Land Acquisition Manager - Smith Douglas Homes : Job Details

Smith Douglas Homes is recognized as one of the fastest-growing, residential home-building companies in the U.S. and a certified Great Place to Work™ as rated by our employees in 2022, 2023 and again in 2024. Smith Douglas Homes offers careers throughout the South and across various departments. From Construction to Sales and Accounting to Marketing, each member of the Smith Douglas Homes team is a critical part of our success. We are seeking an experienced Land Acquisition Manager to join our newly established Greenville, South Carolina Division. In this role, you will have the opportunity to significantly enhance the quality of life for our customers and yourself.Position Overview:The Land Acquisition Manager will be a pivotal member of the Division, responsible for identifying, evaluating, and securing land deals to sustain the company's land pipeline. In this role, you will independently negotiate land deals, conduct land use and financial analyses, and finalize purchase agreements. Success in this position requires a deal-oriented individual with a strong grasp of the local land market's dynamics and challenges. Demonstrating an understanding of strategies to leverage current trends and adapt acquisition efforts accordingly will be crucial to your success.Position Responsibilities:Continually search for lot and land purchase opportunities using a variety of method and identify lots/land for purchase.Maintain lot market information (zoning, price, terms, and competition).Establish strong relationships with sellers (developers, land owners, brokers, builders, banks, etc.) and other related parties to ensure access to potential opportunities and information on deals transacting in the market.Network to represent the division in the market and to stay informed of opportunities for the division.Assist all division staff with building strong relationship strategies with external sellers and related parties.Prepare Letters of Intent (LOI's), negotiations, proforma financial analysis, and purchase agreements for acquisition of lots/land to support the division.Manage land packages for your acquisition opportunities including data gathering and analysis, preparation and timely delivery of land packages to the Land Committee and participation and committee review.Responsible for established land acquisition goals to achieve the business plan goals and targeted growth of the division.Qualifications/Experience:Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Finance, Business Management or related field preferred.Minimum 3 years land acquisition experience, preferably in residential construction industry.Working knowledge of residential construction or similar industry.Experience with metro study and other market analysis software.Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Earth and GIS mapping applications.Strong written and verbal communication skills.We are an equal employment opportunity employer and a certified Drug Free Workplace.