Construction Day Leader_ San Antonio

Habitat-For-Humanity-of-SAN-Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio is seeking a construction site supervisor to oversee building activities from prep to completion, manage volunteers, and ensure safety on a busy residential site.

You will coordinate tasks with staff and subcontractors, ensure adherence to plans and schedules, and maintain quality while meeting deadlines. This role requires strong people skills and a proactive problem-solving mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential construction processes.
• Willing to work Fridays and Saturdays or Saturdays only.
• Goal- and team-oriented.
• Positive attitude with a sense of humor.
• Strong people skills and communication.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Must pass a background check and maintain a valid Texas driver license with good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Supports the management team’s goals and decisions.
• Ensures adherence to Habitat policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Resolves site issues with staff, contractors, sponsors, volunteers, and neighbors in a positive manner.
• Proactively analyzes situations to develop solutions and prevents problems.
• Oversees building site activities from prep through completion, including staffing and safety.
• Coordinates and tracks construction services and equipment usage and location.
• Supervises and trains volunteers on construction techniques and safety.
• Ensures all activities follow house plans, manuals, schedule, contracts, and safety protocols.
• Keeps leadership informed of site issues and performance matters.
• Assists in ensuring tools and materials are transported and inventory tracked.
• Completes event reports and addresses discrepancies to reduce waste.
• Conducts buyer walk-throughs, addresses punch lists, and resolves warranties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Residential construction knowledge

People skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Pressure management

Mathematics basics

Background check clearance

Texas driver license

Job description

Qualifications:

• Experience and knowledge of the residential construction process.
• Be able to work Fridays and Saturdays or Saturdays only
• Goal and team oriented.
• Positive attitude with a good sense of humor.
• Great people skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations (add, subtract, multiply, divide, basic algebra & geometry).
• Must pass a background check, must have and maintain a valid Texas driver license along with a good driving record.

Essential Job Duties:

• Supports the management team’s goals, objectives, decisions, etc.
• Ensures strict personal and departmental adherence to Habitat policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Demonstrates business-like social skills by accepting criticism constructively and controlling emotions in high stress or negative situations. Resolves minor site issues with staff, contractors, sponsors, volunteers, and neighbors within Habitat policies and procedures in a positive manner.
• Pro-actively solves problems. Demonstrates effective reasoning ability of sufficient sophistication to quickly analyze situations and understand what is wrong, or anticipate what is likely to go wrong then uses available information to develop potential solutions to a problem and chooses the best of those possible solutions.
• Assists in overseeing all building site construction activities from site preparation and permit receipt through house completion including staffing, workplace safety, volunteer assignments, subcontractor scheduling and performance verification, as well as overall construction quality control.
• Coordinates and tracks all construction services and equipment rental timing, usage, and location including but not limited to mobile mini units, port-a-lets, dumpsters, rental equipment, temporary poles, etc.
• Supervises and trains volunteers including weekday crews on house construction techniques and safety protocols related to each day’s activities.
• Ensures all house building activities are done in strict adherence to approved house plans, build manuals, build schedule, written contracts, and safety protocols.
• Keeps the Assistant Vice President of Construction, Assistant Manager of Construction and other key management staff informed of all site issues. Reports any issues in a timely manner.
• Keeps the Assistant Vice President of Construction and/ or Assistant Manager of Construction informed on all performance matters regarding employees and subcontractors.
• Assists in ensuring necessary tools and materials are transported and securely stored and retained on site. Ensures accurate tracking of construction inventory received and used. Ensures compliance of grant requirements when applicable.
• Promptly completes Event Reports and addresses discrepancies as necessary while striving to reduce material waste and loss. Analyzes worker or production problems and recommends solutions for lowering costs.
• Conducts home buyer walk-throughs and addresses punch list items in a timely manner. Resolves warranty issues in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Abilities:

This position will work on an active construction site so must have strong physical and mental capabilities including the ability to load and unload, lift, and carry 50 lbs. or more, must be able to stand, walk, squat, climb stairs and ladders, and be on your feet for extended periods of the day each day. Must have good manual dexterity with fine motor control of both hands and fingers along with other physical and mental abilities that are needed to effectively manage, oversee, work on, and traverse a large-scale construction site.

Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio & Guadalupe Valley is a smoke & vape free, equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.