Acquisitions Manager, Land Development

Department: Land Development, Ottawa Division

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports to: Vice President, Land Development

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This opportunity will appeal to an experienced acquisitions leader who is looking to help shape Mattamy’s development future across the Ottawa Area. This role is ideally suited to a real estate development professional with a passion for low rise and mixed-use residential development sites and the challenges that sites, entitlement contexts, and land deals/partnerships can entail.

While the role is focused on acquisition activities, we are looking for a well-rounded professional who is knowledgeable in development approvals and pro-formas and comfortable communicating with both municipal and community stakeholders and investment, legal and financial professionals.

• Identify, source, evaluate and secure land acquisition opportunities (on- and off-market) including joint-venture and partnership opportunities.
• Ensures internal team tracks, prioritizes and expands current acquisition efforts.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with Ottawa developers, brokers, and landowners to ensure consistent deal flow.
• Lead transaction execution, including preparation and negotiations of letters of intent, purchase and sale agreements, and joint venture/partnership agreements in collaboration with internal and external legal counsel.
• Manage due diligence for sites under contract, coordinating internal stakeholders and external consultants to ensure timelines, deliverables and risks are clearly understood and managed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop and validate project assumptions while proactively identifying risks and opportunities related to planning, budgeting and scheduling.
• Incorporate customer and user considerations into the initial investment decision and preliminary project vision.
• Prepare and coordinate investment committee materials with Land Development Managers while proactively navigating our internal governance process and its requirements and deadlines.
• Coordinate transaction closings and ensure smooth transition of projects to the Land Development Management team.
• Partner with the Finance team on acquisition-related budgeting, forecasting, and capital raising efforts.
• Act as preliminary point of contact for joint venture partners through due diligence, internal governance, and transition to the project team.
• Participate in industry events to remain current on market trends and strengthen Mattamy Home’s industry brand presence.
• Position Mattamy Homes as the “Developer & Builder of Choice” to secure first look at land opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Real Estate, Engineering, Urban planning, Geography or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in residential real estate development with progression into acquisitions & development management.
• Proven experience in land acquisitions, dispositions and development analysis (low-rise residential and local market experience preferred).
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple opportunities, relationships, deadlines.
• Demonstrates strong forward planning and thinking with clear understanding of scheduling and its impact on external and…