Construction Director

Responsibilities

The Director Division Construction provides strategic direction and manages new home construction for the division; ensuring homes are delivered according to schedule, within allotted budgets, and of the highest quality to achieve division and company customer satisfaction goals. The role is constantly analyzing construction processes and budgets to seek continued streamlined improvement while reducing costs. The director leads the field construction team supporting through training, development, performance management, while managing staffing needs.

FUNDAMENTAL JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

Essential :

• Ensure Construction Managers are operating at an outstanding level making homebuyer contact points, communicating with homebuyers, sales, and trade partners, and resolving construction and warranty issues which support high customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with divisional and regional leadership on build strategy while acting as a liaison for CMs in the field to achieve construction goals and assure seamless implementation and execution of divisional strategies.
• Maintain a master schedule and weekly production report for key phases of construction to ensure contractor availability and even flow construction.
• Continually review and value engineer plan reviewing for accuracy and completeness; make recommendations for improvements / changes.
• Ensure CM's maintain the established standards for the community regarding cleanliness, safety and appearance, (i.e. accessibility to homes, erosion control, street cleaning,) while ensuring compliance with OSHA and EPA standards.
• Monitor CM relationships and management of trade partners, making sure that there is a high level of communication and accountability to the scope of work and resolution in disputes.
• Review buyer satisfaction surveys, analyze for trends and implement solutions that improve customer satisfaction scores and respond to reduce homeowner issues.
• Develop strong trade partner relationships while gaining an understanding of ability and challenges and ensure all homes stay on schedule.
• Conduct periodic inspections of all homes under construction in assigned area; inspect all aspects of construction including foundation, framing, stucco installations, electrical, plumbing, etc.

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Overview

Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we are focused on delivering a Life.Built.Better.®. Meritage is committed to building energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes across the US. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as bringing their authentic self every day to be part of an inclusive organization. Meritage was certified a Great Place To Work for a second year in a row, and is currently ranked on Fortune's Best Workplaces listings in the categories of Construction, Women and Parents. As a top 5 public homebuilder with over 180,000 homes delivered in its 38-year history, Meritage is looking for professionals who are self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing new and innovative ideas.

When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including :

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