Area Construction Manager

First America Homes; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 78,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in real estate development seeks a dynamic Area Construction Manager to lead a team of construction managers in Houston. This role involves ensuring quality and performance metrics are met while fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in residential construction and project management, with a knack for effective communication and team leadership. Join a company recognized for its commitment to excellence and employee satisfaction, where your contributions will drive success in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years in residential construction in high-production.
• 2 years prior area or project management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction managers to ensure homes meet quality standards.
• Inspect homes weekly to ensure compliance with company guidelines.
• Recruit and train construction managers to meet business goals.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Conflict resolution

Knowledge of construction materials

Electronic scheduling platforms

Project management

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

iPad for field operations

Job description

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The Signorelli Company is a vertically integrated, diversified development company based in The Woodlands, TX. The company has a track record of over 25-years in all aspects of real estate development including retail, mixed-use, multi-family, office, medical, land development and single-family homes. The Signorelli Company is one of the largest privately held development companies in the State of Texas. Our peers recognize us as a leader in the real estate industry and our team members have named us a Top Workplace for a company our size in the Houston area for three years running.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Area Construction Manager (ACM) manages construction managers to ensure homes are built to FAH quality and standards. This role will directly supervise a portion of the Division’s Construction Manager group and ensure they are properly trained and highly effective at their job. The ACM ensures performance metrics are met or exceeded on all homes in the Division for the categories of construction schedule adherence, production, quality, customer satisfaction, customer service, profit and loss, and safety compliance. The ACM routinely checks neighborhoods to inspect and ensure Company guidelines and standards are being followed while also constantly developing his/her team. The ACM will recruit, develop, manage, lead, and motivate their team to achieve their strategic business plan and metrics. The ACM will lead their team to operate under the intentions of our Safety 1st Culture.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Walk every home, every room, every week to inspect what we expect.
• Assuming overall responsibility for the construction of homes in their territory.
• Recruits and trains construction managers within the division to meet the strategic business plan.
• Ensures CM compliance with all company policies, procedures, and processes.
• Inspects neighborhoods and homes daily as part of a routine inspection process to ensure the following are held to the highest standards: jobsite and home cleanliness, quality, check-as-you-go stage punch, schedule adherence, homes follow specified options and are built per plan, model and inventory maintenance, swppp, empty lot maintenance, safety compliance, and continuous team development.
• Ensure on-target progress of all homes each day to meet the division’s production goals and problem-solve to overcome challenges when encountered.
• Maintaining open and effective communication with the home office, leadership team, and sales team.
• Weekly communication with the VP of Construction providing detailed updates of our 5 major metrics.
• Evaluate construction methods and job specifications to ensure the highest quality construction is delivered consistently by our trades and vendors.
• Weekly meetings with division staff to ensure accurate home closing dates are established and are achieved per the business plan.
• Weekly meetings with Sales Team to maintain “all in” engagement.
• Visit weekly community meetings on Fridays to drive communication and influence the team’s overall effectiveness in managing each store.
• Trains division construction managers as new staff are onboarded and leads agenda in monthly builder meetings.
• Ensures the territory has proper subcontractor alignment to meet the demands of production and quality metrics.
• Drives performance of all metrics within the territory and always is pushing for 1% improvement.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• People skills to handle conflict articulately and professionally with customers, building inspectors, and trade contractors.
• In-depth knowledge of technical construction materials and methods with exceptional attention to quality and detail.
• Working knowledge of electronic scheduling platforms and use of iPad for field operations.
• Minimum of 2 years prior area or project management experience over a territory of building superintendents in the Residential Construction Industry.
• Minimum of 6 years residential construction experience in a high-production environment.
• Ability to promote accountability in construction managers and trades.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• May have occasion to lift, carry and, or push/pull 50 pounds.
• Will require travel to multiple construction sites where temperature, weather and noise may vary.

First America Homes, a Signorelli Company is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We seek to empower everyone’s diverse experiences to maximize our organization’s talent and capabilities.

This job description is not meant to be an “all-inclusive” list of the duties and responsibilities of this job.First America Homes reserves the right to change or modify job duties as necessary based on business necessity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management, Project Management, and Business Development

• Industries

  Real Estate and Construction

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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