Land Development PM

New Jersey

Bring your experience in land / site development, construction project management, etc and join our client – a Fortune 500 Residential Developer Builder who has been #1 in their industry for over 20 years straight.

Highlights:

• Years of Local Work: Surge of land buying in 2023 and 2024 has projects booked out into 2029 and beyond.
• Business is Scaling: Position is open/created due to successful New Jersey market expansion and growth.
• Major Project : Oversee the development of a marque 2,000+ unit residential neighborhood in central NJ.

What you’ll do:

• Responsible for overseeing all activities including managing vendors and contractors to prepare a large site for the construction of houses across Central and South New Jersey areas.
• This includes development efforts of raw land and infrastructure installation (roads, sewers, utilities, etc).

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
• Ensures 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 relevant external stakeholders (including city officials, engineering/utility consultants, utility companies, contractors, etc.)
• Work directly with subcontractor’s office and field personnel
• Assist in managing the bid, review and award process; develop contract scope of work 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
• Oversee all best management practices (BMP’s) related to SWPPP and dust control

What you’ll need:

• 5+ years of related land development experience, including experience with site inspections, site construction management, budget and schedule oversight, etc.
• Ability to read and interpret a site plan document is essential.
• Experience with residential projects (single family / multi-family) is highly preferred.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and public utilities in New Jersey is highly preferred.
• Experience with land development budgets and initiating a due diligence process would be helpful.