Strategic Land Acquisition Manager | Hybrid

Beechen & Dill Homes; Burr Ridge (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Beechen & Dill Homes, a family-owned Chicago suburbs builder, seeks an experienced Land Acquisition Manager to expand and manage the residential land pipeline across western and southern suburbs. The role requires independence, financial and development perspective assessment, and navigating the processes to move a property toward acquisition.

You will build relationships with landowners, brokers, municipalities, and other professionals, lead due diligence, and coordinate with leadership through

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in residential land acquisition, land development, real estate development, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of zoning, entitlements, municipal approvals, and residential development.
• Experience with acquisition underwriting, financial modeling, and development feasibility.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with landowners, brokers, municipalities, developers, and consultants.
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis capabilities.
• Experience with due diligence, purchase agreements, negotiations, and transaction coordination.
• Ability to independently manage multiple opportunities and priorities.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel locally as needed.

Responsibilities

• Identify and source residential land opportunities across target Chicago suburbs.
• Develop and maintain relationships with landowners, brokers, developers, municipal officials, attorneys, consultants, and other industry professionals.
• Evaluate acquisition opportunities through market research, zoning, land planning, entitlement considerations, development costs, and financial feasibility.
• Build and review acquisition pro formas, financial models, budgets, and investment analyses.
• Lead due diligence activities involving title, environmental, zoning, utilities, engineering, surveys, access, and other development considerations.
• Lead negotiations with landowners and counterparties in coordination with company leadership and legal counsel.
• Coordinate entitlement and municipal processes with internal and external partners.
• Maintain an organized land acquisition pipeline and track transaction milestones.
• Monitor zoning, planning, infrastructure, and development activity to identify opportunities and potential risks.
• Present acquisition opportunities, financial considerations, risks, and recommendations to company leadership.
• Coordinate with construction, development, finance, legal, and operations teams through acquisition and transition into development.

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred) in Real Estate, Finance, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Beechen & Dill Homes, a family-owned Chicago suburbs builder, seeks an experienced Land Acquisition Manager to expand and manage the residential land pipeline across western and southern suburbs. The role requires independence, financial and development perspective assessment, and navigating the processes to move a property toward acquisition.

You will build relationships with landowners, brokers, municipalities, and other professionals, lead due diligence, and coordinate with leadership through