Senior Land Development Manager

Overview

Veev is leading the way in the transformation of the construction industry with an innovative approach to modular home construction. Veev’s prefabricated closed panel systems allow homes to be assembled efficiently on site while delivering both a more sustainable and higher quality final product than traditional construction. As a subsidiary of Lennar, Veev is leveraging the strength and scale of its parent company while maintaining the speed and disruptive approach from its roots as a Silicon Valley based startup.

Veev has developed a vertically integrated approach that involves multi-disciplinary collaboration across real estate, design, development, engineering, manufacturing, and construction.

Strategic Planning:

• Maintain strict adherence to budgets and schedules.
• Forecast the business weekly, monthly and quarterly.
• Work with trades and design teams to provide customer value at the best negotiated cost.
• Present alternative approaches to land development to accelerate schedules and lower budgets.

Land Development:

• Lead and develop the experienced land development team.
• Develop a broad trade base of trusted horizontal contractors. Build relationships.
• Estimate, forecast and track budgets for all projects on a monthly basis
• Negotiate the best contracted price for land development work with trades that can meet or beat our scheduled homesite deliveries.
• Plan, manage and execute land development field activities.
• Oversee and communicate schedules to Veev leadership and downstream departments.

Stakeholder Management:

• Build and maintain relationships with peers in Real Estate, Construction, trades, and local authorities.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to design, contract and execute.
• Collaborate with permitting, construction and trade partner teams to coordinate the collective Homebuilding schedules.

Financial Analysis & Budgeting:

• Prepare and manage budgets for projects.
• Conduct financial forecasting quarterly.
• Review land development spend versus Green Folder and current Corporate Model monthly. Manage and analysis to assess the viability of potential acquisitions.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Development or Construction Management. High School degree for those with extended relevant experience.

Experience: Minimum of 4-7 years of experience in land development, homebuilding construction, or a related field.

Skills:

• Land development and/or construction experience
• Strong negotiation skills on horizontal trades
• An ability to read construction plans (civil, geotech, landscape, foundation)
• Professional and polished to talk and negotiate with city inspectors
• Budgeting and forecasting capabilities
• Capable of managing and tracking detailed schedules on a project basis
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking and vision
• Results-driven with a focus on achieving targets
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• High level of integrity and ethical standards
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced environment

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on skills, education, experience, and location is $150,000 - $190,000 annually for Hayward, CA and surrounding areas.

• Paid vacations, sick, and holidays
• Life insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts
• Health benefits, dental and vision insurance

We are committed to bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self, feel a sense of community, and do great work together. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status.