Land Planner
Job Summary:
Hillpointe is seeking a Land Planner to support our Pre-Development/Land Planning department. The ideal candidate is efficient, detail-oriented, and skilled in developing and maintaining workplace and vendor relationships.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Prepares project impact fee summaries, as well as other project-related fee summaries, based on coordination with municipalities and other agencies- as needed for the Development team’s underwriting requirements.
- Identifies potential project obstacles such as moratoriums and utility capacity issues.
- Administer and oversee the Pre-Development team’s project checklist; review title exceptions against surveys, participate in civil engineering and other external consultant meetings and provide other necessary project management as required.
- Coordinates with Construction and Legal departments to prepare, record and manage all Notice of Commencements by obtaining records, preparing files, updating project checklist, and providing to lenders when requested.
- Consults with the Land Acquisition team during the Purchase Sale Agreement (PSA) negotiation process.
- Manages calendars and project schedules for the Pre-Development team.
- Works with sensitive information with discretion to maintain confidentiality and security.
- Ensures that deadlines are met and adapts to changing priorities.
- Creates entitlement and permitting schedules based on coordination with municipalities and other agencies.
- Confirms and maintains the list of site entitlement and permitting approvals required for each development project.
- Assists with ordering and reviewing proposals/contracts from external consultants.
- Reviews project data with internal land team and external consultants, meets regularly to manage each project and maintain schedule.
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Assists Legal and Land Planning teams with review and management of project-related property agreements (easements, dedications, title exceptions, cost sharing, etc.), provides associated summaries.
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Attends project-related municipal meetings and hearings to ensure approval of entitlement and zoning applications.
Requirements:
- Two to Five years of experience in land planning is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.