Assistant Builder

Clayton Homes•Buford, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Builder and the general direction of the Production Manager, the Assistant Project Manager helps manage the construction processes for up to 40 - 50 single family and multi-family homes annually. The Assistant Project Manager communicates and projects the proper attitude to all customers, trade contractors, suppliers and employees through all forms of communication (writing, verbal, appearance).

Requirements

People skills to articulately and professionally handle conflict with customers, inspectors and sub-contractors
Ability to train trade contractors on construction techniques and field problem resolution.
Organizational aptitude to manage the scheduling of all construction resources.
Willingness to work hard and long hours in adverse conditions, including inclement weather.
Must possess and demonstrate physical capabilities to lift 100 lbs. to waist height, and 50 lbs. above head safely.
Must be able to negotiate stairs and ladders unassisted.

Nice To Haves

May be required to work weekends.

Responsibilities

Maintain Goodall Homes standards of performance related to timeliness and quality of construction, job site conditions, and customer satisfaction and job cost variances.
Performs daily QC inspections and documents defects and omissions on every jobsite under his/her control.
Transmits results schedule results via email.
Coordinates completion of QC items in preparing house for final delivery and buyer closing.
Processes Purchase Order (PO) approvals upon successful completion of each phase of construction.
Prepares and approves Variance POs to ensure that non-budgeted, but needed, items and labor are available to complete the house on time and with acceptable levels of customer satisfaction and product quality.
Responsible for maintaining construction schedule from start memo to project delivery according to set number of days established by the company.
Responsible for using the Company’s formal scheduling system and maintaining all job schedules to their current status with proper activity sequencing.
Responsible for scheduling trade contractors and materials suppliers to ensure no “dry runs”, just-in-time deliveries.
Is responsible for maintaining marketing and job number signs on each job during construction.
Responsible for securing homes under construction (closing windows/locking properties as required) and locking site trailers and storage areas at the end of each workday.
Responsible for care and maintenance of any assigned company equipment (tools, vehicles, computers) and/or maintaining personal vehicle and equipment to company standards if reimbursed for use of same.
Is responsible for ensuring safe work practices are evident on all jobs.
Must insist upon compliance with Goodall Homes safety and health policies as stated in the Safety and Health Model Plan.
Must understand and comply with all OSHA job site requirements.
Facilitate and negotiate company position with “hard to resolve” customer requests.
Where necessary, has the coordinated authority with the Purchasing Manager to take disciplinary action in reference to trade contractor’s failure to perform.
Responsible for enforcing company cleaning, smoking, music, and general conduct policy on daily basis
Trains, and supervises the day-to-day construction labor on assigned job sites. Labor is 100% done via subcontract.
Also responsible for ongoing recruiting of new trade base.
Completes pre-construction review of CAD prints, estimate detail, and schedule for each assigned house.
Attends and participates in weekly production team meetings. Most important agenda items are resource scheduling/work backlog, field problem reporting, and completion times.
Must attend and participate in regular classroom, jobsite, and/or webinar training sessions. Knowledge gained will be tested on a regular basis.
Project Manager must maintain acceptable level of competence in all areas relating to this role, as well as general computer competency, and knowledge of company operations, mission, and core values.