Director Land Planning & Entitlement

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Primary Job Responsibilities

• Lead the entitlement strategy and planning execution for multiple large-scale land development projects, ensuring timely approvals of rezonings, site plans, construction drawings, plats, permits, and improvement plans across diverse jurisdictions.
• Oversee due diligence, feasibility analysis, value engineering, and entitlement budgeting for all active and prospective projects, ensuring alignment with financial and operational goals.
• Direct cross-functional collaboration with Land Acquisition, Development, Legal, and Operations teams to ensure seamless project transitions and alignment with master plan objectives.
• Serve as the primary liaison with municipalities, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders, advocating for project approvals and resolving entitlement challenges.
• Review and negotiate Purchase Agreements and joint development agreements, ensuring entitlement-related terms are clearly defined and executed.
• Manage and mentor a team of planning and entitlement professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and professional growth.
• Oversee compliance with all permitting and regulatory documentation, including SWPPP, NOI, NOT, and other jurisdictional requirements.
• Lead HOA strategy and governance activities for assigned communities, ensuring alignment with long-term operational and community goals.
• Monitor regional planning trends, zoning changes, and policy developments to proactively position the company for future growth opportunities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Career Level (M4)

Organizational Impact:

• Establishes key elements of tactical and operational plans with direct impact towards the achievement of results of the area.
• Focus is on short- to mid-term operational plans (e.g., 1- 2 years).
• Develops new products, processes, standards or operational plans in support of the area.
• May have budget accountability for area or manage elements of the budget.

Leadership & Talent Management: 

• Manages a large team typically comprised of managers and/or supervisors and experienced professionals.
• Typically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with manager review and approval.

Knowledge & Experience: 

• Requires broad management and leadership knowledge to lead project or program teams in one department/area.
• Typically has advanced knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the department.
• Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and minimum 6-8 years prior relevant experience.

Required Skills

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Multi-tasking a plus

Required Licensing, Registration and/or Certifications

• Valid Driver’s License because driving is an essential function of this position.
• Professional Engineer license preferred

Physical Requirements

• Not applicable

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