Starts Coordinator

Position Summary: The Starts Coordinator serves as the functional owner and operational authority over Brohn Homes' pre-construction start process, including permitting, start readiness authorization, and start readiness coordination. This role performs work directly related to the company's core business operations and exercises independent judgment and discretion on matters of operational and financial significance.

This position is responsible for independently evaluating start readiness, identifying risks or deficiencies, determining appropriate corrective action, and authorizing progression of homes into construction in accordance with company standards, financial controls, and operational priorities. The Starts Coordinator plays a critical role in protecting construction timelines, financial accuracy, vendor accountability, and operational continuity.

• Own and administer the end-to-end pre-construction start process for all homes
• Independently evaluate start readiness and determine whether homes meet company requirements to proceed into construction
• Exercise independent judgment in approving, delaying, or escalating start packages based on readiness, financial accuracy, and operational risk
• Serve as the company's internal authority on start readiness standards, permitting requirements, and start package completeness
• Identify process gaps, operational risks, and financial discrepancies and determine appropriate corrective action
• Has authority to authorize or delay home starts based on readiness, budget accuracy, permitting status, and operational requirements without requiring prior approval in routine matters.
• Independently manage permitting strategy, timelines, and submission prioritization based on construction schedules and operational needs
• Exercise discretion in determining submission timing, resolving permitting issues, and coordinating corrective actions
• Interface with municipalities and internal stakeholders to resolve permitting barriers and ensure timely approvals
• Maintain accurate operational data related to start readiness and construction initiation
• Exercise discretion in identifying discrepancies, ensuring data accuracy, and resolving inconsistencies
• Support operational reporting and readiness visibility for leadership

Qualifications:

• High School diploma required; college degree preferred or equivalent professional experience
• Experience in construction operations, purchasing, starts coordination, or operational administration preferred
• Strong analytical, financial, and operational reasoning skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make decisions affecting operational outcomes
• Strong understanding of construction processes, permitting workflows, and budget structures preferred
• Ability to interpret operational and financial data and identify discrepancies
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities

Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities but exercises functional authority over the start readiness process.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to [10] pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to [25] pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This position meets the criteria for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Administrative Exemption, as the primary duty consists of office or non-manual work directly related to management and business operations, and includes the consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion on matters of operational and financial significance. Days and hours of work are [Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.] This position may work outside of normal business hours to include evenings and weekends as needed.

Travel: Less than 10% travel is expected for this position.


EEO Statement: Brohn Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other employment practices.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Brohn Homes