Land Development Manager

Century Communities, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Century Communities, Inc. is seeking a Land Development Manager in Nashville to oversee all phases of land development, coordinating with staff, officials, consultants, and trade partners. You will manage engineering design, budgeting, permits, and feasibility studies for new acquisitions.

The role requires 3+ years in land development or civil engineering, a civil engineering or construction management degree, and strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of heavy civil construction practices and value engineering.
• Ability to read construction documents, surveys, and technical reports to maintain quality control.
• Analytical and data-driven decision making under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to prioritize projects, plan and meet deadlines, and organize workflow.
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, tact, and influence.
• Team player with cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex issues clearly to industry associates and customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills across organizational levels.
• Motivation to proactively address potential problems.

Responsibilities

• Work with and manage consultants to create land development schedules and budgets.
• Manage and maintain construction schedules and budgets coordinating on-site activity with subcontractors and field consultants.
• Ensure all active sites comply with OSHA safety, regulatory permits, and BMPs.
• Interact daily with multiple company departments, field personnel, contractors, and regulators.
• Coordinate inspection processes with site contractors to schedule inspectors.
• Verify material deliveries for fill, pipes, storm drains, concrete, and amenities.
• Provide ongoing management and monitor all phases of land development infrastructure through on-time delivery.
• Ensure completion of land development, including punch list and warranty work, on schedule.
• Maintain project files and records.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

Skills

Heavy civil construction

Read construction docs

Analytical thinking

Project prioritization

Professionalism

Team player

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Construction Management degree

OSHA 10/30 qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Project

Job description

What You’ll Do:

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.
• OSHA 10/30 Construction qualification preferred.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project.

About Century Communities

Our mission of A Home For Every Dream is only possible with the best talent in the industry. If that’s you, if you’re a self-starter, changemaker, and thoughtful collaborator ready to take your career to the next level.

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.