A residential builder with solid finances, exceptional brand awareness and a commitment to employee development is hiring a vice president of land planning and development for its Minnesota division. This opportunity will offer the right person a chance to showcase his or her leadership within one of the largest and most successful homebuilders in the country.

The new vice president’s direction will guide the breadth of the development process. He or she will analyze project risks for the division’s leadership and will oversee due diligence activities. This person will also help form feasibility budgets and schedules for service providers, assessing bids and helping to prepare the subsequent contracts. The position also coordinates entitlement and HOA matters. The vice president will hire and evaluate associated staff, identifying training opportunities and providing continuous coaching.

This homebuilder is looking for someone with a minimum of five years of related experience and a relevant bachelor’s degree. Candidates should demonstrate their skills in negotiation, contract administration and communicating their analyses to executives. The new vice president will have a talent for team building and a deep knowledge of the single-family development process.

Christopher Frederick Search Consultants, a trusted national executive search firm, has been retained to find the next addition to this prominent company’s leadership team in Minnesota. If you feel your management skill and background in residential development would make a good fit, contact firm principal Chris Hingle at (713) 961-5582, email him at chingle@chrisfred.com or visit www.chrisfred.com.