Land Development Project Manager

Bielinski Homes Inc.; City of Pewaukee, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and ancillary

Company-paid life and disability

PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Flex spend/HSA options

Job summary

Bielinski Homes Inc. in Pewaukee, WI is seeking a Land Development Project Manager to oversee residential land development, design, budgeting, and coordination with homebuilding operations across multiple communities.

Responsibilities include managing field operations, budgeting, contractor coordination, due diligence input, design and schedules, and ensuring projects meet time and cost targets with a focus on communication and risk management.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Construction Management, or related field preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 4 years of land development or related field, preferably in residential home building.
• Skills: Strong project management, organizational, communication, negotiation abilities, and proficiency in project management software.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily land development field operations on multiple projects.
• Collaborate with the Director of Acquisitions & Development during due diligence, design, and budgeting processes.
• Manage contractors, verify work completion and monitor progress.
• Source contractors, engineers, surveyors, and consultants for bids and budgets.
• Prepare project planning and development schedules and monitor weekly progress.
• Formulate detailed budgets and track costs to ensure on-time delivery within budget.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication

Negotiation

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or related field)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Procore

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Land Development Project Manager will manage residential projects, engineering design, estimating, budgeting, development, and dedication of site improvements of our communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily land development field operations on multiple projects


• The Development Manager will work with the Director of Acquisitions & Development to provide input during due diligence period, design, budget processes and project management


• Managing contractors, verifying work completion/monitoring progress


• Ability to source contractors, engineers, surveyors, and consultants to provide bids for due diligence and preliminary budget estimates


• Prepare project planning and development schedules


• Monitor schedules weekly to ensure timely delivery of completed development projects.


• Formulate detailed project budgets based on third-party bids


• Track costs while proactively managing site progress to ensure projects are delivered within budgeted cost and time.


• Provide site inspections to identify project status, progress and risk management


• Coordinate contractors and inspectors for completion of land development projects


• Review, reconcile, and approve progress pay applications


• Manage daily the general contractor operations, vendor, and other contractor scheduling, obtaining all necessary permitting and ensuring work is aligned with the plans for each project


• Understanding of developer agreements, project dedication and bond release work


• Coordinating land development work with homebuilding operations

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Construction Management, or related field preferred.


• Experience: Minimum of 4 years of experience in land development or a related field, preferably in the residential home building industry.


• Skills: Strong project management and organizational skills, excellent communication and negotiation abilities, proficiency in project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Procore), and advanced Excel skills.


• Attributes: Detail-oriented, proactive, ability to work under pressure, and strong problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and ancillary insurance options 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.


• Company paid life and disability insurance.


• PTO and paid holidays.


• Flex spend/HSA options.


• 401(k) with company match.