Residential Construction General Manager (Detroit)

SFR3 Fund•Detroit, MI

62d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a General Manager, you're not just managing a market—you’re running a business. Covering the Detroit and Toledo markets, you’ll oversee the entire investment lifecycle from renovation through maintenance and turn, ensuring every dollar delivers outsized yield. This role demands hands-on hustle, strategic oversight, and a relentless ownership mentality. You are the fund’s eyes and ears in the market. You’ll scope homes, solve problems in real-time, and drive performance across cost, quality, and speed. You’ll be trusted to make strategic maintenance and capital expenditure decisions, build the right teams, and keep your markets lean and profitable.

Requirements

Strong financial acumen
Bias for action
Drive to own outcomes
High-impact operator

Nice To Haves

Treat your region like it's your business
Respected by contractors, trusted by partners, and leaned on by the fund
Maintain the highest level of honesty, integrity and professionalism at all times
Demonstrate a strong moral compass and commitment to ethical conduct
Solve problems on the ground and think 3 steps ahead
Consistently deliver quality, speed, and profitability
Build strong teams and develop future leaders
Influence fund-wide strategy by setting a gold standard in market operations

Responsibilities

Own all renovation, maintenance and turn activity across your region
Scope homes and drive daily progress
Eliminate renovation backlogs with urgency and discipline
Provide the leasing team with accurate project delivery dates
Ensure timely, high-quality completions aligned with HUD/HQS standards
Maximize ROI on every home
Strive to deliver high yield returns while ensuring projects meet SFR3 standards for quality, spec and timeliness
Monitor and improve TVP, overhead, and margin performance
Operate within overhead targets and manage vendor spend with precision
Make data-informed decisions across projects, vendors, and team deployment
Collaborate cross-functionally with centralized teams
Ensure your region performs as a self-contained business unit
Lead and empower local teams, vendor crews, and market partners
Identify gaps and build the bench with capable, reliable talent
Set expectations, lead by example, hold the line, and build a culture of ownership