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Who are we?

Since 1967, Toll Brothers has been building luxury homes and communities in the best locations in the U.S. Today, we're a Fortune 500 company operating in over 60 markets. We're the country's premier luxury builder with the widest range of product offerings and price points in the industry, serving first-time, move-up, active-adult, and second-home buyers. 

From the homes we build to the talent we recruit, we know that to be the best, we have to work with the best. Toll Brothers is a place where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and where employees of all backgrounds are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. We believe every employee should feel safe to be their true and authentic self at work. Our employees are our family, and we strive to uphold the values that our founders instilled in us, creating an exceptional place to work that is inclusive to all.

Toll Brothers, America's Leading Luxury Home Builder, seeks a Land Development Manager to entitle, develop, and dedicate site improvements for our new luxury communities around Novi, Michigan. 

What is the opportunity?

The Land Development Manager will manage engineering design, estimating, budgeting, development, and dedication of site improvements of our communities and assist with feasibility studies (due diligence) for new acquisitions.

What are the primary responsibilities?

• Field Operations
  • Overseeing daily land development field operations on multiple projects
  • Managing contractors, verifying work completed/monitoring progress
  • Meeting with governmental agencies/inspectors/HOA's
  • Coordinating land development work with homebuilding operations
  • Project dedication and bond release work
• Entitlements
  • Request proposals, preparation & bid solicitation, negotiation, award, and contracting for professional services, attorneys & consultants
  • Manage & direct engineering & professional consultant objectives, schedules & work product
  • Facilitate project approvals/entitlements/land use and zoning changes through coordination with sellers, brokers, agency review staff, governmental officials, elected officials, & Toll Ops.
  • Initiate & obtain wetlands permits, Environmental Site Assessments, noise, fiscal & transportation studies as needed for approvals & Zoning efforts
  • Work with utility consultants & provide load requirements & assist with franchise utilities (electric, gas, telephone, CATV, water, sewer) dry utility layout
  • Assist with preparation of HOA documents, possibly serve on HOA BOD's
  • Track, monitor, update project approvals timelines & schedules & routinely distribute to team
• Office Operations
  • Establish & maintain accurate project development schedules
  • Establish & maintain accurate project development budgets
  • Invoice review/approval/coding, issuing Purchase Orders & Change Orders
  • Analyses and negotiations of bids/contracts/change orders
  • Land Acquisition Support - Assist or lead with project Due Diligence efforts (entitlements & approvals, development schedules & budgets)
  • Entitlements and approvals management (coordinating with consultants, performing plan review & value engineering)
  • Bond maintenance
• All other duties as assigned

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the nation's most respected Fortune 500 companies!

Does this describe you?

You have experience demonstrating the following knowledge and skills: 

• Competencies:
  • Analytical Thinking:  Able to collect, sort and analyze data: Advanced
  • Communicating:  Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally across all levels, both internally    and externally:  Advanced
  • Construction Drawing Comprehension:  Advanced
  • Initiative:  A self-starter, able to identify problems and solve them:  Advanced
• Technical Knowledge:
  • Scheduling Software:  Intermediate
  • Microsoft Office Suite:  Intermediate
  • Entitlements/Due Diligence - Intermediate

Do you have these qualifications?

• Essential:
  • 3+ years' experience in Land Development Management
  • Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
  • Value engineering
  • Ability to improvise/adapt/overcome obstacles
  • Ability to work independently and within a team 

• Preferred:
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

  • Land Development experience in Lee and/or Collier counties is preferred

We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, including comprehensive medical/dental, 401(k) with a company match, discounted stock purchase, discounts on mortgages, homes, appliances, and much more!Come see why Toll Brothers and Toll Land Development have been attracting and retaining some of the best professionals in the industry!

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