Director of Land Acquisition and Development

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC; Winterville (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC is seeking an entrepreneurial Director of Land Acquisition and Development in Winterville, NC. You will lead the entire land life-cycle from identifying raw property to turning that land into finished lots serving future families, with autonomy to act as a business manager.

Based in a regional platform, you will manage acquisitions in Pitt and Lenoir counties and coordinate rezonings, permits, site construction, platting, and closeouts, while controlling

Qualifications

• Experience in acquiring residential land and underwriting deals.
• Experience with rezoning, permits, and construction plan approvals.
• Knowledge of land, finished lot, and site development costs.
• Strong Excel skills and GIS familiarity.
• Local Winterville area contacts including brokers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on management of the entire land life-cycle.
• Find and purchase property in Pitt, Lenoir, and surrounding counties.
• Coordinate rezoning, permits, site construction, and platting of finished lots.
• Manage and approve necessary documents and invoices.

Skills

Acquisition experience

Entitlement experience

Site development experience

Excel

GIS tools

Local contacts

Job description

Job Overview

Garden Street Communities is one of the largest privately held residential land developers operating in seven states across the Southeast. We are seeking an entrepreneurial leader for the role of Director of Land Acquisition and Development in Winterville, NC. You will manage the entire land life‑cycle from identifying a raw piece of property to turning that land into finished lots serving future families. We provide managers with 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: Pitt, Lenoir, and surrounding counties.
• Coordinate and manage property 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 Winterville market.
• Local contacts within the Winterville 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, hardscape and landscape installations, platting lots, and project closeout.

Job Location

150 E. Fire Tower, Winterville, NC 28217

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 home builders. Garden Street Communities is headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, and operates in seven states across the southeastern part of the United States, including Texas. We manage 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.