Land Acquisition Manager

Big-D Careers; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home building company seeks a Land Acquisition Manager for their San Antonio Division. This role is critical for conducting market analysis and managing land acquisition, requiring a combination of strong financial skills, negotiation expertise, and a background in real estate.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) plans

Qualifications

• 3-5 years land acquisition or related work experience.
• Development or Real Estate experience preferred.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed land searches in sub-markets.
• Negotiate favorable purchase terms with landowners.
• Prepare project financial pro forma.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Financial analysis

Market analysis

Problem solving

GIS mapping applications

MS Office

Education

College degree in real estate, finance, business or related field

Job description

Overview

Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It’s why we rank as the 21st largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We’re proud of being named a 2023 and 2024 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we’ve been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.

Responsibilities/Qualifications

National homebuilder with a superb reputation as a leader and innovator in the industry is seeking a Land AcquisitionManager for our San AntonioDivision.

This position is responsible for land acquisition, including market analysis, site identification, feasibility and financial analysis for the San Antonio Division of Drees Homes.

Duties andResponsibilities:

Stay abreast of market demographics, market sales data, and other available market information in order to identify area sub-markets that will sustain growth and provide opportunity for future home sales.
• Conduct detailed land/lot searches in sub-markets, consistent with the findings of market research.
• Meet with landowner(s)/developers and negotiate favorable purchase terms that satisfy the financial requirements of a successful development.
• Perform preliminary duediligence to ensure properties have development potential.
• Prepare a detailed project financial pro forma. Monitor zoning, engineering, permitting, and miscellaneous approval costs to assure that they fall within budgeted amounts.
• Professionally represent the company before zoning boards, planning commissions, town meetings, inspection agencies, and engineering consultants and assist with obtaining necessary project approvals.
• Oversee finished lot balances and secured lot inventory to assure that sufficient inventory exists to achieve annual profit plan and to accommodate future growth.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven success in contract negotiations
• Financial and market analysis experience
High results orientation; good personal and professional judgment; excellent problem solving skills
• Very high sense of urgency and the ability to successfully multi-task
Familiarity with the San Antontio market preferred
• Understanding of real estate contract language
• Knowledge of GIS mapping applications and Google Earth
• Strong computer skills including MS Office, Word and Excel

Requirements:

• College degree with preferred interest in real estate, finance, business or related real estate field
  
• 3-5 years land acquisition or related work experience
• Development or Real Estate experience, preferred
• Municipality experience related to land approvals a plus
• Strong understanding of land entitlement process preferred
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic
• Passionate and driven with high level of integrity
• Persistent, organized and energetic

The schedule of this position will be Monday - Friday8 AM - 5 PM, plus additional hours as necessary.

Competitive hourly rate, bonus potential, plus a comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.

Summary

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place

To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website – www.dreeshomes.com.