The Director of Construction works with the EVP of Development to prepare scope of work, construction contracts, cost estimates, CPM schedules, bid packages, and shall be responsible for project performance. This position is responsible for the successful completion of the assigned project on time, on budget, and within project quality and safety standards.

Salary Range: $160,000 - $185,000

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Competencies

• Integrity: Uphold generally accepted social and ethical standards in job-related activities and behaviors, doing the right thing, even when no one is looking.
• Customer Focus: Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to anticipate internal and external customers’ needs, acting accordingly and giving appropriate priority and focus to customer service and satisfaction.
• Organization and Time Management: Effectively manage time, resources, and information to consistently meet or exceed deadlines, ensuring that work product and information is organized and accessible.
• Change Management: Acts as a catalyst for the organizational change. Helps to generate support of the changes throughout the organization. Identifies and enlists allies who support the change process. Provides resources, removes barriers, and acts as an advocate for those initiating change.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Successfully communicate and collaborate with peers, managers, and customers to achieve common goals. Develop positive relationships across the organization and partner effectively with others.
• Relationship Management: Develops positive relationships within the team and across the organization. Partners with others effectively.
• Business Communication: Demonstrate an ability to expresses ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well-organized, and grammatically correct reports or documents, ensuring communication is respectful, open, honest, and tailored to the receiver. Actively listen and willingly accept and provide constructive, solution-focused feedback.
• Initiative: Exhibit a sense of drive, ownership, and responsibility recognizing opportunities within their “circle of influence,” anticipating threats, and acting on them.
• Decision Making and Problem Solving: Strive to understand contributing factors, work to resolve complex situations, asking for assistance or guidance when appropriate, drawing correct and realistic conclusions, and making timely decisions based on available information.
• Adaptability: Demonstrate ability to manage ambiguity, adapting to changing circumstances quickly and effectively.
• Job Knowledge: Understands all facets of their job, is aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps knowledge and skills current.
• Job Performance: Collaborates effectively and stays aligned with the functional organization and ConAm as a whole.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 10+ years of experience in construction or related field
• 3+ years of management and general contractor relationship-building experience
• Education or experience equivalent to a BS degree in business or construction management
• Strong technical knowledge of construction and project management
• Ability to prepare CPM schedules and manage project timelines
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and prioritize effectively
• Ability to maintain a pace of work that effectively and timely completes workload
• Experience with managing 3rd party General Contractors as well as performing internal ROM cost estimates
• Proficiency in
  • Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook
  • Scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Prima Vera, Etc.
  • Construction management software such as Procore, eBuilder, Etc.
• Characteristics
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Effective decision maker
  • Detail oriented
  • Team player
  • Strong work ethic and integrity
• Experience working with Cities, Counties, and other permitting agencies on construction projects
• Experience communicating to interested groups relating to construction, including project neighbors and other stakeholders
• Experience in all aspects of multi-family construction, including acquisitions, predevelopment, construction, and project close-out

Physical Demands

• Regularly involves talking or listening, standing and walking, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Frequently involves sitting, and reaching with hands and arms
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and/or climbing or balancing.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.
• Involves moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily product/technical nature.

Typical Environmental Conditions

• May be exposed to loud noise levels (i.e. maintenance equipment).
• May be exposed to humidity, intense heat, intense cold and fumes and toxic chemicals.
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, above ground with risk of fall, or areas with risk of electrical shock.