Strategic Land Development Project Manager — Southwest VA

D. R. Horton; Verona (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

Life & Disability Insurance

Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and BNC

Job summary

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking a Land Development Project Manager for Southwest Virginia to lead land development tasks and coordinate with vendors, engineers, and contractors to prepare raw land for home construction.

Responsibilities include reviewing civil plans, scheduling infrastructure work, tracking milestones, managing bids, and ensuring compliance with codes while communicating with internal teams and external stakeholders. This role also requires overnight travel.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two‑year college or technical school.
• Three years of related civil construction, landscaping, irrigation, or hardscape experience.
• Must have a vehicle and a valid driver's license.
• Proficiency with MS Office and email.

Responsibilities

• Review and understand all civil improvement plans, geotechnical evaluations, landscape plans and project specifications necessary to deliver finished lots to enable construction of a home.
• Implement and oversee all aspects of the development and scheduling process for infrastructure installation, including the preparation of home construction lots, model home and project landscaping, parks and amenities construction.
• Meet with jurisdictional officials during the installation and inspection of civil construction, infrastructure, home construction lots, landscaping, hardscaping, irrigation systems, signage, and parks and amenities.
• Ensure project schedule and critical path sequence is accurate and up to date, including identifying and reporting delays.
• Track and communicate key projected milestones to relevant internal departments and external stakeholders (including city officials, engineering/utility consultants, utility companies, contractors, etc.).
• Assist Project Managers working with civil engineers as needed for plan clarification and revisions.
• Work directly with subcontractor’s office and field personnel.
• Assist in managing the bid, review and award process.
• Develop contract scope of works and pay-scales for bidding.
• Assemble appropriate documents and plans for bid packages.
• Calculate quantities from construction plans for budgeting and bidding.
• Review and understand land development contracts awarded to subcontractors for development projects.
• Represent Land Development management in on-going site issues requiring interface with homebuilding superintendents as applies to infrastructure installation, maintaining “As-Built” plans, drainage plans, home building lot issues, landscaping and hardscaping improvements, and maintenance.
• Oversee, review and approve field purchase orders.
• Track current market pricing for budget development and identify budget shortfalls.
• Oversee all best management practices (BMP’s) related to SWPPP and dust control.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and national codes, ordinances, and regulations as well as company policy.
• Interface with other departments to ensure constant communication regarding timing, design elements, access pertaining to project land development status, and other landscaping and common area hardscape improvements.
• Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company.
• Ability to travel overnight.

Skills

MS Office

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking a Land Development Project Manager for Southwest Virginia to lead land development tasks and coordinate with vendors, engineers, and contractors to prepare raw land for home construction.

Responsibilities include reviewing civil plans, scheduling infrastructure work, tracking milestones, managing bids, and ensuring compliance with codes while communicating with internal teams and external stakeholders. This role also requires overnight travel.