Area Construction Manager at LAM Lennar Associates Mgmt LLC — Hoover, AL

# Area Construction Manager

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The Area Construction Manager is responsible for supervising, coordinating, and managing daily home construction operations across multiple communities. This role involves leading, coaching, mentoring and managing individuals and teams to ensure top performance of all team members in achieving desired results while finding efficient and effective solutions that create overall organizational value.

• A career with purpose.
• A career built on making dreams come true.
• A career built on building zero defect homes, cost management, and adherence to schedules.

Your Responsibilities on the Team

• Lead, coach, mentor, and manage individuals and teams across multiple communities to ensure optimal performance.
• Provide initial and ongoing training to the construction team regarding warranty issues, scheduling, trade partner supervision, quality control, price negotiations, and company policies.
• Manage team staffing, performance evaluations, and development, ensuring open communication and a strong commitment to quality outcomes.
• Conduct monthly, quarterly, and/or annual performance appraisals.
• Foster a proactive problem-solving environment within the construction team.
• Manage and oversee all Construction Managers and construction activities in assigned communities.
• Organize and prioritize work activities, ensuring efficient time management to meet deadlines and maintain schedules.
• Supervise daily trade partner activities according to job schedules and business partner scopes of work.
• Inspect homes under construction to ensure all work meets quality specifications.
• Ensure job site cleanliness and safety.
• Partner with municipality inspectors to ensure timely approvals of development phases.
• Maintain records of all change orders and/or purchase orders in a community.
• Approve trade partner invoices upon satisfactory completion of work.
• Ensure work complies with City or County requirements, building codes, and Lennar's Stormwater Management policies and procedures.
• Monitor and manage Storm Water Management compliance, including inspections and documentation.
• Ensure installation of utilities.
• Maintain strong relationships with homeowners, trade partners, and internal teams.
• Conduct field meetings with trade partners, construction staff, and sales staff to ensure alignment and communication.
• Partner with trade partner on feedback concerning the trade partner’s timeliness and attention to detail, with significant bearing on trade partner relationships.
• Manage departmental performance against agreed targets and budgets while adhering to policies and standards.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project/construction management in residential construction required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in directing, coordinating, and supervising construction staff.
• Valid driver's license with a good driving record.
• Valid auto insurance coverage.
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling, budgeting, and document management.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office products (Word and Excel).
• Capable of managing multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

This description outlines the basic responsibilities and requirements for the position noted. This is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties of the Associates. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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