Senior Director, National Land Acquisitions & Entitlements

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

Job summary

Erickson Senior Living in Baltimore, MD, seeks a visionary Senior Director, Land Acquisitions & Entitlements to drive nationwide expansion of continuing care retirement communities. You will lead a national pipeline from sourcing through acquisition, underwriting, and entitlement planning, guiding strategy and executive approvals.

With 10+ years in land acquisitions or related real estate development, you will build relationships across brokers, developers, and public officials, manage due

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in land acquisitions, entitlements, real estate development, or a 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 across cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and negotiation skills, with a track record of advancing complex transactions.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear recommendations.

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

Job description

Erickson Senior Living in Baltimore, MD, seeks a visionary Senior Director, Land Acquisitions & Entitlements to drive nationwide expansion of continuing care retirement communities. You will lead a national pipeline from sourcing through acquisition, underwriting, and entitlement planning, guiding strategy and executive approvals.

With 10+ years in land acquisitions or related real estate development, you will build relationships across brokers, developers, and public officials, manage due