Vice President of Construction, Homebuilding
Dunhill Homes, Texas
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The VP of Construction is ultimately responsible for management of all construction efforts statewide within a production homebuilding company. The VP of Construction reports directly to the President of Homebuilding. This role requires a minimum of 10 years in production homebuilding and is Dallas based.
Tasks
Internal Operations
- Define, implement and continuously improve construction processes with a focus on operational success and customer satisfaction.
- Provide a strong day-to-day leadership presence to construction team.
- Develop, monitor, and manage the company's construction budget versus actual results, EPO spend, and department overhead.
- Establish and monitor construction schedules and ensure adherence.
- Meets and exceeds the performance metrics, operational and financial set out in the annual budget for the construction group.
- Lead, manage, and hold the construction team accountable for achieving schedule, safety and quality standards.
- Ensure procedures, and processes are consistent across the organization and everyone is working toward a common vision.
- Continually investigate and introduce process improvement measures.
- Promote collaboration with all other functional areas of the business
- Manage subordinate management team including optimizing core competencies and skill sets.
- Direct and monitor the development and implementation of short- and long-term operations plans and strategies.
- Provide advice, guidance and strategic direction to the construction team.
- Assist with the development and execution of annual business plan, while looking for new ways to improve operations.
- Ensure critical participation in proposal development and oversees strategies or tactics to drive cost and product performance goals.
- Understand and apply disciplined root cause analysis and conduct detailed monthly operations reviews that are dependent on key metrics to ensure fast, steady progress in operations performance and improvements.
- Develop and manage annual departmental budgets. Manage all operational departments to ensure effective and metric driven performance under established processes.
- Promote collaboration with all other functional areas of the business.
Leadership
- Manage construction department.
- Ensure employees have clear direction and goals.
- Coach and mentor employees.
- Ensure outcomes and deliverables are complete.
- Set policies and procedures as needed.
- Ensure organization is compliant and reduce financial risk.
- Promote company relationships with developers.
- Promote job safety and encourage safe working practices with all employees and trade contractors.
- A good listener and able to be helpful in conflict resolutions between employees, other trade contractors, material suppliers and any other agencies should it be required.
- Involvement on managerial oversight of homes.
- Manage the permit process.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge
- Proven track record with an emphasis on operational excellence and continuous improvement
- Strong background in all aspects of operations
- Exceptional leadership and decision making skills
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills with keen attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Excellent computer skills with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office package and BRIX/Build Pro
- Prioritizes and implements process improvement opportunities
- Effective working relationships with others both within and outside of their team
Skills & Abilities
- Strong skill in analysis and problem solving
- Results oriented
- A self-starter, highly motivated and goal oriented individual
- Organized with a systematic approach to tasks to achieve accuracy and efficiency
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with diverse personalities
- Quick, sharp, confident, assertive, and ethical
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize work to successfully meet imposed deadlines
- Time Management Skills
- BuildPro scheduling maintenance and template creation
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum 10 years in increasing scope of construction responsibility
- Minimum 10 years in a leadership position
- Minimum of 10 years in production homebuilding