WHAT IS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER ?
The Construction Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of construction activities within the designated community, including coordinating company members, trade contractors, material suppliers, and inspectors. They are tasked with supervising the construction of homes and townhomes within their assigned communities, ensuring adherence to the builder's quality standards while staying within budget and meeting project timelines. The CM plays a crucial role in managing customer expectations from the initial contract phase through closing and warranty periods. This position serves as the primary field representative overseeing construction phases in assigned projects or communities.
Need-to-Know Overview of a Construction Manager
1. Construction Manager Roles and Responsibilities
- Manages building process from contract through warranty
- Ensures that the builder standards and specifications are met on all homes
- Keeps abreast of construction industry trends
- Has good working knowledge of all trades and scopes of work
- Works closely with the Senior Project Manager to address pricing, supply, material and management issues
- Makes appropriate field production decisions and accepts responsibility for them
- Starts and closes the number of homes scheduled
- Ensures construction schedule meets or exceeds established milestones and deadlines
- Conducts weekly community production meeting with community team, including Sales Agent
- Walks every home under construction every day and inspects work in progress
- See that homes are cleaned as needed
- See that yards of completed homes are consistently maintained
- Establishes and enforces all safety measures; maintains a safe working environment
2. Construction Manager Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum 3 years experience in home building or residential industries
- High School Diploma or equivalent. College Degree preferred
- Computer proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel)
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings
- Possess good organizational skills with attention to detail
- Possess clear communication skills both verbal and written
- Effectively and efficiently handle multiple projects simultaneously