Construction Coordinator

Company

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity

Hampshire and Franklin Counties in Western Mass

The Construction Coordinator is responsible for coordinating volunteers, subcontractors, tasks, and materials that are critical to Habitat building projects. Unlike typical general contractors, we primarily utilize volunteers and subcontractors on our construction sites. The coordinator must be excellent at collaboration, delegation, and working with others while keeping the big picture in mind. We value inclusivity, safety, and education on our construction sites and the coordinator helps set this tone in their work with volunteers.

We also prioritize energy efficient construction and the coordinator plays a key role in compliance with grant and certification requirements for our builds.

Average 32 hours per week

$23 to $26 per hour depending on experience.

We believe in supporting the health and well‑being of our employees. To support our employees, we offer all employees working 30 hours or more per week:

• Paid leave - 12 paid holidays, paid sick days, paid vacation days (pro‑rated to 80% of full time)
• Group health insurance with a shared contribution for premium costs
• Long‑term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan

The Construction Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and works closely with volunteers and Habitat’s construction consultant.

Group meetings occur at fixed times as set by the group, but many other hours can be flexible. Availability on some weekends and evenings is required. The majority of work hours will occur during weekday business hours.

PVHH offers a hybrid workplace based in Hampshire and Franklin Counties of western Massachusetts. Living locally is required to complete in‑person responsibilities. Remote vs. in‑person work will be based on the specifics of the task.

Our organization is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized social identities from actualizing their full employment potential, advancing in our organization, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace. We strive to operationalize policies, practices, attitudes, and actions that produce equitable power, access, and employment opportunities for all people regardless of social identity.

We are committed to providing a respectful, supportive workplace culture that welcomes and celebrates the diverse social identities of our staff.

• Coordinate subcontractors, including bidding, contracting and scheduling
• Document Habitat construction best practices to facilitate consistency from project to project.
• Manage, organize and track inventory of equipment, tools, and supplies.
• Manage and document compliance with green building certification requirements (ENERGY STAR, Indoor Air Plus, DOE Zero Energy Ready, etc)
• Review volunteer sign‑up calendar weekly to ensure supervisors are available for all build days.
• Understand elements that contribute to successful volunteers and help ensure that volunteers have a consistently good experience thereby motivating them to return.
• Collaborate with staff to provide educational materials for volunteers on construction techniques.
• Implement good safety practices and support Habitat’s policies and procedures with volunteers, including site‑specific safety plans and incident reporting procedures.
• Assist the Construction Team volunteer leaders to:
  • Plan tasks for upcoming build days
  • Track the construction schedule
  • Ensure that the appropriate tools, materials, and equipment are on site in advance of all build days so that the volunteers can have a productive and positive experience
  • Order building materials and supplies
• Investigate and track any warranty claims.

• Knowledge of and experience with high performance residential construction
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to work with unskilled volunteers and future homeowners from a variety of backgrounds in a supportive manner
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to use Zoom, phone, email, Excel, Word, and other computer tools for…