Land Acquisition Manager

David Weekley Homes - Minneapolis, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Minneapolis, MN

Construction of Buildings

About the position

David Weekley Homes is seeking a Land Acquisition Manager to join our Minneapolis team. This role is pivotal in driving our land acquisition strategy and requires a candidate with a minimum of three years of experience in residential land acquisition, analysis, development, or brokerage within the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The successful candidate will work closely with the Land Manager, Regional, and Division President to assess the feasibility of potential land purchases, ensuring that all acquisitions align with the company's strategic goals. In this position, you will manage the entitlement and site selection processes, conduct thorough due diligence reviews, and oversee underwriting and approvals for proposed new land acquisitions. Networking is a key component of this role; you will be expected to build and maintain relationships with developers, brokers, landowners, and other builders to identify new land opportunities for David Weekley Homes. Your visibility in the home building business will be crucial, as you will actively participate in community, civic, and business organizations relevant to the industry. Additionally, you will manage and oversee the development of active projects from acquisition to lot delivery, ensuring that all projects are executed efficiently and effectively. Each newly presented opportunity will require your evaluation to determine how it fits within the David Weekley Homes business plan. The ideal candidate will possess considerable initiative, independence, and intuition, along with excellent organizational, prioritization, and communication skills. You should be driven to achieve results with a sense of urgency while maintaining a focus on the details that contribute to the successful development of communities.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with Land Manager, along with Regional and Division President to assess the feasibility of potential land purchases.
• Manage entitlement and site selection, due diligence review, underwriting, and approvals for proposed new land acquisitions.
• Network with developers, brokers, landowners, and other builders to determine new land opportunities for DWH.
• Maintain a high level of visibility in the home building business, actively participating in the community, civic and business organizations pertinent to the industry.
• Manage and oversee the development of active projects from acquisition to lot delivery (100% owned projects).
• Visit each newly presented opportunity and evaluate how this opportunity fits with DWH business plan.

Requirements

• Three years experience in residential land acquisitions, analysis, development or brokerage experience within the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice-to-haves

• Considerable initiative, independence, and intuition.
• Excellent work practices with respect to organization, prioritization, and communication.
• Driven to push for results with a measured sense of urgency.
• Ability to see the Big Picture while maintaining focus on the day-to-day details that result in a successfully developed community.
• Proficient in interpreting and analyzing financial reports.
• Confident with numbers and Excel.
• Ability to influence a large number of external people to put your priorities first, with tempered assertiveness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional, calm demeanor, with a win-win attitude.

Benefits

• Health Insurance - Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k and discretionary 8% match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Profit Sharing
• Vacation, Paid Holidays & PTO
• New Home Discount for Team Member & Family
• Team Member Product Discount
• Community Outreach
• Sabbaticals