VP of Land Development

KB Home; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

KB Home seeks a senior leader to manage land development from feasibility through grand opening. You will guide due diligence, permitting, budgeting, and market analyses, coordinating with engineering, legal, construction, and acquisition teams to drive community delivery.

The ideal candidate has a PE license, a engineering degree, 6–8 years in land development, and a proven track record of leading complex entitlement and planning efforts in a multi-site environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; PE license required.
• 6–8 years land development experience.
• Experience with environmental planning, master planning, platting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead land acquisition due diligence, including feasibility analysis, development budgeting, project scheduling, and risk assessment.
• Evaluate environmental, entitlement, engineering, regulatory, and political risks for prospective developments.
• Direct entitlement efforts: zoning, land use approvals, annexations, development agreements, plat approvals.
• Build and maintain relationships with municipal agencies and regulatory stakeholders to secure approvals.
• Oversee cross-functional teams through entitlement, design, permitting, and forward-planning activities.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Travel willingness

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

KB Home is one of America's largest and most trusted homebuilders, with nearly 700,000 quality-homes built over our more than 65-year history. Operating across 21 divisions in 9 states, we don’t just build houses we create places where families can make a lifetime of memories. At KB Home, our foundation is our people. We foster genuine relationships with our customers throughout their homebuying journey, while our employees bring passion and purpose to work every day. Our shared culture of customer obsession drives our mission to make homeownership attainable for all.

The Opportunity

The VP of LD is a key role intended to drive the feasibility, permitting, & development process. After the acquisition team contracts for a new deal, the VP will manage the forward planning process to initiate and complete all necessary due diligence and helps prepares Land Packages for the purposes of securing all corporate approvals, entitles all communities post Land Committee approval, and successfully steers new communities through the kickoff and new community opening process

Key Responsibilities

• Lead land acquisition due diligence, including consultant oversight, feasibility analysis, development budgeting, project scheduling, and risk assessment.
• Evaluate environmental, entitlement, engineering, regulatory, and political risks associated with prospective developments.
• Manage engineering, planning, and other consultant teams through entitlement, design, permitting, and forward-planning activities.
• Direct entitlement efforts, including zoning, land use approvals, annexations, development agreements, and preliminary/final plat approvals.
• Build and maintain relationships with municipal agencies, elected officials, and regulatory stakeholders to secure project approvals.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts with Land Development, Legal, Construction, and other internal teams to advance community planning and development.
• Oversee bidding, contract administration, budget tracking, change order reviews, and cost control throughout the development process.
• Monitor development schedules, project milestones, and financial performance to ensure successful community delivery.
• Lead community handoff and kick-off activities, ensuring seamless transition from acquisition and entitlement through development and grand opening.
• Oversee tract acceptance, municipal inspections, punch-list resolution, and bond exoneration activities to achieve project closeout.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required; Engineering degree and Master’s degree preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 6-8 years of land development experience required.
• Expertise in environmental planning, master planning, platting, and land development processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, market analysis, and financial analysis skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, management, interpersonal, and presentation abilities.
• Ability to complete all physical requirements of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods, move throughout work locations, walk up and down stairs, and observe details at close range.
• Ability to effectively communicate information so others can understand.
• Ability to travel and drive as needed.
• Ability to transport and move up to 20 lbs. as required.
• Ability to work periodically in outdoor weather conditions.

Requirements

• Full time position with an expectation that many networking events occur after typical business hours and key job responsibilities occur in the field on a regular basis.
• Conduct business in a professional and ethical manner.
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to stand or sit for extended periods.
• Ability to move about work location.
• Valid driver’s license with the ability to (a) travel throughout an assigned geographic area and (b) host land tours to both prospective partners and division/corporate leadership.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs.
• Ability to observe details at close range and communicate information so others will understand.
• Ability to transport and move up to 20 lbs and move as needed (for roles in Construction/Customer Service/IT/Land/Marketing/Sales/Studio).
• Periodically works in outdoor weather conditions (for roles in Construction/Customer Service/Land/Sales).
• On-site position at the KB Home Division Office. #LI-onsite

Compensation Details and Benefits

KB Home offers a competitive base pay. Other rewards may include bonuses or role-specific awards.

KB Home provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, sick time and vacation.

The KB Home Difference

Join us and become part of a team where innovation, sustainability, and an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction drive everything we do — and where people truly matter.

As a KB Home team member, you’ll experience:

• A culture defined by customer obsession and collaboration.
• The satisfaction of helping families achieve their dream of homeownership.
• Opportunities for growth and development within a nationally recognized company.

Visit our career site to learn more about working at KB Home and joining our team.

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