Land Acquisition Manager

Meritage Homes Corporation; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Encouraging creativity

Strong benefits

Flexibility in work-life integration

Job summary

Meritage Homes Corporation in Charleston, SC is seeking a Land Acquisition professional to analyze markets and identify opportunities for land acquisition. The ideal candidate will have over three years of experience in Real Estate acquisition, preferably in homebuilding, and the ability to independently source and advance deals. You will engage with landowners and stakeholders to cultivate relationships and negotiate contracts.

This position values creativity, teamwork, and provides a competitive pay structure with strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of Real Estate acquisition and negotiation experience, preferably in the homebuilding industry.
• Strong self-starter mentality with the ability to manage time between fieldwork and relationship development.
• Demonstrated ability to independently source and advance land deals through proactive outreach.

Responsibilities

• Analyze markets and sub-markets to identify strategic areas for land acquisitions.
• Spend significant time in assigned submarkets identifying development patterns.
• Proactively source off-market land opportunities through fieldwork.

Skills

Real Estate acquisition and negotiation experience

Self-starter mentality

Ability to source and advance land deals

Knowledge of GIS mapping applications

Working knowledge of zoning and land use practices

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Responsibilities

• Analyze markets and sub-markets and the division’s current land positions in order to identify gaps and strategic areas for concentrating future land acquisitions.
• Spend significant time in assigned submarkets identifying development patterns, ownership trends, and emerging opportunities through in‑person reconnaissance and relationship‑based lead generation.
• Proactively source off‑market and early‑stage land opportunities through regular fieldwork, site visits, and direct outreach to landowners, developers, and local stakeholders.
• Oversee potential new projects for the division including identification of parcels, negotiation with sellers, due diligence, and preparation of Corporate Approval Package.
• Responsible for review/preparation of market data and competitive pricing analysis, and evaluating the overall technical and financial feasibility of a potential project.
• Prepare letters of intent and respond to requests for qualifications in a competitive bid situation.
• Review survey/title issues and other reports to determine liabilities of potential acquisitions.
• Assist in the presentations before municipal decision‑making bodies and other government entities as necessary.
• Maintain knowledge of market activities, trends and opportunities and generate prospective land deals through networking with industry and local contacts, brokers, title companies, developers, other builders, land sellers, and others.
• Responsible for the preparation of deal summaries and land tracking report for corporate management and Division President.
• Create and foster relationships with landowners, land brokers, title companies, lenders, municipalities other homebuilders, and lot developers.
• Negotiate and prepare amendments to existing land contracts as necessary.

This role is highly market‑facing and requires consistent time in the field identifying, cultivating, and advancing land opportunities.

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Qualifications

• Three or more years of Real Estate acquisition and negotiation experience, preferably in the homebuilding industry.
• Strong self‑starter mentality with the ability to manage time between fieldwork, relationship development, and internal coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to independently source and advance land deals through proactive outreach and on‑ground market engagement.
• Experience in land acquisition, preferably in homebuilding. A portion of this experience can be accumulated working with municipalities.
• Knowledge of GIS mapping applications and Google Earth.
• Two years of experience working with municipalities, homeowners, contractors, attorneys and engineers.
• Working knowledge of zoning and land use practices, development standards, and utility solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications with advanced skills in Excel; ability to read and interpret lot plans, plat plans.
• Ability to create/implement work plans, prepare written materials and articulate goals and action plan.

Benefits

• A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level.
• An organization that lives by its core values everyday.
• Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset.
• State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment.
• A competitive pay structure.
• Strong benefits.
• Flexibility in work‑life integration.
• Team‑oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company.
• Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization.
• Maintain a competitive drive to be the best.