VP, Construction

Job Description Summary

As a Vice President of Construction working for Taylor Morrison you will be leading & supporting our Construction & Warranty Department. This critical position in our organization provides field leadership for all construction activities including the hiring, training, managing and motivating of direct reports on the construction team. This role will also have responsibility to ensure highest quality of product delivered to our customers on time and within budget.

Job Details

We trust that as a Vice President of Construction you will: (responsibilities)

• Ensure that all construction positions are well staffed with individuals that are competent in technical abilities, cost control measures, administrative and customer service skills

• Provide training to the Superintendent group

• Manage construction budgets on each home and ensure that all shortages/overages on Construction Budgets are reported

• Work collaboratively with all functional peers and foster a team environment with Superintendents and Sales and Marketing to ensure that good communication, coordination of activities and effective problem solving occurs

• Ensure that our Labor Trades are following OSHA Rules and Regulations and provided weekly feedback on their performance

• Recruit and continuously evaluate subcontractors for quality standards and scheduling deadlines

• Support land acquisition and development activities as needed

• Ensure the understanding of and adherence to the safety program by all construction personnel

• Ensure that all construction personnel are trained and knowledgeable of our warranty program

• Monitor and ensure that the schedule is met on each home

• Monitor and insure the success of the Quality Control process

• You are willing to perform other duties as assigned

What you will need: (competencies, behaviors & attributes) 

• Business Acumen

• Customer Focus

• Developing Direct Reports and Others

• Drive for Results

• Priority Setting

• Self-Knowledge

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Business or other related field and/or have 8-10 years’ experience in a similar management-level position with a high-volume homebuilder

• Five years direct experience in progressively responsible positions with a production homebuilder

• General Contractor’s license as applicable

• Computer literacy

• Formal OSHA training is preferred

• Strong relationship skills

• Strong self-organization skills

• Strong planning and problem-solving skills

FLSA Status: Exempt

Will have responsibilities such as:

• Interviewing, selecting, and training employees;

• Setting rates of pay and hours of work;

• Appraising productivity; handling employee grievances or complaints, or disciplining employees;

• Determining work techniques;

• Planning the work;

• Apportioning work among employees;

• Determining the types of equipment to be used in performing work, or materials needed;

• Planning budgets for work;

• Monitoring work for legal or regulatory compliance;

• Providing for safety and security of the workplace

Essential Functions:

Successful job applicants will be able to perform these functions. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Report to Division/Corporate Office/Community daily and adhere to schedule

• Ability to oversee direct reports daily and provide guidance as needed

• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer and/or electronic device

• Ability to have face to face conversations with customers, co-workers and higher level manager

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and move around work environment as needed

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle

• Comply with company policies and procedure

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time

• The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

*Taylor Morrison experience and/or successful completion of training program may override required education and/or experience requirement.

Job descriptions are not intended as, nor should be construed to be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job duties and responsibilities essential for making fair pay decisions about the job.