Senior Project Manager – Homebuilding & Team Leadership

Weekley Homes L.P.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k Plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Profit Sharing

Vacation & PTO

New Home Discount

College Scholarship Program

Community Outreach

Sabbaticals

Job summary

David Weekley Homes is seeking a dynamic leader to manage new-home communities, combining a strong sales mindset with operational excellence. You’ll lead cross-functional teams and guide performance toward sales, starts, and closing goals, while upholding quality standards from pre-construction to warranty.

The role emphasizes budgeting, collaboration, and customer-delight, with an initial training period to acclimate to our operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of people-management experience in the construction industry.
• Prior experience leading a high-performing sales team preferred.
• Or at least 3 years of people-leadership with P&L responsibility for a multi-million-dollar project/business/department.
• Solid knowledge of residential construction processes and sales operations, preferably in the homebuilding industry.
• Experience budgeting, general operations, and contract/legal documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management/Science, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related fields.
• Able to drive sales results while balancing operational priorities.
• Demonstrates integrity, professionalism, positivity, and a lifetime-learner attitude.
• Strong initiative, accountability, and self-motivation.
• Resourceful, innovative, and proactive in addressing challenges and solving problems.
• Demonstrate a lifetime learning mindset.
• Team-oriented mindset with a commitment to customer delight.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and develop team members in Sales, Construction, and Warranty in your community.
• Foster a team culture that supports David Weekley Homes’ purpose and values.
• Drive accountability through coaching and performance management to consistently achieve sales, starts and closing goals.
• Promote collaboration and communication across teams and leadership to ensure operational alignment from pre-construction through warranty.
• Develops an Annual Operating Plan for their project, maximizing profitability, assuring margins and goals are met.
• Oversee and control budget performance and expenditures.
• Partner with Sales to execute effective sales strategies, pricing, and incentive planning.
• Actively champion your communities and drive visibility in the market.
• Maintain high-quality standards for homes and ensure alignment with company expectations.
• Resolve issues that arise in your projects to keep operations running smoothly.
• Work effectively with developers, Land, Architecture/ARB, government agencies, and internal teams.
• Accountable for homeowner customer-delight results of your project team.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Sales operations

Communication

Accountability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management/Science, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related fields

Job description

David Weekley Homes is seeking a dynamic leader to manage new-home communities, combining a strong sales mindset with operational excellence. You’ll lead cross-functional teams and guide performance toward sales, starts, and closing goals, while upholding quality standards from pre-construction to warranty.

The role emphasizes budgeting, collaboration, and customer-delight, with an initial training period to acclimate to our operations.