Ashburn, VA

At Van Metre, we believe that each employee contributes directly to our growth, success and culture, and are seeking a candidate who loves to challenge themselves and work with others to fulfill this role. Van Metre Companies has a Vice President of Engineering and Land Development position available!

About the Role: This role will oversee the pre-acquisition and land development activities within Van Metre’s Land Company. The Vice President of Engineering and Land Development will work closely with internal and external stakeholders in site selection and evaluation, zoning, platting, engineering, estimating, budgeting, and supervises the scheduling and completion of all land acquisition activities. This role requires a leader with creative thinking skills and excellent managerial abilities.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate land for optimal use and layout during feasibility
• Conduct initial site visits
• Oversee environmental analysis of wetlands, streams, soils, and other items related to potential land acquisitions
• Oversee analysis related to topography, floodplain, utilities, stormwater, sanitary sewer, and water main related to potential land acquisitions
• Develop layouts, organize, and analyze 3rd party reports to determine project viability
• Oversee and manage all required land and product-related entitlements for communities
• Work with agency staff, planning commissioners, and council members to negotiate conditions of approval
• Attend working sessions and public meetings on an as-needed basis
• Oversee the process to obtain construction permits for land development
• Plan activities regarding land development, acquisition, and infrastructure
• Oversee design guidelines and implement solutions if issues arise
• Ensure communities are built consistent with engineering drawings and design specifications
  

Qualifications / Required Skills And Expertise

• College degree required; Graduate degree preferred
• Fifteen years minimum experience in community development, entitlement processing, land development, engineering, or other related fields
• Experience in land acquisition and due diligence
• Extensive knowledge of entitlement process
• Experience with development
• Critical thinking skill
• Ability to develop and manage budgets
• Ability to plan and execute engineering and development schedules
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience using office technology suite; Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.
• Excellent leadership skills and managerial abilities
  

Performance Measurement

• Ability to achieve or exceed designated performance goals related to acquisition and land development tasks
• Creative insights into optimal land and uses of land
  

Van Metre has been named one of the Top Workplaces in DC for five consecutive years by the Washington Post! We have also been recognized by the Washington Business Journal for Corporate Philanthropy several years in a row.

We offer excellent benefits, and a work environment that fosters and rewards excellence. We also promote work/life balance, including a robust Employee Wellness Program, which encourages healthy living and physical fitness. We encourage employees to make full use of vacation and company paid volunteer time to refresh their bodies and minds.

Van Metre Mission Statement

The mission of Van Metre Companies is to build and continually improve upon the storied reputation, earned over the years since the Company’s founding in 1955, of providing top quality homes, investment properties and services to our customers and clients. The Company’s emphasis on integrity, professionalism and philanthropy ingrained by our founder Albert G. Van Metre, Sr. has garnered trust and respect in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond. It is critical to our future that we maintain that reputation and assure that Van Metre Companies continues to excel in real estate development and construction and in the management of apartment, retail and office investment properties, as well as in the provision of mortgage and related services. It is the task of our dedicated, energetic, and involved professionals to advance our ability to set the benchmark for luxury living and refined commercial development. The capstone of our mission is to make the “Van Metre” signature an icon for elegant residential communities, and industry leading condominium and apartment communities, as well as Class A neighborhood retail centers and office developments.