Director of Entitlements

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high-quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for a Director of Entitlements . The right candidate will oversee the process and maintain responsibility for entitlements and due diligence for projects. Determine the feasibility of a planned acquisition. Facilitate the entitlement of a property, including obtaining zoning and governmental approvals.

Provide the ultimate responsibility for overseeing and driving entitlements, engineering, and forward planning for all new acquisition opportunities. Work with divisional leadership to fulfill engineering, entitlement and forward planning needs of projects. Provide project management, oversight of engineers, contractors, scopes of work, inspections of completion, creating, reviewing and certifying development budgets and bid processes.

• Perform detailed review and analysis of entitlement status of prospective acquisitions on a continuous basis, including assessment of due diligence information and documentation

• Oversee the completion, submittal, and approval of construction plans, including soliciting bids for engineers and other consultants, coordinating the submittal of construction plans, and more

• Assist in oversight of the design and budgeting of “hard” and “soft” cost items in certain communities, including conceptual planning, final construction documents, and development cost estimates

• Coordinate with onsite construction management of community development projects, including oversight of governmental acceptance of public improvements

• Maintain all previously approved land use and development entitlements

• Maintain critical relationships within the private development community, state and local governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, and private engineering firms

• Physically walk the site to determine potential for special development situations, (i.e. demolition, utilities, relocations, special grading issues, etc.)

• Solicit bids and select engineers and other consultants. Coordinate and track the submittal of construction plans and other plans (i.e., Final Site Plan and Final Plat). Attend follow-up meeting with City staff. Receive and review plans, produce revisions. Coordinate with staff on Council approval of Final Plat. Coordinate Final Plat recordation at County Recorder’s office

• Hire and coordinate counsel in generating submittal narratives/exhibits. Hire and coordinate land planning and engineering consultants to prepare submittal exhibits/plans. Receive, review and revise exhibits/plans. Attend meetings with City Staff and DRHI Development Team. Request, receive and submit City application fee, submit application and plans to City Planning. Attend public hearings and speak as required. Schedule and attend neighbor meetings and speak as required. Render site plan for meetings. Request and receive adjacent neighbor mailing labels for notification. Prepare notifications, affidavits of notice and submit to City. Prepare notifications, stuff envelopes and mail out letters. Coordinate and pay for GP/Zoning signage (on site)

• Ability to travel overnight

• Regular and reliable attendance

• Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company

Qualifications Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university

• 10-15 years of applicable experience to include at least 5 years of supervisory experience as well as experience in the residential real estate industry

• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral form or via DRH applications

• Proficiency with MS Office and email

• Ability to stand and walk for 4 hours straight or up to a full 8-hour day; sit for extended periods; kneel and bend at the waist; climb, balance and stoop, crouch or crawl; walk up and down stairs; walk on unlevel terrain; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision

• Tolerate exposure to outside weather conditions

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered Engineer or Planner preferred
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field a plus
• Professional Engineer certification a plus
• Residential development (field) experience of at least 5 years

Come join a winning team! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401(K)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Company Holidays
• Multiple Voluntary and Company provided Benefits

Job : Land

Primary Location : New Mexico-Albuquerque

Organization : Home Builder

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jul 6, 2026, 12:00:00 AM