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KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 670,000 quality homes in our 65 plus year history. Today, KB Home operates in 47 markets from coast to coast. At KB Home, people are our foundation. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers to ensure they have a real partner in the homebuying process. Our employees are the heart and soul of our company and are driven by a shared culture of customer obsession guided by our focus on sustainability providing a beneficial impact on the world. When you join KB Home, you become part of a team that is passionate about making the dream of homeownership a reality for families across America. **Come be a part of our team!** 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 field work at the community development sites level 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 without training.

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 e.g. Sales, Marketing, and Production and Purchasing.

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, and quantity sheets.

+ 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

+ Assigned project tracking of bonds and 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:

+ College Degree preferred. Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering & Management is ideal.

Experience:

+ The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in estimating and managing heavy civil projects at the field level. Specifically including all aspects of grading, wet and dry utilities, paving, masonry, civil and soils engineering and overall understanding of municipalities and agencies.

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.

Work Requirements:

+ The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

+ Ability to stand or sit for extended periods

+ Ability to move about work location

+ Ability to drive/travel as needed

+ Ability to walk up and down stairs

+ Ability to observe details at close range and communicate information so others will understand

+ Ability to transport and move up to 20 lbs and move as needed (for roles in Construction/Customer Service/IT/Land/Marketing/Sales/Studio)

+ Periodically works in outdoor weather conditions (for roles in Construction/Customer Service/Land/Sales)

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 and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies (collectively, "Recruiters") in response to job postings. If Recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at KB Home or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for recruiting services, such resumes will be deemed the sole property of KB Home and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidate resumes, in the event any such candidate is hired by KB Home or its affiliates as a result of the submittal, without a valid written agreement between the Recruiter and KB Home.

KB Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Position is located on-site 9102 Southpark Center Loop Suite 100 Orlando FL 32819 #LI-onsite

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