Job Description
About the Role:
At Smith Douglas Homes, we pride ourselves on being one of the fastest growing, privately owned home building companies in the country. We are looking for a Construction Manager Trainee to join our team in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area. Smith Douglas Homes is proud to offer a competitive benefits package to our employees as well as a family type work environment. This position will assist the Construction Manager in the completion of homes to the highest standards of quality, efficiency, cost control, and customer satisfaction.
Essential Functions:
- Oversee community in Construction Manager’s (CM) absence (i.e. weekly meetings, vacation, illness, homeowner orientations, etc.)
- Meet with County/City Inspectors if builder is unavailable
- Call in inspections in Construction Manager’s absence
- Send the request to move schedules to Area Manager
- Assist CM with punch-out of homes for QC walks and Homeowner sign offs.
- Meet with and sign off on deliveries of materials when needed
- Water lawns (seasonal)
- Attend Quality Assurance walk and follow up to ensure Quality Assurance checklist is completed
- Assist with Homeowner Orientation Sign off
- Keep all drive barricades in place
- Unlock and lock homes daily
- Assist CM in assuring all punch out and homeowner walk items are signed off and completed BEFORE closing.
- Oversee building and painting of permit boards
- Post building permit cards
- Adjust/clean out water meter boxes so municipality will set meters
- Aid CM to ensure job site cleanliness
- Assist with any community maintenance as need (mowing lawn)
- Attend and perform inspections
- Slab
- Foundation
- Framing
- Post-Mechanical
- Final
Minimum Job Requirements:
Education: High School, College: Construction Management degree helpful.
Experience: Residential construction or similar industry is helpful.
Mental/Reasoning Requirements:
- Reading
- Writing
- Basic Math Skills
Work Environment:
- Works Alone
- Works w/others
- Verbal contact w/others
- Works outdoors
Social/Interpersonal Traits:
- Initiative
- Good communication skills
- Customer orientation
- Detail oriented
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks