ROBERT JANSEN, P.E. President
Robert Jansen established Jansen Land Consulting in 2008, located in Falls Church, Virginia. His firm provides consulting management services in the areas of land acquisition due diligence, land entitlement, land development, and bond release for communities throughout the Washington Metropolitan area.
In 1996, Jansen joined Pulte Homes as Director of Land Development and then in 2005 he was named Vice President of Land Development at KB Home. During this time, Jansen oversaw all development operations from entitlement to project close out. In fact, Jansen played a major role in developing some of the largest Planned Urban Developments (PUDs) in the Washington Metropolitan area including Laurel Hill and Faircrest in Northern Virginia, and Fallsgrove and the Crown Farm in Montgomery County, Maryland. He is one of the first homebuilders to establish collaboration between multiple consulting and general contracting firms to expedite successful project entitlement and development.
Prior to 1996, Jansen spent several years with locally owned home building companies and he also worked with Dewberry, a civil engineering consulting firm in Fairfax, Virginia.
Jansen holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a registered Professional Engineer. Currently, he serves on the Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Board (formerly the Chair) and on the Advisory Board of the Land Development Design Initiative. Jansen is passionate about giving back. Some of his philanthropic endeavors include his professional mentoring with Engineers without Borders-Virginia Tech and his work with DC area Rotary Clubs to help bring clean water to needy communities in Zambia, Africa. Jansen resides in Falls Church, Virginia with Anne, his wife of 30 years.
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ESTABLISHED IN VIRGINIA Owner Has Over 20 Years of Experience as a Licensed Professional Engineer; Jansen Land Consulting, LLC Carries Company and Professional Liability Insurance
OUR CORE BELIEFS
INTEGRITY
Everything we do and every decision we make will be done so in terms of what is the right thing to do.
RESPECT
It takes a team to build a job and no one individual or company is more important than another. We will treat the owner and the construction laborer with the same dignity and respect they both deserve.
COMMITMENT
We do what we say we will do. If we tell you we'll do something we'll do it. We build budgets and schedules which we will live by. If there arises an unforeseen circumstance which could affect our commitments we will communicate that immediately.
GREGORY MAY, P.E. Vice President
Greg May is Vice President of Jansen Land Consulting. His expertise includes managing consultants and contractors through the land entitlement and land development processes. He has experience in many of the jurisdictions in the Washington Metropolitan area.
In 2002, May joined Pulte Homes as Land Entitlement Manager and then in 2006 he was named Director of Land Entitlement at KB Home. May was brought to KB Home to work solely on the Crown Farm Planned Urban Development. He was entirely responsible for managing a team of consultants to prepare all Schematic Development Plans, Final Site Plans and all associated engineering plans for construction of the entire community. He acted as the primary point of contact with the City of Gaithersburg and together with the consultant team managed the approvals of all such plans. May also lead the General Contracting team toward bidding all plans and was the lead individual for preparing the comprehensive development budget for the Crown Farm.
Prior to 2002, May spent nearly twenty years with a number of different engineering, land development and construction firms, including Mobil Land Development Corporation of Reston, Virginia acting as one of their primary Land Development Project Managers.
May holds a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Virginia Tech. He is a registered Professional Engineer.
May resides in Reston, Virginia.
JASON SHEER Senior Project Manager
Jason Sheer is a Senior Project Manager for Jansen Land Consulting. He is a land development professional credited with developing high end communities primarily in Prince George’s County, Maryland. His overall responsibilities include the land use entitlement process, engineering design, budgeting, and infrastructure development through bond release for various projects.
In 2004, Sheer joined Mid-Atlantic Builders land development group as the Land Development Project Manager. Sheer was hand selected to make this transition from the company’s home building operation where he served as the Associate Estimating Manager. In his new role, Sheer’s responsibilities included managing a team of professionals during the final stages of design through infrastructure development. 2005 brought added responsibilities for Sheer as he now acted as the lead manager on a number of the company’s projects. Sheer was responsible for every aspect of development from feasibility through the sale of finished lots.
Prior to joining Mid-Atlantic Builders in 2002, Sheer spent several years mastering the home building process. He began his career with Domain Builders, a K. Hovnanian Company, as a Project Manager focused on building townhome and multi-family dwelling units. He was then promoted to Purchasing Manager where he was responsible for budgeting and buyout of single family and townhomes.
Sheer holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication with a minor in Business and a concentration in Architecture from Arizona State University. Sheer serves on the Prince George’s County Liaison and Dry Utility Committees for the Maryland National Capital Building Association (MNCBIA). He has also been awarded a Pro’s Award by MNCBIA for his duties as a Land Development Project Manager. Sheer enjoys giving back to his community when possible and recently spent time with the Montgomery County chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
Sheer resides in Potomac, MD with his wife Cheryl and their daughters Carly and Devin.
