Senior Land Acquisition Lead – New Home Communities

Roguesearch; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

RogueSearch is assisting a Fortune 500 national homebuilder to recruit a Real Estate Development/ Land Acquisition leader for NE Ohio. This role sources, underwrites, and closes land deals while coordinating with internal design and development teams to ensure project success.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in development or land acquisition, a college degree, and a track record of building relationships with landowners, brokers, lenders, and municipalities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of real estate development or land acquisition experience.
• College Degree.
• Experience working with landowners, brokers, title companies, lenders, municipalities, engineers, other homebuilders, and lot developers.
• Led underwriting iterations of development projects from start to finish.
• Salesmanship and ability to develop business relationships.
• Experience with market research tools and GIS mapping applications and Google Earth.
• Working knowledge of OH zoning, land use practices, development standards, and utility solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel; ability to read and interpret lot plans.

Responsibilities

• Create and foster relationships with landowners, land brokers, title companies, lenders, municipalities, other homebuilders, and lot developers.
• Analyze the financial aspects of each development opportunity.
• Prepare complete financial analysis and pro-forma for properties under consideration for purchase.
• Preparation of Corporate Approval Package.
• Negotiate the acquisition of properties with sellers, landowners, attorneys or brokers.
• Prepare memoranda and other docs and analytics for corporate approval for land buys.
• Manage due diligence process on land acquisition opportunities, including initial master planning work in close coordination with internal design and land development teams.
• Monitor development phases and entitlement processes post-closing.

Skills

Land acquisition

Real estate development

Market analysis

Sales relationships

GIS mapping

Google Earth

Excel

Microsoft Office

Education

College Degree

Tools

GIS software

Job description

RogueSearch is assisting a Fortune 500 national homebuilder to recruit a Real Estate Development/ Land Acquisition leader for NE Ohio. This role sources, underwrites, and closes land deals while coordinating with internal design and development teams to ensure project success.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in development or land acquisition, a college degree, and a track record of building relationships with landowners, brokers, lenders, and municipalities.