Forward Planner - Wildomar, United States - KB Home

KB Home

Verified Company

Wildomar, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

About KB Home

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.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Forward Planner, Feasibility is responsible for assisting the Director, Feasibility in driving the feasibility risk analysis process addressing each component of the projects to summarize the project's development, entitlement, environmental, schedule, and other related risks and associated costs, including contracting and invoicing support.

Once a Project feasibility is kicked off by the acquisition team, the Forward Planner, feasibility will assist in completing all necessary risk analysis, schedules and budgets for all new land deals and prepare a comprehensive due diligence summary of risk for the review and approval of the VP of Forward Planning and ultimately Land Committee.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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Acquisition Due Diligence/Risk Analysis:Assist in completing necessary due diligence including: Oversight of engineering and other consultants, review, analyze, and summarizing of risks, i.e.; environmental, political, title, entitlement, engineering, CFD, hazardous material, architectural, and/or other development related risks.
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Land Schedules:Responsible for assisting in the preparation of comprehensive Microsoft project schedule for all new communities.
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Land Budgets:Responsible for assisting in the preparation of Project budgets and communicating budget status as needed to Division Finance and NAPA personnel.
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Architectural Selection: Responsible for assisting in coordinating with the acquisition and architectural teams in selection of product that fits the project specifications, agency requirements, and market demands.
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Tracking Feasibility Status: Responsible for keeping detailed records of status of all feasibilities to ensure timely completion of feasibilities in support of divisional acquisition goals
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Office Support: Responsible for assisting the Feasibility manager with contract coordination and billing.
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Managing Engineering and Planning Consultants: Assist in the management of a team of consultants during the feasibility process for all feasibility acquisitions

This includes:

Contract and management of consultant working on risk analysis
Preparation of reports and studies as may be required.
Work jointly with the Land Development, Legal, Construction group in the review, design and evaluation of all land planning activities

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

Bachelor's or Associates Degree required in Public Planning, Engineering, Project Management,, or similar discipline.

Experience:

Must have 2+ years of experience, including at least 1 year of land acquisition, planning, or development related experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Familiarity with environmental planning, master planning, platting, and civil engineering.
Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills required
Strong market and financial analysis experience
Proven strength in interpersonal and presentation skills
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in efficient and accurate manner
Consistently shows attention to detail
Intermediate to Advanced computer skills are a necessity (Excel, Microsoft Project)

Work Requirements:

Must work 8hour days (during core business hours) with flexibility for longer hours as needed
Must conduct business in a professional and ethical manner to potential buyers, external business associates and coworkers to reinforce goodwill and profitability for the company.
Position is located onsite Inland Valley Dr, Wildomar, CA #LIonsite

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

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Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is $95,000-$105,000 per year depending on experience, paid semi-monthly.
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