Land Project Manager

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At Brookfield Residential, a leading North American land developer and homebuilder for over 65 years, we have had one goal in mind – creating the best places to call home. From the development of award-winning, master-planned communities to the creation of well-designed homes, we are committed to cultivating exceptional life experiences for our customers, partners, employees, and members of the community.
As part of Brookfield — one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world — we harness our resources to bring a fresh approach, unparalleled creativity, relentless innovation, and sound Sustainability practices to the planning, development, and management of buildings everywhere. From offices, retail spaces, and logistics facilities to multifamily residences, hospitality establishments, and mixed-use structures — we are reimagining real estate from the ground up.

If you're ready to be a part of our team, we encourage you to apply.

Job Description

Overview

Work closely with the Senior Director Land Acquisition (“SDLA”) in assuming primary responsibility for overall project performance including business strategy, forecasting, and financial performance.  Facilitate all planning, entitlement, development, budgeting/financial analysis and housing aspects through a strong collaboration with key internal team members representing each specific discipline.    Develop a comprehensive strategic plan and project budget for each community and establish the necessary management approach to meet division goals and financial projections for each assigned project. Work closely with various internal and external team members to ensure timely planning, processing, development and construction milestones to meet business plan and maximize overall market value. 

Key Deliverables

• Working closely with the SDLA, hold the primary responsibility for the overall performance of assigned projects.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of all project entitlement documents, commitments and opportunities. 
• Work closely with SDLA to facilitate project level entitlements and serve as a primary point of contact with all related elected officials and key staff members to deliver timely approvals for land development.
• Review and coordinate overall planning and design for consistency with business plan, and compatibility with product segmentation. 
• Establish full cycle project financial projections including revenue, reimbursements and all costs.  Work closely with Finance team to create detailed cash forecasts based on clear strategic plans for each community.
• Maintain a Monthly Project Management Report and provide quarterly updates for guidance.
• Collaborate with internal marketing and market research teams to assess competitive market conditions and consumer trends; ensure that strategic marketing/branding strategies, budgets and implementation efforts are timely to meet business plan assumptions.
• Regularly maintain a Project Schedule and Job Opening Schedule.
• With assistance from the Marketing Director, maintain a comprehensive Absorption and Segmentation Schedule.
• Oversee community governance strategy, in conjunction with Community Governance Manager, including financial forecasting to establish HOA fees, budgets, strategies etc.
• Work closely with the Development Manager to ensure efficient tract turnover and infrastructure acceptance procedures are in place to support timely transfers for all parcels.
• Work closely with VP of Finance and Community Governance Manager to establish metro district strategies to meet Business Plan.
• At the direction of the SDLA, facilitate land sales for all assigned projects.
• Work closely with the VP of Housing Operations to facilitate the  internal vertical housing feasibility for assigned projects (in close collaboration with housing sales and finance teams) including market research, architectural design, cost estimates, market pricing, sales forecasting and overall financial feasibility. 
• Establish clear housing timelines to coincide with project development timelines.
• Lead effective Project Review team meetings (related to assigned projects) to ensure efficient team collaboration.
• Actively participate on the Denver team focused on bringing housing and community innovation and sustainability practices to the overall team.

What You Bring

• 1-5 years in land entitlements, development or real estate project management, with an emphasis on single family residential planning, entitlement, lot development and lot turnover.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related discipline. PE licensure or registration as PMP a plus.

• Excellent technical, quantitative and analysis skills, including financial analysis in Excel.

• Proficient in MS Project, Bluebeam, and capability to master proprietary software programs.

• Demonstrated ability to understand the big picture while handling the smallest detail.

• Knowledge of critical path methodology with an ability to accurately and consistently forecast and achieve schedule timeframes.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

• Familiarity with residential homebuilding and products, and municipality entitlement processes and procedures.

• Ability to read and understand engineering and architectural plans.

What We Offer

We are proud to offer our employees what they value most:

• Annual Base Salary Range: $85,000-100,000

• Annual Bonus Target (Discretionary): 20%

• Excellent extended medical, dental and vision benefits beginning day 1

• 401(k) matching, vesting begins day 1

• Career development programs

• Charitable donation matching

• Paid Volunteer Hours

• Paid parental leave

• Family planning assistance including IVF, surrogacy and adoptions options

• Wellness and mental health resources

• Pet insurance offering

• A culture based on our values of Passion, Integrity and Community

We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.

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