Director of Land Acquisition and Development

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC seeks a Director of Land Acquisition and Development in Columbia, SC. The role encompasses hands-on management of the land life-cycle and entails finding and purchasing properties in targeted counties.

The ideal candidate will have robust acquisition experience, local contacts in Tampa, and skills in using GIS tools. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead development activities in a growing residential market.

Qualifications

• A persistent attitude essential for success.
• Basic computer and Excel skills required.
• Ability to use online GIS tools vital for property assessment.
• Knowledge of land and development costs needed.
• Strong local contacts in the Tampa area are a plus.
• Experience in finding, underwriting, and acquiring land is necessary.
• Experience in rezoning and permitting is crucial.
• Manage site contractors and development budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire land life-cycle hands-on.
• Find and purchase properties in specified counties.
• Coordinate rezoning, permits, and approvals for properties.
• Oversee site civil construction and lot platting.
• Manage necessary documents and invoices.

Skills

Persistent attitude

Basic computer skills

Excel skills

Online GIS tools usage

Local contacts in Tampa

Acquisition Experience

Entitlement Experience

Site Development Experience

Job description

Overview

Garden Street Communities is one of the largest privately held residential land developers operating in seven states across the Southeast. Currently seeking an entrepreneurial leader for the role of Director of Land Acquisition and Development in Columbia, South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on management of the entire land life-cycle
• Find and purchase property(s) in the following counties: Pasco, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Polk.
• Coordinate and manage properties rezoning, permits and approvals, site civil construction, and platting of finished lots
• Manage and approve necessary documents and invoices

Qualifications

• A persistent attitude
• Basic computer and Excel skills
• Ability to use online GIS tools (e.g. property appraiser; county GIS mapper)
• Knowledge of land, finished lot, and site development costs within the Tampa market.
• Local contacts within the Tampa area, including brokers, site contractors, and engineers (consultants).
• Acquisition Experience: finding, underwriting, and acquiring residential land.
• Entitlement Experience: rezoning, permitting, and construction plan approvals for residential subdivisions.
• Site Development Experience: managing site contractors, overseeing budgets and schedules, hard-scape and landscape installations, platting lots, and project closeout.

Job Location

3790 Fernandina Road, Columbia, SC 29210

Why Garden Street?

Founded in 2016, Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC is a privately-held residential lot development company focused primarily on land acquisitions and development to sell finished single-family and townhome lots to homebuilders. Garden Street Communities is headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, and operates in seven states across the Southeastern part of the United States, including Texas.

Garden Street Communities manages a wide range of land acquisition, infrastructure development, and project planning activities related to residential lots for a specific community. Land acquisition and lot development activities are currently focused on three regions comprised of twenty individual markets across six Southeastern and Central states – Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas, with the expectation of expanding further into other attractive regions.

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, or any other protected characteristic.