Director of Land Acquisition and Development

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC in Houston, TX is seeking a Director of Land Acquisition and Development. This role entails overseeing the entire land life-cycle, from property acquisition to site development and project management.

The ideal candidate will have strong local contacts, experience in land acquisition and development, and a persistent attitude. This full-time position is an opportunity to lead significant development projects in the Southeastern United States.

Qualifications

• Strong management skills to handle entire land life-cycle.
• Experience sourcing and purchasing properties in designated counties.
• Ability to coordinate properties' rezoning and construction.
• Knowledge in managing necessary documents and invoices.

Responsibilities

• Manage land life-cycle for residential developments.
• Find and acquire properties in targeted counties.
• Coordinate rezoning, permitting, and construction activities.
• Oversee budgets, schedules, and project closeout.

Skills

Persistent attitude

Basic computer skills

Excel skills

Ability to use online GIS tools

Knowledge of site development costs

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 South Houston, FL.

Job Responsibilities

• Hands-on management of the entire land life-cycle
• Find and purchase property(s) in the following counties: Galveston, Brazoria, Harris, and Fort Bend
• 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 (eg, 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

1085 Hercules Ave., Houston, TX 77058

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.