Director of Land Development and Acquisition

Garden Street Communities; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Garden Street Communities Southeast, LLC in Charlotte, NC seeks a Director of Land Acquisition and Development to lead the full land life-cycle from identifying raw parcels to developing finished lots for homebuilders.

You will manage acquisitions in the Charlotte market, coordinate rezoning, permits, site development, and budget oversight with a high degree of autonomy and minimal politics. Strong local contacts and proven entitlement experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Acquisition experience: finding, underwriting, and acquiring residential land.
• Entitlement experience: rezoning, permitting, and construction plan approvals.
• Site development: managing contractors, budgets, schedules, and platting.
• Local market knowledge for Charlotte area and surrounding counties.
• Proficiency with GIS tools and property data sources.
• Strong networking with brokers, engineers, and site contractors in Charlotte.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on management of the entire land life-cycle.
• Find and purchase property in Cabarrus, Gaston, Stanly, Union, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan and nearby counties.
• Coordinate rezoning, permits, site civil construction, and platting of finished lots.
• Manage and approve supplier invoices and project documents.

Skills

Land acquisition

Entitlement experience

Site development

Rezoning

GIS tools

Local Charlotte network

Underwriting

Excel

Tools

Excel

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 Charlotte, NC.

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(ies) in the following counties: Cabarrus, Gaston, Stanly, Union, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, and neighboring 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 Charlotte market.
• Local contacts within the Charlotte 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 Southwestern 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.