Land Acquisition Manager
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Overview:

Directs divisional land acquisition activities by identifying and purchasing new land development and homebuilding opportunities through process of negotiating purchase and sale agreements, understanding land use planning and governmental entitlements, knowing physical constraints of site design and land development and assisting in product design. Cultivates continual professional relationships for purpose of expanding and obtaining new land acquisition opportunities through communication and negotiation with various types of individuals and groups including landowners and developers, financial institutions, land brokers, consultants, government officials, community members, as well as divisional and Corporate management staff.

Company Overview: Beazer Homes is committed to employee wellbeing and life-work balance, offering development opportunities, a flexible time-off program, and an industry leading parental leave policy.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops and administers land acquisition goals, objectives and strategies.
• Identifies new residential project opportunities and sites.
• Researches and defines specific target market areas.
• Conducts negotiations with land sellers.
• Formulates initial market research.
• Manages preparation of internal Land Acquisition Request packages.
• Performs and manages various due diligence activities and investigations of site opportunities and constraints.
• Prepares and manages land acquisition due diligence schedules.
• Directs preparation of legal documentation and land purchase contracts.
• Oversees land escrow closing process.
• Coordinates and maintains relationships with City and County officials, council people and politicians for approvals on land purchases and processing.
• May also manage forward planning staff to obtain building permits, tentative and final maps.
• Performs other duties as assigned by President.

Education & Experience:

• College graduate, with degree in engineering, architecture, construction, finance, or planning preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience working in positions of increasing responsibility related to land acquisition such as land brokerage, market research, financial analysis, forward planning, real estate development, construction project management.

Physical Requirements:

• Typical office environment.
• Construction sites where temperature, weather and noise may vary; may encounter electrical, dust, poor ventilation, dangerous machinery and moving objects and toxic conditions.

Additional Responsibilities The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Additionally, an employee's job duties may change at any time, in the company's sole discretion. Personal Information Collection Notice for Job Applicants In order to process your application, we will ask you to create an account and provide us with certain personal information, including your identification data (e.g. name, date of birth, drivers license number, contact details), education information, and professional and employment history. If you have any questions about our privacy policy or would like to learn more, please visit Beazer.com/privacy, which includes a link to an additional notice for California residents and which link can also be visited directly at Beazer.com/Californiaprivacy.

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