We are looking for a professional Operations Manager to coordinate and oversee our organization’s operations within the Design and Budget/Purchasing Departments. The operations manager role is to maximize construction efficiency and company profitability.

Qualifications

• Experience:
  • supervisory, 2 years (Preferred)
  • residential homebuilding, 5 years (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, motivate and hold accountable team members within the Budget/Purchasing and Design Department
• Ensure consistency of execution of pre-construction processes and vendor performance during construction in order to produce efficient and profitable results
• Monitor construction costs; evaluate and improve product design
• Budget creation, analysis and review; Oversight of estimating/budget team and their ability to perform takeoffs and prepare timely budgets
• Solve design problems in the field
• Oversight of design team and their ability to develop new product
• Work with Production department to ensure scopes of work for each vendor are clearly understood and adhered to by vendors; monitor and manage vendor performance
• Negotiate with vendors to determine selection based on upon bid comparison in compliance with company policies and procedures
• Build and maintain effective relationships with vendors in local market
• Responsible for communication and implementation of policies and procedures
• Assure effective collaboration between Sales and Marketing and Accounting; responsible for tying all disciplines together effectively
• Ensure all operations are carried on in an appropriate, cost-effective way
• Improve operational management systems, processes and best practices
• Formulate strategic and operational objectives

Skills

• Minimum 5 years' experience with residential construction, preferably with a production builder
• Minimum 2 years' of management experience as Purchasing or Operation Manager or a similar role
• Bachelor's Degree preferably in construction management or related discipline
• Solid knowledge of residential building from contract to finish
• High level of understanding on how construction, purchasing, budgets, architecture and quality are interrelated
• Experience with builder software systems
• Project Management and/or Superintendent experience ideal
• Purchasing, estimating and budget experience a plus

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Supervisory: 2 years (Preferred)
• Residential homebuilding: 5 years (Preferred)

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable
• More reliable than spontaneous
• Adaptable/flexible
• Enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Achievement-oriented
• Enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail