Land Development Manager

Century Communities, Inc.; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k plan

Job summary

Century Communities, Inc. in Fresno, CA seeks a Land Development Manager to oversee all phases from site clearing to final lot acceptance, ensuring quality, timing, and budget adherence.

You will coordinate with internal teams, city officials, consultants, and trade partners to drive engineering, budgeting, permits, and feasibility studies. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in land development or civil engineering, a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering or Construction Management, and proficiency with

Qualifications

• 3+ years of land development, infrastructure, construction, or civil engineering oversight.
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management or related field.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook and Project.

Responsibilities

• Oversee land development from site clearing to final lot acceptance.
• Coordinate with staff, officials, consultants, and trade partners.
• Manage engineering design, budgeting, and permits.
• Assist feasibility studies for new acquisitions.
• Ensure safety, regulatory, and quality standards are met.

Skills

Construction management

Civil engineering

Reading construction docs

Project prioritization

Team collaboration

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Project

Job description

The Land Development Manager oversees all phases of land development, from initial site clearing to the final acceptance of finished home sites, ensuring projects meet quality, timing, and budget specifications. This role requires coordinating with internal staff, city/county officials, consultants, and trade partners, managing engineering design, budgeting, and permits, and assisting with feasibility studies for new acquisitions.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

• Work with and manage consultants to create land development schedules and budgets.
• Manage and maintain construction schedules and budgets to coordinate on-site construction activity for the scope of work with subcontractors and field consultants as necessary, reviewing all active development projects regularly to verify work in progress and contractor activity.
• Ensure that all active construction sites comply with regulatory and safety requirements of jurisdictional agencies and corporate policy by enforcing OSHA safety requirements, traffic and dust control standards, SWPPP control BMPs, and any other permits or requirements.
• Interact daily with various company departments, field personnel, site contractors, subcontractors, field consultants, and jurisdictional agency representatives.
• Coordinate the inspection process with site contractors to schedule municipal and utility inspectors.
• Verify material deliveries for the import/export of fill, pipe, storm drains, concrete, and amenity construction.
• Provide ongoing management and monitor all phases of land development infrastructure construction through successful on-time delivery of finished lots to the Construction Department.
• Ensure the completion of land development, including punch list and warranty work, on schedule, with the goal of obtaining the timely release of bonds and cash security.
• Maintain project files and records.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

What You Have:

• Knowledge of heavy civil construction practices and value engineering.
• Able to read construction documents, surveys, and technical reports to maintain quality control and oversee all aspects of construction, including grading, storm drains, underground utilities, and paving infrastructure.
• Analytical with the ability to give, receive, and analyze information to make effective decisions under pressure in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to prioritize projects, plan and execute to meet deadlines, and organize workflow.
• A high degree of professionalism, integrity, tact, and ability to influence others.
• Team player, ability to work within cross-functional teams and consult others for input when necessary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled in explaining complex issues to others in a manner easily understood by both associates in the industry and customers with limited knowledge of construction processes or terminology.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interface with all organizational levels, dissatisfied customers, outside vendors, subcontractors, and laborers.
• Motivated to take the initiative and proactively address potential problems about products or processes.

Your Education and Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in land development, infrastructure, construction, or civil engineering with increasing levels of project oversight.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management, a related field, or related experience.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project.

Compensation: Century Communities (the "Company") intends to offer the selected candidate an annual base salary in the range of $130,000-$160,000 with the potential for an annual bonus. Actual offers will be based on a variety of factors including experience. Employees will have access to paid time off, medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance and the Company's 401k plan.

About Century Communities

Our mission of A Home For Every Dream® is only possible with the best talent in the industry.

As one of the nation's largest homebuilders and an industry leader in online home sales, we strive to create thriving, enduring neighborhoods with lasting livability, focusing on building sustainable, affordably priced homes for our customers while reducing our carbon footprint. For team members, our goal is to provide the resources, opportunities, and benefits needed to build successful, rewarding careers.