Assistant Land Development Manager | Residential Construction

Job Title: Assistant Regional Land Development Manager

Company: Hayden Homes

Location: South Washington

Career Area: Land Development

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction related field desired.

Experience: 2+ years in civil engineering, surveying, land use planning, and/ or civil construction management.

Travel: Within assigned region of South Washington

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How You Will Contribute:

The Assistant Regional Land Development Manager supports the Regional Land Development Manager in executing the land development process — feasibility, entitlements, design, and construction — for the assigned region, ensuring all lots are developed on time and on budget. This role builds the technical knowledge, relationships, and judgment needed to grow into a Regional Land Development Manager role by taking on progressively greater ownership under direction and mentorship within the assigned region.

Responsibilities Include:

• Due Diligence & Feasibility: Supports land development due diligence by researching project feasibility (zoning, municipal code, records, assessor maps), flagging potential issues, and compiling bids, estimates, and budgets into acquisition packets for the Regional Land Development Manager's and executive team's review.
• Entitlements & Design: Assists with the entitlement process by coordinating with consultants, preparing for public meetings and hearings, and coordinating zoning and municipal submittals through to approval while keeping the Regional Land Development Manager informed.
• Final Platting: Supports final platting activity for projects nearing completion by developing and preparing final plat documents for submittal during construction, coordinating with the Regional Land Development Manager on recordation requirements and timing.
• Civil Construction Management: Supports infrastructure construction under the Regional Land Development Manager's direction by assisting with installation oversight and budget/invoice tracking while monitoring subcontractor and municipal progress against schedule, escalating issues as needed.
• General: Provides broad support across regional land development activities, while actively building the technical knowledge, relationships, and judgment needed to grow into a Regional Land Development Manager role.

How You Will Succeed:

Success in this role comes from pairing solid business acumen with disciplined execution: understanding the business plan and how each project supports it, communicating clearly and proactively with the Regional Land Development Manager and cross-functional partners, and managing schedules, job costs, and competing priorities with consistency and attention to detail.

You bring strong time management and productivity habits to keep due diligence, entitlement, and construction-support tasks moving accurately and on time, while also delivering responsive, professional customer service to internal teams, consultants, and government officials alike. You exhibit visible, sustained growth toward readiness for the Regional Land Development Manager role.

What You Can Offer:

• Education
  • High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or construction-related field desired.
• Specialized Knowledge
  • Knowledge of residential infrastructure and building construction.
• Skills
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Abilities
  • Able to read and interpret engineering plans.
  • Able to make public presentations at City/County Council and Commission hearings and meet with public officials in a professional manner.
  • Can build relationships and communicate effectively with individuals in various functional areas inside and outside of the organization.
• Experience
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in at least one of the following areas: civil engineering, infrastructure construction management, land surveying, or land planning preferred.

How You Will Be Rewarded:

Hayden Homes’ offers a competitive total rewards package consisting of base salary between $76,500.00 to $90,000.00 / year, plus quarterly bonuses, and annual profit sharing. The comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision benefits for team members and dependents along with flexible spending and health savings accounts, a 401(k) plan with company match, and a home purchase discount. Additional benefits include life and disability insurance, paid time off accrued at 3 weeks annually, 8 paid holidays, 16 hours of paid volunteer time off, education reimbursement and leadership development opportunities.