Director of Land Development - San Antonio Texas

Company: Ashton Woods
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posted On: 04/30/2024

Ashton Woods Homes is the nation's largest private homebuilding company, with operations in Atlanta, Austin, Charleston, Dallas, Houston, Jacksonville, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Antonio, and Tampa. Ashton Woods is known throughout the industry for building homes with award-winning designs that inspire and offer homebuyers unrivaled personalization options. Consistently named a top place to work, Ashton Woods offers growth potential, competitive salaries and benefits, and the opportunity to not just find a job, but build a career in a collaborative, authentic culture.

In this position you will play a key role in managing the land development operations for both Ashton Woods and Starlight Homes' communities. Additionally, you will ensure the Division achieves development goals and delivers finished lots in a timely and efficient manner while working interdepartmentally to ensure upstream and downstream process are in place.

Core Responsibilities:

• Scheduling subcontractors and continually evaluating progress
• Reviewing design documents, site plans and plats for accuracy
• Coordinating infrastructure installation and ensuring inspections are completed
• Managing development budgets
• Extensive communication with Permitting and Construction Departments
• Serve as primary liaison with regulatory agencies and public utility providers. Specific Responsibilities:
  • Requires an understanding of land acquisition, entitlement, engineering and construction related to residential lot development
  • During the feasibility stage of a project, responsible for understanding how engineering and construction factors affect the economics of projects.
  • During the engineering and construction phase of the project, responsible for ensuring the most cost-effective subdivision is designed and constructed, while ensuring the project is constructed according to acceptable construction practice and the appropriate governing standards and specifications.
  • Deliver ready to build lots on schedule by reducing delays related to planning, engineering design errors, and construction issues. Project Deliverables:
    • Initial feasibility review
    • Develop cost estimates
    • Produce and update schedule
    • RFP to consulting engineers (e.g., geotechnical, civil, environmental)
    • Review consulting engineer's contract
    • Construction bid documents
    • Construction contracts
    • Prepare budgets
    • Create Cost to completes
    • Procure site permits
    • Prepare project punch list
    • Project closeout Additional duties as required:
      • Project personnel management
      • Prepare feasibility studies
      • Ensure quality bidding/contracts/budgets
      • Cash flow generation and maintenance with our OBS partners
      • Engineering management to include bidding and awarding engineering contracts to Ashton Woods and Starlight Homes' standards
      • Management of soft costs
      • Easement/plat management
      • Ensure efficient and seamless operations between LDM & PM areas of responsibility
      • Support division and department goals and objectives
      • Other administrative matters
      • Overall material management and effective field operations
      • Effective onsite personnel time management
      • Marketing coordination
      • LD reviewer and ensure reviews are accurate and appropriate for areas assigned
      • Obtain LOC from participating Regulatory Agencies
      • Obtain Bonding from participating Regulatory Agencies
        The tools for success:
        
        Experience in residential construction development is required and experience working with regulatory agencies and public utilities. A college degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Planning and a demonstrated track record of successfully managing budgets and vendor relationships is required.
        
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        ***A requirement of this position, is having a valid and active drivers license.*** More...

            

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