Director of Construction

Job Description:

Ryan Companies is looking for a results-driven Director of Construction to lead project teams in delivering exceptional construction projects. This role involves building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams, while ensuring projects meet financial goals, quality standards, and customer satisfaction. Key responsibilities include managing design and entitlements, driving procurement strategies, negotiating contracts, and overseeing project execution from inception to completion. The ideal candidate will excel in leadership, relationship management, and achieving organizational goals while promoting team development and accountability.

Some things you can expect to do:

• Develops contacts and quickly builds relationships with potential clients

• Play a key role in relationship building and management of customers

• Make effective and convincing formal sales presentations to prospective customers

• Effectively negotiates business and legal provisions of construction contracts

• Leads and manages design and entitlements on all MF development pursuits

• Develops and implements the procurement strategy  

• Works directly with preconstruction and development to move projects from pursuit to actual

• Consistently achieves customer satisfaction goals and raving fans

• Consistently achieves high levels of quality, design and profitability on projects assigned to the team

• Achieves team financial goals

• Assures that the team’s accounts receivable are managed effectively and collected promptly

• Assures that team warranty issues are resolved promptly and effectively

• Assures that general team administrative responsibilities are carried out promptly, correctly

• Assesses and promotes professional development for direct reports

• Implements, and holds team accountable to, corporate goals and initiatives

To be successful in this role, you must have

• Ability to negotiate and draft design agreements

• Ability to produce front end design and entitlement schedules

• Makes effective and convincing formal sales presentations

• Advanced knowledge of construction means and methods, building types, estimating, scheduling, cost control and material pricing

• Delegates appropriate type and amount of work to others in order to leverage personal effectiveness

• Effectively prioritizes and balances big picture and immediate responsibilities

• Ability to listen effectively, value the opinions of others and acknowledge contributions of others

• Ability to communicate and work well with others at all levels

• Ability to train, manage and hold staff accountable to get results consistent with corporate plans

• Ability to recognize, select and hire top talent at the appropriate time

• Effectively negotiates the business and legal provisions of construction contracts

• Resolves issues promptly for a ‘win-win’ solution

• Displays natural leadership skills and qualities to guide a team of up to two Team Leaders, eight Project Managers and three Project Assistants

• Proficient in Procore and Microsoft Project

• Four-year college degree in construction management or construction engineering

• Minimum 10 years successful project management with at least 5 years handling contract values from $10 to $100 million+

• Proven ability to manage PM teams successfully and profitably

• Proven experience in leading and executing multifamily projects in the Seattle area

• Understanding of the entitlement process within the Seattle area

• Relationships with local design firms, AHJs, utilities, and subcontractors

• Experience working with an integrated design build development company   

Eligibility:

• Positions require verification of employment eligibility to work in the U.S.

Compensation:

The base salary is $181,400- $226,750/annually. The salary may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission and/or an incentive program.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary

• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

• Retirement and Savings Benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts

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