OYL Builder

EASTWOOD HOMES•Charlotte, NC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Award-winning builder with honors such as Builder of the Year, Top 50 Homebuilder Nationwide, #6 Best Place to Work, Top 10 Privately-Held Businesses in NC, and more! Founded in 1977, Eastwood Homes is a family owned, privately held residential homebuilder dedicated to building homes of exceptional quality and outstanding craftsmanship in eight divisions and four states throughout the Southeast region. With almost 50 years of experience and 24,000 home closings, Eastwood Homes prides itself on offering more than just a place to live, we offer a way of life for homeowners and employees alike. We build more than just homes here at Eastwood. We also build leaders with opportunities for growth and personal development. We invite you to join our team of dedicated, motivated, and passionate professionals and experience the true meaning behind our company motto, Built with Care.

Requirements

5 years’ experience in a high-volume residential production environment
Strong time management and organizational skills
Excellent written, verbal communication and customer service skills
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug and background screening

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline is preferred
Up to date OSHA safety, First Aid and CPR board certified credentials

Responsibilities

Manages all aspects of the homebuilding process from housing start through the post-closing follow-up.
Responsible for building each house within company specified cost budgets, building time standards, quality expectations and superior customer relations.
Oversees certain company personnel, such as Builder Apprentices and Technicians, and manages suppliers and subcontractors.
Manages a high volume of homes under construction while performing at a level consistent with high company standards.
Maintains a clean, pristine community and individual homes, as well as provides a safe work environment.
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the residential home-building process, state and local codes, and material and labor installation specifications and requirements.
Interacts professionally with subcontractors, suppliers, land developers, code enforcement officials, customers, and inner company personnel.
Demonstrates a thorough working knowledge of architectural and engineered plan reading.
Controls overhead costs within company guidelines.
Maintains inspection failure rate at levels that are within municipal and company guidelines.
Capable of training a new Apprentice to advance to the Builder level.
Demonstrates a complete knowledge of long, short, and weekly construction scheduling, as well as a proficiency in executing each of the aforementioned schedules in their appropriate sequence and stage of construction.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of as-built plans for subdivisions.
Demonstrates a general knowledge of mass grading and dirt balancing.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of current Erosion Control methods, and the ability to work from grading plan.
Walks every permitted house daily to inspect quality, monitor daily schedules, and provide subcontractors necessary guidance as required to assure they complete their trade properly.
Manages tight deadlines, promptly addresses changes without disrupting schedules, and manages high volumes of work with minimal direct supervision.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating system.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of residential construction safety guidelines.
Approves all material and labor releases for vendor payment.
Authorizes additional work and/or materials through proper use of company issued variance work order forms up to $500 without a manager’s prior approval.
Provides manager’s references for subcontractors and suppliers, each of which have been thoroughly prescreened.
Delegates a specified workload to company assigned personnel.
Works directly with purchasing and estimating to revise architectural plans and resolve any take-off/order discrepancies.
Pre-inspects start packages for accuracy and completeness prior to acceptance.
Walks each started home twice daily.
Completes schedules, status reports and inspection reports (foundation, frame, municipal) that conform to Company standards.
Constructs all homes within company specified building time.
Constructs all homes to conform to local, state, and federal building requirements.
Builds to exceed Company’s minimum quality standards while utilizing standard building materials and labor provided.
Maintains an organized, appropriately sequenced, clean and safe worksite holding all vendors accountable for execution of their respective scope of work while demonstrating respect for the work of others.
Holds all trades accountable for quality, completeness and cleanliness prior to releasing billings for payment.
Maintains a clean and safe work environment for all trades, customers, and company personnel on a daily basis.
Respects and properly maintains company equipment, office and storage facilities, and any other Company resource that may be used to perform a specific job function.
Facilitates weekly status meeting with community New Home Specialist and records meeting notes per Company standards.
Facilitates pre-construction, pre-drywall, pre-settlement, pre-closing and follow-up inspections for each home started, as outlined in the “Built with Care” program.
Remedies all “items for completion” within company prescribed time period.
Delivers above standard house and overhead cost control levels demonstrating new approaches to reduce operating cost while improving quality.
Releases vendor payment only after work has been completed to Company standards.
Delivers all homes within Company specified quality; build time; budgets; customer satisfaction levels and warranty parameters while complying with state and local building codes, erosion control and OSHA Safety standards.
Consistently demonstrates assigned community is well marketed to include but not limited to Model Home; empty lots; lots under construction; homebuilding compound; featured homes (complete and work in process) common open spaces.
Installs and maintains lot signage on each permitted lot; posting Company Policies, building permits, and marketing signs.
Maintains homebuilding compound and field office to company standards.
Consistently uses the building checklist throughout every phase of construction to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance.
Represents Company, at all times, in a highly professional manner.
Facilitates Customer Service and Warranty requests.