Residential Construction Operations Leader

Keel Custom Homes; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Health insurance

Gas reimbursement

Full technology suite

Real professional-development

Job summary

Keel Custom Homes, a Richmond-based builder, seeks an Operations Director-Residential Construction to own the contract-to-start process and lead the preconstruction, estimating, design, and coordination teams.

You'll oversee annual/monthly projections, schedule accuracy, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Design, Estimating, and Construction, driving continuous process improvements and accountability for results.

Qualifications

• Significant residential construction experience, preferably custom or semi-custom.
• Proven success leading a preconstruction, design, estimating, or construction team.
• The ability to read plans and catch constructability, coordination, spec, and budget issues early.
• A track record of removing bottlenecks and shortening turnaround times.
• Strong business judgment, decisiveness under incomplete information, and comfort settling conflicts across departments.
• Working knowledge of permitting, engineering coordination, plan development, selections, scheduling, estimating, and construction.

Responsibilities

• Own annual and monthly construction-start projections, and contract-to-start turnaround time.
• Lead, train, and develop the selections, estimating, drafting, design, and project coordination team, including weekly 1 on 1's and quarterly reviews.
• Maintain a live, visible schedule for every project in the preconstruction backlog, and drive the weekly progress meeting.
• Ensure accurate, synchronized start packages: final plans, specs, selections, and budgets.
• Collaborate with Sales, Design, Estimating, and Construction, plus engineers, jurisdictions, suppliers, and trades; report department performance.

Job description

Keel Custom Homes, a Richmond-based builder, seeks an Operations Director-Residential Construction to own the contract-to-start process and lead the preconstruction, estimating, design, and coordination teams.

You'll oversee annual/monthly projections, schedule accuracy, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Design, Estimating, and Construction, driving continuous process improvements and accountability for results.