Director of Land Acquisition and Development

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading residential land developer in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Director of Land Acquisition and Development. This role involves managing the entire land life‑cycle from property identification to finished lots. A successful candidate will have experience in land acquisition, local market knowledge, and strong relationships with brokers and contractors. The company offers the opportunity for high autonomy in operations and performance-based earnings.

Qualifications

• Experience in finding, underwriting, and acquiring residential land.
• Knowledge of rezoning, permitting, and construction plan approvals.
• Ability to manage site contractors and oversee budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire land life‑cycle.
• Find and purchase properties in designated counties.
• Coordinate rezoning and site development activities.

Skills

Persistent attitude

Basic computer skills

Excel skills

GIS tools usage

Knowledge of land development costs

Local contacts

Acquisition experience

Entitlement experience

Site development experience

Job description

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 San Antonio, TX.

You have the opportunity to manage the entire land life‑cycle from identifying a raw piece of property to turning that land into finished lots serving future families. We keep it simple and provide managers a high degree of autonomy to act as business managers, with no politics. The more effective you are, the more you earn.

Job Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• 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 San Antonio market.
• Local contacts within the San Antonio 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.

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.