Land Acquisition Manager

Overview

Want to work for a fast-paced, innovative company? Tri Pointe Homes is always looking for individuals to help us push forward in our pursuit of high-level home buying. If this sounds like a career for you, apply to be a part of our great team.

Tri Pointe Homes Orange County-Los Angeles is looking for an experienced individual to join our talented group as a Land Acquisition Manager.

Position Highlights: As a Land Acquisition Manager you will identify, evaluate and acquire properties that competitively position the division for success. The Land Manager will help ensure that our business plan objectives are achieved by establishing strategic partnerships with brokers and land sellers in the market.

Position Responsibilities:

• Recruits, hires, evaluates, trains, develops, and retains a productive and highly engaged team.
• Develops positive, teamwork, and achievement-oriented work culture for the team.
• Models and reinforces actions consistent with the Company’s values, vision, and culture in line with the core leadership competencies.
• Oversees the growth of the team to ensure top performance in achieving desired results while finding efficient and effective solutions that create overall organizational value.
• Participate in and support other departmental and company initiatives as required.
• Ensures land acquisition goals, objectives and strategies are being achieved.
• Monitoring of budgets, schedules, and approves invoice payments.
• Estimate or review hard costs, soft cost, and carry the cost for proformas
• Identify and qualify potential land acquisitions in alignment with division goals by networking with landowners, brokers, and developers.
• Manage the due diligence process on land acquisition opportunities, including initial master planning work in close coordination with internal design and land development teams.
• Conducts negotiations with land sellers.
• Conduct general market research focusing on regional employment, demographics, sales volume, and competition.
• Maintain inventory reports, critical dates, contract summaries, and periodic market analysis.
• Manages the preparation of internal Land Acquisition Request packages.
• Prepares and manages land acquisition due diligence schedules.
• Assist with the preparation of legal documentation and land purchase contracts.
• Coordinates and maintains relationships with City and County officials, council people, and politicians for approvals on land purchases and processing.
• Facilitate community meetings with the local homeowners association.
• Review and interpret zoning/land use ordinances, environmental mitigation, and master plans.
• Act as liaison with all municipalities in feasibility, zoning, planting, and development of the property.
• Coordinate with the project management team to ensure effective transfer of information from acquisition to development.
• Carefully review deliverables to ensure adherence to design principles and overall community vision.
• Maintain organized files. Ensure checklist items are obtained, manage critical dates and budgets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field required.
• A minimum of 5 years of direct experience in land acquisition/divestiture and development.
• Highly developed analytical skills
• High drive individual with a demonstrable track record of independent judgment and discretion
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a high paced work environment
• Computer proficiency
• Ability to anticipate possible obstacles and propose favorable solutions
• Strong work ethic and commitment to implementation and execution
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Some travel is required.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is between $128,700-158,500 per year, depending on experience and skillset.  Base Salary is paid bi-weekly, every other Friday.
• Bonus: This position is eligible for an annual performance-based cash bonus.  Bonuses are earned, calculated and paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s applicable incentive plan document.
• Benefits: In addition to competitive medical, dental and vision coverage, Tri Pointe Homes provides comprehensive benefits to eligible team members and their dependents, including:  Health Savings Account (HSA), full and limited healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and dependent care FSA options; generous paid time off policies, like vacation, holidays, sick leave, jury duty, bereavement, and volunteer time; paid disability, parental and military leave; company-sponsored and voluntary term life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurances; a 401(k) retirement plan with bi-weekly employer matching of 50% up to the first 6% of team member contributions; adoption, fitness, tuition and worldwide emergency travel assistance; EAP, grief counseling, and estate/will preparation services; and additional discounts and supplementary employee-paid benefit programs.

At Tri Pointe Homes, we are intentional about fostering an environment where you, and all individuals, are encouraged to be their authentic selves. We embrace individuality and strive to be consciously inclusive of different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives in every aspect of our business. We believe our company’s strength relies on the diversity of the team and the unique, innovative ideas everyone contributes.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we make employment decisions based on merit and qualifications and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to apply for an open position or to participate in an interview, please let us know.

Salary : $128,700 - $158,500