K. Hovnanian is celebrating 60 years of quality and leadership in the home building and community development industry.  Do you want to play a large role in those every day decisions that help build dream homes?  It’s the homes where people will raise their child, form their most important memories, plot the course for their future, spend quality time with their grandchildren or enjoy quiet times reflecting on a life full of accomplishments.  Over 300,000 families have put their dreams in our hands, and you can as well.

Area Counsel will assist internal division professionals with the coordination of land planning and due diligence investigations, including the procurement of governmental approvals/land entitlements, resolving community operational and legal issues, and providing general legal advice to the Division.

Essential Responsibilities: 

-  Ensure all outside consultants (engineers, traffic engineers, landscape architects, architects, attorneys) are properly contracted, and manage the use of outside professionals to ensure projects remain within budget.
-  Assist division legal department professionals in the expeditious procurement of local, county, state, and federal permits and approvals for residential developments, while remaining within financial plan constraints; including preparing for and making planning board, governing body, and state agency presentations.
-  Establish and maintain relationships with municipal and state officials, utility companies, land sellers, attorneys for land sellers, and tax assessors.
-  Assist division legal department professionals and outside counsel in monitoring, coordinating, and advancing warranty-related matters, as well as litigation, arbitration, and appeals.
-  Keep abreast of legal and business developments in the field and provide general legal advice to the Division.
-  Assist Sales Consultants and Community Management with legal issues arising out of sales contracts, title matters, and closings.
-  Assist division construction Associates with legal issues arising out of post-approval building permits, soil movement permits, certificates of occupancy, site and subdivision plan amendments, subcontractor disputes, labor disputes, and other post-land acquisition/post-approval legal matters.
-  Act as developer representative on condominium association board of trustees and assist Community Managers with community association startup, including selecting of vendors, management company, etc.
-  Manage the preparation of public offering statements, general information statements, homeowner association documents, and condominium association documents through outside counsel
-  Assist the division legal department’s professionals with tracking the disposition of complex contracts for land acquisitions, construction, and redevelopment contracts.

To join our team in this role, you must have a Law Degree and at least 3 to 5 years in relevant experience in land use and real estate law.  An active law license in New Jersey is required and licensure in Pennsylvania and/or New York is preferred.

K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC, a subsidiary of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a well-respected publicly traded company, is committed to providing an environment and programs that help our associates flourish.  You can look forward to professional support and extensive benefits—including medical/dental/vision coverage, discounts on mortgages and home appliances, and a 401(k) plan.

Note to Search Firms
K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.  Please, no phone calls or emails.  All resumes submitted by search firms to any associate at K. Hovnanian via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of K. Hovnanian.  No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by K. Hovnanian as a result of the referral or through other means.