter, able to identify problems and solve them: Expert
- Communicating: Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally across all levels, both internally and externally: Expert
- Analytical Thinking: Able to collect, sort and analyze data: Advanced
- Ability to lead regular management meetings with cross-functional project teams for multiple projects
- Technical Knowledge Scheduling Software: Advanced
- Microsoft Office Suite: Advanced
- Construction Drawing Comprehension: Expert
- Entitlements/Due Diligence – Advanced
- Do you have these qualifications?
- Essential:10+ years' experience in Land Development Management
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Value Engineering expertise
- Ability to independently improvise/adapt/overcome obstacles (solving complex development issues)
- Ability to manage a team of ALDM's, LDM's, SLDM's, Directors & support staff (Supervisory Experience 4+ years)
- Experience in preparing & conducting senior management level presentations for project status, schedule and financial performance
- Experience in preparing & conducting government level presentations for site plan, zoning, and land use approvals
- Experience managing multiple complex projects & master planning of larger communities
- Value engineering expert
- Understand and support the region's business goals and targets
- Expert knowledge of local market for contracting, manpower, pricing, & entitlements
Preferred: Bachelor's degree, preferable in Construction Management or Civil Engineering
Professional Engineering License Ability to lead regular management meetings with cross-functional project teams for multiple projects Expert knowledge of local market for contracting, manpower, pricing, & entitlements Mentoring & personnel management experience Contract & legal document review experience We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package that includes comprehensive medical/dental, 401(k) with a company match, discounted stock purchase, discounts on mortgages, homes, and much more! Come see why Toll Brothers has been attracting and retaining some of the best professionals in the industry! Toll Brothers is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions, policies, and practices are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. Toll Brothers will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination (including any form of unlawful harassment) on account of a person's sex (including pregnancy), age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender nonconformity, status as a transgender individual, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, family responsibility, armed services, or any other status protected by law.
