Head of Construction & Development

Ember Capital Group is an Atlanta-based real estate investment company focused on acquiring, improving, and monetizing real estate throughout the Southeast.

Our core business has historically centered around high-volume off-market residential acquisitions and dispositions. The company currently evaluates and contracts Hundreds of properties every year and has established teams across acquisitions, dispositions, operations, finance, and real estate transactions.

We are now entering the next phase of Ember's growth.

In addition to continuing to scale our core real estate business, we are building a true internal construction and development operation.

Our immediate focus is developing a disciplined fix-and-flip platform while also beginning ground-up construction on scattered lots the company already has in the pipeline.

We are looking for someone who wants to help build this division from the ground up and eventually become the leader of a significant construction and development operation within Ember.

We are seeking a highly capable and extremely hands-on Head of Construction & Development to own construction execution across Ember Capital Group and our broader real estate portfolio.

This is not a desk-based construction management position.

We want someone who can manage budgets, subcontractors, permitting, schedules, materials, and multiple simultaneous projects—but who is equally comfortable putting on boots, walking a job site, picking up materials, coordinating temporary labor, and personally solving problems when something needs to get done.

The right candidate will be a combination of:
Builder + Construction Manager + Field Operator

• Take ownership of construction immediately after Ember acquires a property.
• Develop detailed scopes of work for every project.
• Create accurate renovation budgets and timelines.
• Solicit, compare, negotiate, and approve subcontractor bids.
• Hire and manage subcontractors across all trades.
• Replace underperforming subcontractors quickly when necessary.
• Build and maintain a reliable subcontractor network throughout our markets.
• Manage approximately many active projects simultaneously.
• Maintain quality-control standards throughout construction.
• Source and purchase materials.
• Control and approve change orders.
• Coordinate permits and inspections.
• Manage punch lists and final completion.
• Track actual construction costs against original budgets.
• Coordinate with Ember's sales, operations, and finance teams.
• Continuously improve renovation timelines, construction costs, and project profitability.

This position requires a genuine willingness to do whatever is reasonably necessary to keep projects moving.

That may include:

• Personally sourcing materials when needed.
• Picking up materials or equipment.
• Meeting vendors and subcontractors at job sites.
• Coordinating temporary or day labor for smaller projects.
• Troubleshooting job-site issues directly.
• Handling urgent field problems.
• Occasionally working outside normal business hours when a project requires immediate attention.

As the division develops, this role will increasingly lead Ember's ground-up construction efforts.

Initial projects will primarily involve scattered residential lots, with the potential to expand into larger developments and subdivisions over time.

Responsibilities will include:

• Evaluating construction feasibility for potential lots.
• Developing preliminary construction budgets.
• Reviewing plans and specifications.
• Coordinating architectural and engineering resources.
• Coordinating municipalities and utility providers.
• Building subcontractor teams for ground-up construction.
• Managing construction from site work through Certificate of Occupancy.
• Coordinating inspections.
• Developing standardized construction specifications.
• Improving construction cost per square foot.
• Creating repeatable processes for future homebuilding projects.

This role will also oversee significant construction and capital-improvement projects across company- and owner-held real estate.

Examples may include:

• Office-building renovations and tenant improvements.
• Short-term rental renovations.
• Major residential improvements.
• Exterior projects.
• Additions.
• Commercial property improvements.
• Other significant construction or capital projects.

You will work closely with our CFO and operations team to maintain strong financial controls across every project.

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