Senior Construction Administrator

National Church Residences; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

National Church Residences is seeking a Senior Construction Administrator to lead high-profile new-builds and renovations from preconstruction through warranty, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining quality and LEED standards.

You will oversee complex LIHTC and affordable housing projects, coordinate with architects, GC, HUD, and inspectors, and drive standardized construction processes across the department.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of construction or project management experience.
• Experience in multi-family construction.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or equivalent experience.
• Valid driver's license and the ability to travel about 70%.
• Experience managing multiple projects, budgets, and schedules at once, and building consensus among stakeholders.
• Experience in affordable housing, LIHTC, or HUD-financed projects is a plus.
• Experience in senior living or healthcare construction is a plus.
• LEED accreditation a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and web-based construction management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-risk and LIHTC projects end to end, owning the budget, schedule, contingency, and quality.
• Serve as the owner's representative with architects, general contractors, HUD, housing agencies, syndicators, and inspectors.
• Lead preconstruction meetings and resident meetings, so residents understand what to expect during renovations.
• Attend draw meetings and monthly project updates, and keep operations, relocation, and FF&E teams informed on schedules.
• See projects through closeout, including occupancy certificates, substantial completion, warranty inspections, and as-builts.
• Uphold our design standards and LEED/green requirements throughout construction.

Skills

Budget management

Schedule management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Construction CM platforms

Job description

Schedule: Full-time, hybrid (Monday and Friday remote). Location: Based in Dublin, OH, with about 70% travel to project sites. Reports to: VP of Design & Construction Management.

Job Description: At National Church Residences, every role connects to one mission: enriching the lives of seniors and their families. In construction, that mission takes physical form. The communities you build and renovate become homes where seniors live with dignity, often at a price they can afford. As our Senior Construction Administrator, you'll lead our highest-profile new-build and renovation projects from preconstruction through warranty. You'll also help shape how our entire Construction Department works.

What you’ll do

• Manage high-risk and LIHTC projects end to end, owning the budget, schedule, contingency, and quality
• Serve as the owner's representative with architects, general contractors, HUD, housing agencies, syndicators, and inspectors
• Lead preconstruction meetings and resident "meet and greets," so residents living through a renovation know what to expect
• Attend draw meetings and monthly project updates, and keep operations, relocation, and FF&E teams informed on schedules
• See projects through closeout, including certificates of occupancy, substantial completion, warranty inspections, and as-builts
• Uphold our design standards and LEED/green requirements throughout construction
• Help lead the department by running team meetings, balancing workloads with the VP, and standardizing procedures and documentation

What success looks like

• Projects delivered on time, on budget, and to standard, and a Construction Department that runs on clear, consistent processes.

What you need

• 4+ years of construction or project management experience
• Experience in multi-family construction
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or equivalent experience
• Valid driver's license and the ability to travel about 70%
• Experience managing multiple projects, budgets, and schedules at once, and building consensus among stakeholders
• Nice to have
• Experience in affordable housing, LIHTC, or HUD-financed projects
• Experience in senior living or healthcare construction
• LEED accreditation a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and web-based construction management platforms

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, military status, disability, genetic information and/or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

National Church Residences serves more than 46,000 seniors through our array of housing and health care services. Our organization is driven by a vision to advance better living for 100,000 seniors by 2030, wherever they call home. With more than 360 communities across the U.S., we are the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of affordable senior housing and the largest manager of service coordinators.

We also offer residential senior communities, home and community-based services, as well as permanent supportive housing for the formerly homeless and disabled.

National Church Residences believes in finding, recruiting, developing, and rewarding talent. We hire people with the greatest potential and then we give them the resources they need to do their best work and grow. Our employees care about each other and they enjoy working in an environment that encourages their performance at the highest levels.