VP - Construction

American Homes 4 Rent • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Since 2012, we've grown to be one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®. At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life. The Vice President (VP) - Construction provides leadership, vision, and direction for multiple aspects of construction, including project management, purchasing, field operations, environmental compliance, and safety. Responsible for helping the company to achieve financial goals and objectives, while increasing operating performance and developing mid-term to long-term strategic plans and pursuits. Objectives largely tied to company-wide performance and guided by broad company policies and strategic initiatives. Manages and develops departmental business planning, budget preparation, forecasting, capital investments, solving internal or external issues and trains and develops staff. Typically manages a large team of direct and indirect reports who are each responsible for a subset of the department, service-line, and/or region.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering preferred.
• Minimum ten (10) years of previous experience as a Site/Construction Superintendent or Manager in Real Estate or property management construction projects required.
• This experience should include cost projection, financial analysis, budget reviews and labor reports.
• Building codes, understanding of critical path scheduling methods and safety.
• Minimum 5 years of managerial/leadership experience required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Contractor's License in prospective State(s) preferred.
• OSHA 30 Certification.
• Intermediate experience of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel), Dynamics CRM and BuildPro SupplyPro is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Construction and Development industry required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, budgeting, and business/financial analysis skills.
• Strong leadership, people management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple deadlines.
• Must be able to implement process improvement changes.
• Must be able to use discretion and independent judgement.
• Must be able to pay close attention to details.
• Must be able to adapt and flex to a changing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in residential construction projects.
• Familiarity with sustainable building practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, direction, and guidance in construction procedures, building codes, scheduling, and safety practices.
• Partners with internal teams to develop complete bid packages including qualification materials, project estimates, bid schedules and proposals.
• Ensures monthly costs analysis for all active construction budgets and oversees regular review of scheduling activities on projects.
• Oversees cost reporting and change order management systems and project document control.
• Tracks the performance and progress of each project and adjusts as needed to keep the projects on track for success.
• Monitors and prevents major costs and schedule impacts.
• Oversees procurement strategy of vendors, may assist in the bidding process, negotiations, and selection.
• Creates and maintains vendor and contractor relationships.
• Oversees the activities of assigned team(s); manages, trains and coaches' employees while guiding them to reach their potential and providing constructive feedback for employee development.
• Works with leadership to develop short-term to long-term strategic plans for the organization around the growth and development of construction.
• Collaborates with development team leaders towards a common goal; streamlines the project delivery process; reviews progress of buy-out, submittals, construction schedule and performance on all projects.

Benefits

• People-first culture of trust, belonging, and inclusion.
• Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Real Estate
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree