National Director, Land Acquisitions & Entitlements

891 Erickson Senior Living, LLC; Arbutus (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Erickson Senior Living is seeking a Senior Director of Land Acquisitions & Entitlements to drive growth by sourcing, evaluating, and closing development opportunities across the country. You will lead site evaluations from initial sourcing through acquisition recommendation and executive approval, managing cross-functional teams and external partners.

The role requires strategic vision, deep development expertise, and a track record in underwriting, due diligence, and entitlement planning across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in land acquisitions, entitlements, real estate development or related field.
• Experience managing development opportunities across multiple markets; national or regional scope preferred.
• Strong knowledge of zoning, land use, entitlement processes, engineering plans, and commercial real estate development.
• Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and negotiation skills, with a track record of advancing complex transactions.

Responsibilities

• Source, evaluate, and pursue land acquisition opportunities for continuing care retirement community development in strategic markets nationwide.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers, landowners, developers, consultants, and public officials to identify and advance development opportunities.
• Lead negotiations for broker agreements, LOIs, PSAs, and other transaction-related documents while managing external partners and consultants.
• Conduct market evaluations, site assessments, development underwriting, and financial feasibility analyses in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Manage due diligence efforts, including environmental, engineering, title, survey, regulatory, zoning, and entitlement reviews.
• Partner with development teams to execute entitlement strategies and mitigate permitting and development risks.
• Provide ongoing analysis, recommendations, and project updates to deal teams, and present investment opportunities and acquisition recommendations to executive leadership.

Skills

Land acquisitions

Entitlements

Real estate development

Financial modeling

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Job description

Erickson Senior Living is seeking a Senior Director of Land Acquisitions & Entitlements to drive growth by sourcing, evaluating, and closing development opportunities across the country. You will lead site evaluations from initial sourcing through acquisition recommendation and executive approval, managing cross-functional teams and external partners.

The role requires strategic vision, deep development expertise, and a track record in underwriting, due diligence, and entitlement planning across