Construction Manager

 

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES 

The Construction Manager will oversee all aspects of property renovations and turnover in their assigned region while consistently monitoring key performance indicators, analyzing trends and identifying solutions to enhance operations. They will direct local markets to ensure proper implementation and reinforcement of established policies and procedures. They will assist with training and developing team members and support the goals of FirstKey Homes and the Sr. Director of Construction. They will ensure projects and team members meet or exceed all FirstKey Homes standards of scheduling, budgeting and quality. 

  

 Essential Duties 

• Monitor KPIs, identify trends, and implement improvements to enhance renovation and turnover performance. 

• Analyze regional spending to drive efficiency. 

• Conduct scope and quality control audits provide real-time feedback to drive improvement based on company standards. 

• Review and approve initial renovation and turn budgets and change orders for accuracy and necessity while overseeing cost controls, including bid templates, unit pricing, and vendor performance. 

• Share best practices across teams to drive performance and support employee growth. 

• Coordinate property acquisitions due diligence, turnovers, and project schedules across functional teams. 

• Leverage operational software and data to track progress and forecast needs. 

• Partner with leadership to pilot and scale new programs and tools. 

• Ensure vendor job completion aligns with pricing, quality, and timeline standards. 

• Build and maintain vendor relationships; in conjunction with Vendor Experience Specialist, lead regular strategic vendor meetings to review vendor related metrics. 

• Drive effective hiring and onboarding of construction team talent. 

• Guide, mentor, and ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, and performance standards. 

• Support internal stakeholders with policy guidance and resolve escalated issues. 

• Communicate updates and procedural changes to teams; ensure clarity and follow-through. 

• Provide communication with internal and external stakeholders to ensure operational alignment. 

• Other responsibilities may be assigned as business needs evolve. 

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

  

WORKING CONDITIONS 

• Primarily working indoors, away from the threat of any weather conditions 

• May sit or stand for several hours at a time and climb up and down stairs multiple times each day 

• Travel within assigned region up to 75% of the time. 

  

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

• Experience in Residential Construction or Renovation required 

• High School Diploma or equivalent 

• High proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook) 

• Experience with building permits and dealing with building officials 

• Proven ability to manage and direct teams in disperse geographic locations to achieve organizational goals 

• Experience in a people leadership capacity 

• Experience with project management, writing and evaluating project specification and scopes of work 

• Knowledge of the property management cycle