Residential Construction Manager

The Specialized Recruiting Group is hiring a Construction Manager for a home builder client of ours in Charlotte. See full details below.

The Residential Construction Manager (CM) manages the complete homebuilding process from construction start through post-closing follow-up. This position is responsible for delivering homes on time, within budget, to company quality standards, and with exceptional customer satisfaction
. The CM oversees assigned Apprentices and Technicians and manages subcontractors and suppliers throughout construction. This is a high-volume role requiring strong organization, scheduling, communication, and decision‑making skills while maintaining the company's standards. The CM is also responsible for maintaining clean, well‑organized, and safe communities, homes, and jobsites.

• Manage multiple homes throughout all phases of construction while meeting company schedules, budgets, quality standards, warranty requirements, and customer expectations.
• Walk each permitted home daily to monitor progress, quality, safety, scheduling, and subcontractor performance.
• Review construction plans, specifications, start packages, purchase orders, homeowner selections, change orders, and related documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Read and interpret architectural, engineered, grading, and as-built plans.
• Ensure homes comply with all applicable local, state, and federal building codes, erosion-control requirements, and OSHA safety standards.
• Develop and execute long-, short-, and weekly-term construction schedules and status reports.
• Coordinate and hold subcontractors accountable for quality, completeness, cleanliness, sequencing, and timely execution of their work.
• Conduct required foundation, framing, municipal, pre-construction, pre-drywall, pre-settlement, pre-closing, and follow-up inspections
• Resolve construction issues and changes quickly while minimizing schedule disruption.
• Approve vendor and labor releases only after work meets company standards and authorize qualifying additional work/materials within established limits.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Estimating to resolve plan, takeoff, ordering, and material discrepancies.
• Train and develop Builder Apprentices for advancement.
• Manage overhead and construction costs and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and operating costs.
• Conduct weekly status meetings with the community New Home Specialist and maintain required documentation.
• Maintain clean, safe, organized, and professional jobsites, homebuilding compounds, field offices, and communities.
• Ensure proper lot signage, permits, company policies, and marketing materials are maintained.
• Maintain company equipment, facilities, and resources appropriately.
• Provide professional communication and customer service throughout construction and facilitate customer service and warranty requests.
• Represent the company professionally with subcontractors, suppliers, customers, developers, code officials, and internal teams.

• 5+ years of experience in a high-volume residential production environment
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
• Strong knowledge of residential construction methods, building codes, materials, labor requirements, and construction safety
• Strong architectural and engineered plan-reading skills
• Knowledge of grading, erosion control, mass grading, and dirt balancing
• Strong scheduling, time management, organization, and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and customer service communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows
• OSHA safety, First Aid, and CPR certifications preferred
• Ability to manage a high volume of homes with minimal direct supervision
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug and background screening