POSITION: Construction Manager

COMPENSATION: $130,000 – $140,000/ Year DOE

BENEFITS: Health, dental, vision, FSA, EAP, life insurance (LTD), 401(k), paid sick, vacation, and Holidays.

Charities Housing's mission is to develop, own and manage the highest quality affordable housing for extremely low and very low-income individuals, families and those in our community with special needs. For nearly 30 years, through service enhanced property management and structured resident involvement, Charities Housing has fostered and supported the highest standards of human dignity in our communities. The culture at Charities embraces a respectful, diverse and empowered environment. We value a healthy work-life balance and encourage everyone to speak up and step up. Growth, mentorship and training are a priority for our teammates. We like to think outside the box and keep our entrepreneurial spirit alive and strong as the company continues to grow. We believe in working hard, but also having fun along the way and celebrating our accomplishments. We are very collaborative and currently have team meetings twice a week to hear what others are working on. This keeps us all feeling connected and allows us to synergize and learn from others to make our projects the best they can be.

This position offers a 4% of annual salary sign-on bonus for new hires!

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Construction Manager will provide complex professional, technical, and administrative support for Charities Housing’s construction and rehabilitation projects; will support staff in the design, bidding preparing scope (specifications) of work needed for bids and contract documentation related to rehabilitation/construction/capital improvement projects as well as establishing a preventative maintenance program to increase the useable life of material/equipment and for budgeting purposes. Under the supervision of the Director of Property Operations, the Construction Manager will manage capital improvement projects throughout the existing residential portfolio.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: The Construction Manager (CM) receives direct supervision from the Director of Housing Development and the Director of Property Operations. The CM may provide general supervision to other lower-level Housing Development staff.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• B.A. in construction management, architecture, civil, structural engineering, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in construction management, general contracting, architecture or engineering.
• General Contractor, Architect or Engineering License preferred.
• Knowledge of the affordable housing industry and applicable federal, state, and local government regulations.
• Strong knowledge of MS Word, Excel, MS Teams, and Outlook.
• Valid California Driver’s License and insurance required.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Knowledge of construction methods and materials.
• Knowledge of architecture.
• Ability to prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Computer proficiency, particularly MS Excel & MS Word.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents, including contract language administration and content.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks under fixed time constraints and deadlines.
• Ability to keep accurate records.
• Able to work in a challenging environment.
• Effective oral, written and presentation communication skills, and ability to represent the company to public officials, and community groups.
• Excellent critical thinking skills, ability to effectively collect, analyze, organize, distill, and present information.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following duties are normal for this position, but this list is not to be deemed all-encompassing. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Plans, manages, oversees, and participates in the construction and rehabilitation projects for the Agency.
• Participates in the RFQ selection process for General Contractors.
• Analyzes contractor/subcontractor estimates during predevelopment phase and prior to GC contract execution.
• Participates in design development and construction document review for new construction and rehabilitation projects.
• Participates in early preconstruction design meetings with Architect, consultants and GC and provides input for constructability and value engineering.
• Directs building construction and rehabilitation consultants and contractors on nature and extent of construction work appropriate for projects; reviews inspection reports; and documents the scope and requirements of construction/rehabilitation to ensure the development of the design meets the project requirements.
• Prepares, solicits and reviews bids and proposals for major equipment repairs, and capital improvement and construction activities related to Agency multi-family residential communities; participates in the review and selection of bids.
• Conducts meetings with contractors, subcontractors, and architects to coordinate the construction process; review and approve plans, specifications and designs and recommend actions; monitor schedule, monitor technical and safety requirements, ensure project documentation is maintained, review pay applications, inspect work and review change order requests.
• Reviews and evaluates all RFIs, Submittals, Change Orders, Draw Packages and any other construction related communications.
• Creates and maintains a variety of records and files pertaining to construction and rehabilitation projects; reviews and contributes to the creation of Agency Board reports.
• Provides technical direction and implementation strategy to staff in all construction matters.
• Responds to difficult and sensitive public inquiries and complaints and assists with resolutions and alternative recommendations.
• Draft, maintain, and implement Charities Design Standards in coordination with Development and Operations.
• Assists with close out procedures and hand off to Property Management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.