Division President at Centurycommunitiesinc — Jacksonville, FL

What You’ll Do

The Division President reports directly to the Regional President and has full profit and loss responsibility for the Division’s performance. The Division President is responsible for maximizing the Company’s performance in the market and ensuring consistent growth.

Century Communities has an objective of being one of the top builders in the market; the Division President is responsible for building a solid team to achieve this objective. The position requires strong leadership skills in setting the strategic vision for the Division and strong management skills in enacting policies and procedures that ensure accountability. The Division President must be a creative problem solver capable of driving innovation.

We share many values at Century Communities. We have a deep sense of urgency about everything we do. We make and keep commitments, and there is no more significant commitment than our annual business plan. We are committed to our customers and shareholders and strive to earn the title of “America’s Most Trusted Builder” year after year.   Every day presents an opportunity to improve.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

Land

• Work with the Vice President of Land Acquisition to set the land acquisition strategy for the market.
• Work with the land acquisition team to effectively implement this strategy, acquire and entitle land, focusing on compelling site plans, efficient development strategies, and achieving a high-volume sales pace at acceptable financial metrics.
• Review & present all Asset Management Committee (“AMC”) submittals.
• Work with the land acquisition team to achieve annual AMC lot approval goals.
• Interact with land sellers as needed and negotiate land acquisition contracts when your involvement is required.
• Work with Vice President of Land Development to oversee land development activities, managing the land development team.
• Regularly review all land development budgets and schedules and adjust as necessary.
• Hold the land development team accountable for their budgets, schedules, and bond releases.
• Involve yourself in major development issues, including working with professional firms, local jurisdictions, and site contractors as necessary.

Construction

• Work with the Senior Vice President of Construction to oversee construction operations.
• Work with the construction operations team to ensure building times are maintained versus template to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Create an environment where high customer service standards are maintained as measured by Eliant survey scores.
• Achieve an average Eliant score of 90 or above.
• Create an environment where high safety standards are maintained, ensuring compliance with OSHA rules and regulations.
• Responsible for the appearance of all communities, models, and spec homes.
• Control costs, achieve budgeted margins, and improve financial performance.

Purchasing

• Work with Vice President of Purchasing to oversee purchasing and vertical start operations.
• Work with the purchasing team and effectively manage direct construction costs by looking for vendors and subcontractors that offer superior or equal products and performance at a lower cost.
• Encourage the purchasing team to stay abreast of changes in products and materials, ensuring we remain innovative in our product offerings.
• Collaborate with the construction starts team to effectively manage the start process so that homes are started as quickly as possible with the right plans and purchase orders.

Finance

• Full profit and loss responsibility.
• Create strategies to maximize revenues and gross margins and minimize costs and expenses.
• Develop, approve, and present the Division’s annual business plan.
• Achieve or exceed the annual business plan commitment.
• Develop and approve quarterly re-forecasts.
• Devise strategies and actions that maximize financial performance, including return metrics.

Product Development

• Using market research and competitive analysis, ensure our product offering is compelling and appropriate for each community to maximize our financial performance.
• Ensure materials, colors, and options remain innovative and competitive.
• Work with our vendors, construction managers, and purchasing managers to manage construction costs and techniques.

Customer Care Department

• With the Senior Vice President of Construction to oversee the Customer Care Department, including field personnel and warranty.
• Establish and monitor customer care policies, processes, and procedures to ensure homebuyer satisfaction, resolve outstanding customer complaints, and seek ways to improve customer survey results and customer referrals.

Sales & Marketing

• Work with the Vice President of Sales & Marketing to create sales and pricing strategies to maximize financial performance.
• Regularly review pricing strategies, including setting base prices, option prices, lot premiums, and incentives, focusing on finding the appropriate balance between sales pace and price.
• Understand the competitive environment, including regularly visiting our competitors.
• Stay abreast of market dynamics and changing sales strategies of our competitors.
• Maximize the use of Inspire Home Loans and tightly manage the use of outside lenders.
• Work with sales management and Inspire Home Loans to maximize application and capture rates.
• Achieve Inspire Capture rate of not less than 80%.
• Work with the Vice President of Sales & Marketing to establish and maintain marketing programs to drive sales traffic and meet division sales projections.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Plan and direct work and appraise performance.
• Build and maintain a positive, supportive organizational culture and work environment.
• Communicate Company’s policies and procedures to the division and ensure compliance.
• Work with HR Business Partner / HR Director and Regional President to recommend promotions/transfers, salary actions, performance & disciplinary discussions, and terminations.
• Work with Talent Acquisition partners to open, post, and fill open positions.
• Effectively respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or business community members.

What You Have:

• In-depth knowledge of all aspects of the production homebuilding industry.
• Deep understanding of the land acquisition environment within the market.
• Proven leadership and management skills.
• High energy, capable of driving operational and financial performance.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting financial reports.
• Experience developing, managing, and achieving annual business plans.
• Proven ability to build, develop and manage activities of direct reports.
• Excellent analytical and problem-resolution capabilities.
• Effective working relationships with customers, contracted agencies, supervisory personnel, and employees.

Your Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in single and multi-family construction management.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience leading teams.
• Must complete OSHA certification training or show proof of OSHA certification.

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