Job Responsibilities
Support Division efforts to continue with and grow community
opportunities for the future within the Tampa MSA.
Specific job responsibilities are: (strategic)annual report to
identify opporunities in the market for unserved/underserved
consumer groups and areas to grow current endeavors,
(operational/strategic:) determine pricing/product/sales
pace/location/amenity for future conceptual communities before
the land is purchased in order to ensure future success,
(operational:) evaluate current communities to see if
pricing/specification levels/lot
premiums/options/location/product offering is competitive.
Typical tasks involve shopping competitor communities (walking
the sales model, speaking with the sales reps about sales,
collecting their sales information), working in excel pricing
models, working with community database, working with maps
(paper and software) to determine growth and location of current
communities, meetings with Division President, VP of Land and VP
of Finance to discuss opportunities, presentation of consumer
groups to various disciplines w/in organization.
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Job Requirements
Undergraduate degree required. Masters degree or MBA may enable
growth within the position and faster promotions. Background in
Real Estate not required. Passion for the industry is a must
for success. Analytical skills a must - must be able to look at
both the big picture (market) as well as micro (site location)
when evaluating opporutunities.
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Uppers
Time is spent both in the office and the field so one is not tied to a desk.
Position requires decision making about the future of the business - strategic
and high importance. Decisions and recommendataions on properties are
multi-million dollar decisions.
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Downers
A lot of work, studies, efforts, research, etc that could be
done and not enough resources (people). Position is new to this
company and is starting to gain acceptance in other companies
due to its success. Because of its newness, there are too few
resources to do more. Also, position currently does not have a
Divisional VP title therefore current opportunities for
advancement go only to Director level (level just under profit
sharing). All is forecasted to change, just takes time.
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Lifestyle
Regular business hours. Little travel except to convene with others in the
company who do this job in other markets.
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Compensation
Good - does not pay MBAs what they are typically paid, however
advancement in the role is high as it's a growing position so
compensation quickly gets to the correct level along with
growing responsibilities.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Masters in Real Estate development or Construction Mgmt would be
great. Otherwise, Masters in Marketing or Economics or MBA
would afford further opportunities. Look to begin as an Analyst
and work your way up through your abilities and demonstrated
talent.
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