Tri Pointe Homes · 19 hours ago
Vice President of Land Acquisition
Tri Pointe Homes is seeking an entrepreneurial, strategic and highly motivated individual to join our OC-LA team as the Vice President of Land Acquisition. The role involves establishing a strategic land acquisition plan, managing all aspects of land acquisition, due diligence, and feasibility, while collaborating with division leaders to maximize land value and meet consumer needs.
Home ImprovementReal EstateReal Estate Investment
Responsibilities
Analyze macro market, submarket and consumer data to understand current and future housing trends
Assist in the creation of a 5-year business plan, including quarterly updates
Collaborate with team members to stay abreast of local market land transactions, pricing, growth, demand/supply, market trends and changing market conditions
Ensure that land deals are aligned with the Strategic Land Plan, taking into consideration price points, competition, targeted customer profiles, and supply/demand analysis
Recruit, hire, evaluate, train, develop, and retain a productive and highly engaged Land Team (including internal and external resources)
Develop and contribute to a positive and achievement-oriented work culture
Model and reinforce actions consistent with the Company’s values, vision, and culture in line with core leadership competencies
Acquire, entitle, and manage the land necessary to meet long-term goals
Develop and maintain broker relationships so that we are seeing a significant flow of new deals early in the selling process
Organically search for off-market parcels and assemblages
Negotiate competitive land purchase contracts, including collaborative and comprehensive review with in-house and outside counsel
Manage the Land Committee package creation process. Ensure that the division conducts a thorough and complete due diligence on each target property
Coordinate and take the lead on Land Committee approval calls
Oversee the management of the zoning and permitting processes
Regularly attend City Council and Planning Commission meetings
Direct the planning and coordination of civil engineering, architectural, and landscape design services
Act as key leader, with entire division leadership team, in community design and placemaking process
Actively participate in new product development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, business or related field required
A minimum of 7 years of direct experience in land acquisition and entitlement
Orange County-Los Angeles market experience is a requirement (or highly desired)
Must be detail-oriented and a problem-solver able to deal with complex situations
Ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both verbally and in writing
Must have excellent negotiation and financial skills
Highly effective relationship and team building skills
Knowledge of the political environment and ability to form political relationships
Knowledge of real estate transactions and land acquisitions for a homebuilding company
Must exercise initiative and achieve objectives with minimal supervision
Able to read and understand architectural blueprints, engineering plans and plats (and guide others to do the same)
Ability to communicate in and participate in a multi-disciplinary environment
Strong understanding of profit margins and return on assets
Ability to manage project, budgets and schedules
Knowledge of home building, permit fees and land development costs
Benefits
Annual performance-based cash bonus
Equity grant
Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Full and limited healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
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
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
Additional discounts and supplementary employee-paid benefit programs
Company
Tri Pointe Homes
TRI Pointe Homes. Our company’s core values of quality, integrity and excellence are the driving force behind innovative designs that It is a sub-organization of Tri Pointe Group.
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