Job description

As a construction manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all the logistics of a construction project. Duties include creating work schedules for your team, and allocating responsibilities, negotiating contracts, and managing finances, problem solving, and effective communication.

General Job Duties – Technical Knowledge / Expertise

· New Home and Pre-Owned Home Contracting and Procurement: Negotiate labor and material scopes of work, specifications, pricing and other terms and conditions with contractors to obtain timely, high quality, cost effective construction services.

· Information System Knowledge: Utilize automation and electronic data management

tools to effectively communicate, share information and monitor project status.

· Construction Management: Develop and maintain project scheduling and status reports

in electronic form (i.e., Back Office Construction Manager CPM, MS Project, Gantt,

excel) in order to track, document, and communicate project plans, schedules, and

changes.

· Punch List and Warranty Management: Assist community and regional managers in

obtaining timely vendor and contractor response to punch list warranty items. Address

and resolve any vendor, contractor or laborer responsiveness issues.

· Contract Administration: Negotiate, execute, communicate, enforce and properly

document all contractor and vendor construction contracts.

· Regulatory Compliance and Company Policies: Adhere to Federal, State, and Local

laws as well as Company policies and Code of Conduct in order to protect the interest of

the Company.

· Other duties as required: Perform other construction process management duties as

required or assigned by supervisor.

Organizational / Planning Skills

· Project Management: Able to control and complete projects on time; involve others in planning; clearly define roles and goals and track performance. Assist and train regional and community level staff on managing the home construction process. Take the direct lead to manage construction when the situation requires and at direction of supervisor.

Management / Supervisor Skills

· Installation Practices and Standards: Clearly set and communicate expectations for quality of work, completion of tasks, correct labor type, and utilization of best practices and industry standards and local municipal ordinances in order to ensure a quality project installation the first time. Identify key performance indicators to be used to measure the efficiency of the construction process.

· Labor Force and Vendor Management: Assist community managers in the management

of laborers’ and contractors’ performance in conformance with contract and quality

expectations. Ensure that timelines are met. Handle escalation of performance issues.

Financial Management

· Financial Management and Control of Home Refurbishment and Home Placement: Monitor, and review construction costs on a regular basis to help communities manage construction costs within budget and ensure that vendors and contractors bill accurately for the work that has been performed. Address budget variance issues with community and regional managers. Develop and implement strategies and tracking mechanisms to prevent and/or rectify cost overrun issues. This will include using existing systems as well as acting as project lead to develop the scope of work and beta test new web-based management tools.

· Project Control and Forecasting: Predict and assess the impact of financial decision

alternatives and recommend actions in order to ensure that financial objectives are met.

· Project Estimating: Assist community managers and regional managers in the

development of construction cost budgets and estimates.

Customer Service Skills

· Customer Service: Able to anticipate and respond to customers’ needs, concerns, or questions in order to meet or exceed expectations; help evaluate needs and options; show care and concern to demonstrate customer importance and value.

· Responsiveness: Able to meet the needs of others; respond to solve problems; minimize

delays or problems with little or no supervision.

Communication / Listening / Interpersonal Skills

· Communication: Communicate and coordinate regularly and effectively with regional managers, community managers and all tiers of contractors in order to ensure the efficient completion of the construction cycle.

· Diligence: Able to persevere in accomplishing tasks or objectives; have a sense of

urgency about getting results.

· Integrity: Able to demonstrate consistency of words and actions; protect confidential

information; do what is right even when no one is watching; demonstrate sound business

ethics; consistently comply with organizational values.

Problem Solving Skills

· Analytical Problem Resolution: Able to use systematic techniques to define problems, options, and solutions; evaluate alternative solutions; solve technical or complex problems using logic.

· Problem Solving: Able to exercise judgment in building realistic solutions to problems;

understand the real issues behind problems; use common sense and take practical action

to solve problems.

· Self-Control: Able to maintain a composed problem-solving approach when faced with

unrealistic expectations, pressing time demands, frustration, or interpersonal conflict.

· Attention to Detail: Able to be thorough and complete when working with assembling,

processing, or providing detailed information; track details even when under pressure.

· Analyzing: Able to break down problems and information in order to systematically

identify the cause of problems or make recommendations; gather information from

multiple sources; analyze complex information; organize information for analysis.

Business Experience:

Minimum of 5 years construction and/or installation experience in the single family or manufactured home industry.

Educational Requirements:

Business degree or equivalent experience. Preferably a HUD Licensed Installer or ability to obtain HUD license upon hire.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; and stoop or kneel. The employee must be able to walk on uneven ground and climb heights up to 3 feet. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

*Travel will be required in this position, including overnight stays and could be as much as 75% of the time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Indiana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have Construction management experience with Manufactured (Mobile Homes) or Single family homes?

Experience:

• Construction management: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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