Chief Construction & Development Officer

The Chief Construction Officer (CCO) is the senior executive responsible for the organization’s entire residential development and construction function, overseeing the process from land opportunity through completed home and homeowner occupancy. This position will lead a high-performing construction and development organization and establish systems, processes, technology, partnerships and performance standards capable of supporting a growing portfolio of single-family homes, subdivisions, townhomes, multifamily projects, infill developments, rehabilitation projects, home repairs and other affordable housing initiatives. The position serves as a key strategic partner on the senior leadership team and works closely with numerous departments, municipalities, contractors, consultants and community partners. Excellent people skills are imperative for this position, those skills being equally important as previous construction management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive, multi-year construction and real estate development strategy aligned with the organization’s strategic plan and annual housing production goals.
• Build strong relationships with municipal and governmental partners.
• Oversee the organization’s land entitlement and development approval strategy.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with subcontractors, municipalities, inspectors, suppliers, volunteers, donors and other home builders.
• Work with Government Relations and leadership to advocate for policies that improve affordable housing development.
• Create and maintain budgets and calendars adhering to budget constraints and projected schedules.
• Support the Safety Director, ensuring all construction staff members remain certified as a Competent Person on an annual basis. Evaluate, maintain and enforce job site safety procedures.
• Provide executive oversight of all horizontal and vertical residential construction.
• Oversee selection and management of architects, civil engineers, structural engineers, MEP consultants, landscape architects, surveyors, geotechnical consultants, environmental consultants and other professional service providers.
• Work closely and in full transparency with each department within the Habitat Central Arizona organization.
• Establish organization-wide construction scheduling standards.
• Support a construction strategy that effectively integrates volunteers without compromising productivity, safety, quality or schedule.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools for executive leadership and the Board.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Team player.
• Strategic leadership skills.
• Organizational & planning skills.
• Thorough knowledge of construction industry.
• Cross-functional collaboration.
• High integrity and professional judgment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate Development, Business Administration or a related field highly preferred.
• Minimum of 10–15 years of progressive experience in construction, real estate development, affordable housing, residential development or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing both horizontal development and vertical construction.
• Experience with land acquisition, development feasibility, entitlements, permitting and construction.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and a substantial construction pipeline.
• Experience managing contractors, architects, engineers, consultants and vendors.
• Demonstrated experience managing significant construction budgets.
• Experience leading and developing professional teams.
• Experience working with governmental agencies and municipalities.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl. The employee must also occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and color vision.