Quality & Cost Control Specialist (Residential Construction)

Socket.dev; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Paid training

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Tilson Homes seeks a Quality & Cost Control Specialist to join the Gulf Coast team. You will support field audits, verify material usage, review variances, and help ensure homes are built to plan, budget, and company standards.

This role blends fieldwork with reporting and cross-team collaboration to improve consistency, reduce waste, and protect margins. Travel regularly throughout Texas is required.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of blueprints, construction details, and building materials.
• Clear communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to analyze data, identify issues, and recommend solutions.
• Understanding of building codes and basic math (percentages, margins).
• Highly organized with strong time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support field audits, verify material usage, and review variances.
• Help ensure homes are built to plan, budget, and company standards.
• Document material usage, waste, shortages, and excess.
• Support cost-control initiatives and quarterly review meetings.
• Travel regularly throughout Texas.

Skills

Blueprints

Construction details

Building materials

Report writing

Data analysis

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Mobile apps

Job description

Description

Are you looking for a company that values responsibility, honesty, and cooperation? If so, Tilson Homes is the perfect place for you! We are committed to helping our customers build their dream homes on their own property and establishing a new level of excellence in homebuilding and customer service.

Tilson Homes is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team in the Gulf Coast area as a Quality & Cost Control Specialist.

As a Quality & Cost Control Specialist, you will support field audits, verify material usage, review variances, and help ensure homes are built to plan, budget, and company standards. This role blends fieldwork with reporting and cross-team collaboration to improve consistency, reduce waste, and protect margins.

Requirements

Additional requirements are:

• Conduct jobsite audits to verify materials and compliance with plans.
• Review variance reports and identify trends or recurring issues.
• Work with Construction, Cost Management, Drafting, and other teams to resolve root-cause issues.
• Document material usage, waste, shortages, and excess.
• Support cost-control initiatives and quarterly review meetings.
• Travel regularly throughout Texas.

We are looking for:

• Strong knowledge of blueprints, construction details, and building materials.
• Clear communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to analyze data, identify issues, and recommend solutions.
• Understanding of building codes and basic math (percentages, margins).
• Highly organized with strong time-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and mobile apps.
• 5+ years in homebuilding or related field preferred; bachelor’s degree preferred.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits such as 401K, medical, dental, vision insurance, paid time off, paid training, and opportunities for career growth.