Land Development Project Manager

Role Snapshot:

• Location: Remote
• Compensation: a competitive salary
• Position: Land Development Project Manager
• Company: Workwarp
• Start Date: Immediate openings available

 

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About KB Home

KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 650,000 quality homes in our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers from those buying their first home to experienced buyers allowing them to make their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget. As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR© certified, a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable and better for the environment than new homes without certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys. Build your career with KB Home. Learn more.

JOB SUMMARY: The Land Development PM will be responsible for aiding in the preparation of quantity takeoffs, preliminary budgets, RFP's and interacting with contractors estimating departments, bid spread assessment and recommendation, draft contracts, managing heavy-civil work in the field including pre-construction meetings, coordination between project subcontractors and municipal and City agencies; SWPP implementation coordination, changed condition management. Candidate needs to understand heavy-civil engineering field methods and procedures and be able read heavy-civil blueprints. Candidate must be proficient with Excel and Word. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategy Under the direction of department leadership will:

• Implement land development policies for the department to achieve desired results
• Manage land development projects in support of the divisions business plan
• Recommend process improvements, and implement final solutions to continually improve land development results
• Build strong relationships with internal departments.

Project Time Management

• Ensure projects meet or exceed the targeted dates for the following:
• Pave date, Model start date, Production start date, Occupancy date, project acceptance date, bond exoneration dates.

Project Cost Management

• Prepare detailed take offs from heavy-civil plans, prepare cost estimates and initial budgets for projects that account for all scopes of work needed to complete job.
• Evaluating Plans and making value engineering recommendations.
• Prepare draft bid scopes, RFP's.
• Prepare draft Bid Spreads and Bid Analysis to assist in award of projects.
• Review and update all project budgets weekly/monthly as needed to keep accounting system current and accurate.

Bond Management

• Maintain project tracking of bonds and clear path and schedule to exoneration.
• Follow-up with municipal agencies to obtain final sign-off letters for bond exoneration and participate in bond exoneration meetings, as necessary.

Contract Management

• Prepare draft vendor work agreements, RFI's, and changed conditions for review, and facilitate vendor invoice payment processing.
• Assist managing consultants performing civil design, joint trench design, landscape design, walls, SWPP design, soils reports, plot plans as necessary to keep the flow of work from disrupting community schedule.

Contractor Management

• Review, verify, and report Contractor progress in field. Collect required weekly community reports and review for accuracy the same week they are to be received.
• Verification and reporting of site conditions and Contractor conditions to validate changed conditions

Business Management

• Assist in preparation of budget updates, cash flows and projections for business plan.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education:

• Construction Management degree preferred.

Experience:

• 3-5 years' experience in estimating and managing heavy-civil projects at the field level.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be detail oriented with good follow-up and follow-thru skills.
• Must be familiar with blueprints, grading plans, improvement plans, landscape plans etc.
• Competently perform take-offs and prepare accurate budgets for heavy-civil work with infrequent supervision.
• Strong understanding of heavy-civil means and methods to accomplish construction of heavy-civil projects.
• Strong ability to identify risks in heavy-civil work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to be accountable in a team environment.
• Ability to stay organized and manages priorities in an efficient manner.
• Possess strong negotiation skills and experience.
• Mandatory to be proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Microsoft Project Scheduling.
• Willingness to travel and engage with community teams is mandatory

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is $110,000 - $135,000 per year depending on experience, paid semi-monthly.
• Bonus: This position is eligible for an annual performance-based bonus.
• Benefits: Employee benefits available for this position include health care (medical, dental and vision) benefits, a 401(k) employee savings plan with Company match, vacation pay, paid sick days, and a monthly mobile phone stipend.
  

Find out why KB Home is attracting and retaining the best employees! If you are interested and qualified, please apply now. KB Home provides above average compensation packages and earnings potential, full benefits, an outstanding 401K matching program, bonus plans and amazing promotional opportunities. KB Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse work team. Diversity is important to KB Home!

This position is being recruited by ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions RPO, on behalf of KB Home. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Apply Job!

 

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