Land Development Manager

DRB Homes; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DRB Homes in Maryland seeks a Senior Land Development Manager to oversee residential community development from entitlement through bond release. You will coordinate with civil engineers, planners, and HOA managers to ensure timely permits, budgets, and quality across projects.

The role includes evaluating land acquisitions, managing budgets and schedules, supporting homebuilding and sales teams, and maintaining compliance with permits and environmental controls.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of new and ongoing residential communities including: Working with civil engineers and planners to entitle and permit the work
• Solicit and evaluate bids, establish budgets and schedules, oversee development work
• Provide oversight to ensure quality, schedule and budget meet required standards
• Provide ongoing soil, erosion and sediments control oversight and documentation
• Work with Homeowner Associations (HOA’s)
• Work with community management companies/managers to resolve issues
• Attend annual HOA meeting
• Review and Approve HOA budgets
• Review and rule on Architectural Review submissions
• Oversee Community Manager efforts to ensure communities are run well
• Assist in the acquisition of land for new communities and/or finished lots for building homes
• Assist in identifying potential land or lots to purchase
• Assist in evaluating development and building costs for the potential acquisition
• Assist in evaluating the demand, pricing and potential market for the potential acquisition
• Manage the ongoing entitlement and bond requirements for owned properties
• for existing communities
• Renew/update permits as necessary
• Manage the bond release process (completing work, coordinating inspections, release bonds)
• Provide support to home building and new home sales teams
• Provide HOA documents and budget information as needed
• Evaluate and establish matrices providing lot fit and lot characteristics
• Provide support on all land related questions and issues as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Job description

Job Purpose

To develop property and provide finished lots for home construction; assist Division President with engineering and operations of community land development.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of new and ongoing residential communities including:
• Working with civil engineers and planners to entitle and permit the work
• Solicit and evaluate bids, establish budgets and schedules, oversee development work
• Provide oversight to ensure quality, schedule and budget meet required standards
• Provide ongoing soil, erosion and sediments control oversight and documentation
• Work with Homeowner Associations (HOA’s)
• Work with community management companies/managers to resolve issues
• Attend annual HOA meeting
• Review and Approve HOA budgets
• Review and rule on Architectural Review submissions
• Oversee Community Manager efforts to ensure communities are run well
• Assist in the acquisition of land for new communities and/or finished lots for building homes
• Assist in identifying potential land or lots to purchase
• Assist in evaluating development and building costs for the potential acquisition
• Assist in evaluating the demand, pricing and potential market for the potential acquisition
• Manage the ongoing entitlement and bond requirements for owned properties
• for existing communities
• Renew/update permits as necessary
• Manage the bond release process (completing work, coordinating inspections, release bonds)
• Provide support to home building and new home sales teams
• Provide HOA documents and budget information as needed
• Evaluate and establish matrices providing lot fit and lot characteristics
• Provide support on all land related questions and issues as needed
• Other duties as assigned