Land Development Coordinator

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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 coordinator position is responsible for assisting the manager of Land Development, vp of Land and at times Land acquisition staff in coordinating a wide range of critical tasks across the Division that involve contractors, vendors, suppliers as well as numerous jurisdictions related to the Land Acquisition, planning and development function.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate and coordinate storm water, dry utility and mail box plans, contracts, permits, payments and scheduling with utility providers and postal service, civil engineers and contractors. Coordinate plot plan and foundation geotechnical report production including managing proposals, work orders, schedules, payment, distribution of final product to starts team. Coordinate and manage HOA document production, disclosures and annexations.

• Managing storm water planning process-work with consultants and drive permits

• Coordinate all aspects of mail service with postmaster and facilitate installation of mail centers.

• Work with electric, telephone and catv providers to obtain dry utility plans and service activation. Evaluate lots and draft lot release templates and lot premiums for all lots as finished. Manage all aspects of geotechnical work for foundation soils reports and surveying for the production of plot plans.

• Work with legal to produce and maintain HOA documents for new communities. Work with legal and manage the non-single family lot dedication / disposition process.

• Manage administrative and accounting related functions including maintenance of ant tracks, lot status, lot master data entry, accounts payable, performance bond process and reporting, fee payments and budgeting. Facilitate competitive bidding process and issuance of work agreements. Organize, maintain and distribute construction plans, plat maps and addresses.

• Facilitate monthly ant track meeting. Working with Finance, update and maintain ant track for quarterly updates, one and three year business plans.

• Manage the performance bond process. Work with civil engineers and the appropriate jurisdictions to determine bond requirements for obtaining new bonds. Track all outstanding bonds and work with jurisdictions and contractors to manage the timely exoneration of bonds. Assist with updating budgets accordingly if bond is still in process.

• Work with civil engineers and contractors to competitively bid land development projects. Produce bid analysis for review and approval. Issue work agreements.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education/Certifications/Licenses

• College Degree in Accounting/Finance Required or Equivalent work experience

Experience

• 2-3 years of experience within the acquisition, planning or development function

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Position requires excellent people skills coupled with the ability to effectively manage multiple projects to meet critical deadlines.

• Position requires the ability to create and manage a variety of spreadsheets including the use of the AS400 software.

Work Requirements

• Position may require periodic travel to project sites as well as to municipalities and utility providers.

• Periodic increases in work load may require additional hours be worked on a given day beyond that of a normal work day.

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!