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Position: Assistant Construction Superintendent & Community Warranty Manager
Responsibilities:
Assist Construction Superintendent in pre-construction planning and Coordination
o Trade contract scoping
o Clash Detection Between Trade System & Disciplines
Assist in overseeing construction projects from beginning to end
Oversee and hold trades accountable for vertical construction activities while maintaining positive long term relationships
Critical Path Method Scheduling:
Understand and identify all development and construction tasks and provide input to establish all predecessor
and successor relationships
Assist the Superintendent with regular schedule updates using the Builder Trend software
Set clear and concise direction for day-to-day vertical construction activities
Meet overall project timeline schedules and budgets as established with Superintendent and Carter Hill’s Market President
Create daily logs related to construction activities, including reporting number of trades and personnel onsite and any conditions (i.e., weather, 3rd party delays, etc.) that affect production
Assist in preparing timely reports of schedule progress for project team members and senior management
Provide clear and concise communication of project progress including trade issues, scheduling conflicts, and budgetary constraints to the project Superintendent and Market President
Host regularly trade partner meetings and Trade Contractor meetings.
Work with Superintendent and design consultants (architects and engineers) to coordinate/facilitate solutions to Requests for Information “RFI’s”
Assist Superintendent and affected trade(s) by coordinating all RFI’s, ASI’s (Architectural Supplemental Instructions) and contract-related notifications
Organize and maintain a productive job site
Set an example of work site safety by always wearing proper personal protective equipment “PPE’s”
Promote job site safety, encourage safe work practices, look for and rectify job site hazards
Supervise all trade partners, consultants, and vendors, daily
Foster positive, efficient, long-term relationships with internal colleagues, trade partners, suppliers, and vendors, and home buyers
Ensure quality workmanship and conformance with specifications, product manufacturer requirements and industry standards
Keep Superintendent and senior management immediately and fully informed of potential delays, scheduling issues, or any other escalating issues or concerns
Assist Superintendent in conducting pre-construction, pre-drywall orientations and final pre-closing orientations with home buyers setting appropriate expectations that can easily be achieved or exceeded.
Manage Carter Hill Homes home owner warranty program with scheduled follow-ups at 1-month, 6-months and 11-months after close of escrow
Be able to manage through complex warranty issues through to final resolution while maintaining positive and professional relationships with customers
Be able to withstand harsh criticism, warranted or not, from home buyers while maintaining a professional and polite decorum in response
Perform routine inspections of work in progress, including comprehensive quality assurance punch lists at
Pre-Drywall
Pre-carpet
Substantial Completion
Arrive on-site before trades (between 7am and 7:30 am)
Unlock production homes
Call in and schedule municipal Building Department inspections
Ensure homes are prepared for municipal inspections in advance
Walk through all production homes at least twice daily to review progress and follow-up immediately on any trade non-shows.
Lock up production homes at the end of each day, locking them up prior to leaving (typically between 4:00 and 4:30pm)
Willing to come in early, stay late or work Saturdays if necessary to keep projects on track
Willingness to occasionally perform last minute prep and detail trade labor tasks when trades are unable to complete them in a timely manner before a buyer walk through or closing. As an example, this may involve:
Caulking
Paint Touch Up
Programming of Appliances, Thermostats, Irrigation Clocks, etc.
Last minute touch-up Cleaning tasks
Vacuuming
Wiping down surfaces
Picking up Trash
Pulling Weeds
Etc.
Qualifications, Traits, Skills Attributes:
Required/Essential:
Energetic
Enthusiastic
Passionate about the Building Industry
Humility
Willingness to own and learn from mistakes
High Integrity
Honest
Discloses Information
Effective Communication Skills
Oral
Written
Able to converse with others on their level
Home Buyers / Home Owner’s
Trade Personnel
Owners
Foreman
Craftsman
Skilled Laborers
Unskilled Laborers
Office Staff
Schedulers
Professionals
Engineers
Architects
Municipal Inspectors
Governmental Regulators
Internal Colleagues
Sales
Construction
Purchasing
Administrative Staff
Clean & Neat in Appearance and Grooming
Cleanly Clothes
Appropriate Attire
Durable Comfortable Shoes
For Males:
Clean Shaven or Trimmed and Groomed Trimmed Facial Hair
Team Oriented
Works well with others
Recognizes and acknowledges needs of other team members, prioritizes them and follows-up to ensure satisfaction
Organized (Personally, Digitally, Paperwork, Supplies and Workspace)
Confident, yet Humble
Recognizes, Owns, and Learns From Mistakes
Able to prioritize tasks by importance
Able to execute priority tasks efficiently
Ability to track task progress
Ability to manage proactively as opposed to reactively
High School diploma or equivalent
Able to identify defective workmanship and assign corrective actions to appropriate trades
Comfortable with using Technology, for example
Computers
Smart Phones
I-pads/Tablets
Construction experience, examples:
Vocational Training
Trade Work Experience
Construction Management College Course Work
Advantageous, but not Necessary on Day One
Some College, Vocational Training
Ability to Identify All Residential Construction Activities
Understanding of residential construction activity sequencing
Understanding of predecessor / successor relationships for every activity
Efficient w/ Technology Applications/Software
Microsoft Office Suite
Excel
Word
Power Point
Builder Trend
Work Experience as an Assistant Construction Superintendent
Automatic Disqualifiers
No High School Degree or Equivalent
Substance Abuse Additions/Habits
Inability arrive early and put in the time & energy required
Unwillingness to Use Technology in Project Management Execution