Director of Construction

Job Description:

• Title: Director of Construction
• Division: Corporate - Development

OT Status: Exempt

• Reports to: VP of Construction and Predevelopment
• Revision date: July 2025
• (Revision for Director of Construction Management)
• Management Level / Supervises: Director / Senior Construction Administrators and Relocation Team
• Job Classification: 1.2 First/Mid Level Officials and Managers

Job Family Group: Construction & Development / Construction

Purpose

Under the general supervision of the Vice President of Construction and Predevelopment, the Director of Construction is responsible for leading construction and relocation efforts on a development pipeline valued at more than $75 million. This role includes oversight of the Senior Construction Administrators and Relocation Team, ensuring alignment with project goals, timelines, and budgets.

The Director will manage departmental activities across pre-construction, construction, close-out, and warranty phases. This includes balancing workloads, improving processes, and independently managing special projects. The Director will also support procurement strategies, contract negotiations, and coordination with internal stakeholders to align project design with available resources.

Essential Functions

• Directly supervise and support the Construction Administrators and Relocation teams. Assist both teams to manage processes, communications, and resolve issues in the most efficient manner possible. Adapt as needed to assist both teams as the workload fluctuates, with the ability to independently manage jobs as needed
• Directly responsible for project schedule, costs, coordination, pay application approval, change orders, and contract resolution.
• Review and guide their reporting to internal stakeholders on project progress, budget adherence, and issue resolution.
• Support process improvement initiatives and provide strategic direction for project execution.
• Oversee the coordination and communication of all relocation needs for active projects, ensuring the team follows a structured RFP process for selecting moving companies and that relocation plans are integrated with construction schedules and budgets.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Pre-Construction and VP of Construction in the selection of architects, general contractor’s, and other consultants to be employed for each funding application and associated building/project.
• Ability to manage and lead a team consisting of Architects, Engineers, General Contractors, and consultants utilizing resources and making decisions that produce the best outcome.
• Collaborate with pre-construction during scope and design review in relationship with PCNA, application scoring requirements, National Church Residences Design Standards, LEED/”green” commitments, Platform for Services goals and “other” requirements related to each building/project. 
• Responsible for the management of construction administration duties of projects including, but not limited to attending OAC’s, managing change orders, pay applications, RFI’s, RFP’s, submittals, and schedules. 
• Responsible for timely close out of projects and hand off to operations. 
• Assist in formatting and updating monthly project meetings. 
• Responsible to communicate / coordinate schedules and activities with the Relocation Coordinator and FFE & Procurement Project Leader.    

Expectations

• Demonstrates and maintains a positive, professional manner, manages time efficiently and effectively, provides leadership as a role model to promote a team approach, collaborates and participates in policy creation and appropriate problem-solving methods.
• Must adhere to all policies, procedures, terms and conditions set forth in the National Church Residences’ Employee Information Guide (EIG), the Code of Conduct, as well as any facility handbook, including but not limited to, corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, all federal, state, local regulations and laws.
• With respect to Resident Rights, ensures all care is provided with respect and dignity for the residents/clients, their families and the staff. Reports all complaints made by residents/clients and/or families to the appropriate supervisors, reports all allegations of abuse, misappropriation of funds/resident property and/or any other corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, all federal, state and local regulations and laws.
• Completes all annual education requirements timely, including but not limited to Compliance, Privacy, Security and HIPAA training and exhibits behavior as set forth by the Code of Conduct in the performance of their duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATION SHEET— Director of Construction Management

Education:         Bachelor’s Degree preferred in related field or equivalent experience.    

Experience:        7-10 years of experience in pre-construction / construction management, preferably in the field of multi-family housing or a related field.

Travel:                20% Travel required.

Mental:              Must have good communication, comprehension, and interpersonal skills.

Skills:                   Well organized and able to manage and prioritize projects/tasks; Ability to create and manage multiple budgets and schedules; Ability to work with various stakeholders in order to gain consensus and provide positive outcomes; Ability to provide and manage   self-created project tracking and analysis documentation; Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project and Excel, with a strong preference for proficiency in Access.

Licensure:          N/A

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Vision:                Normal: Consistent with standard workflow.

With respect to said job description, estimate the daily time spent performing the following activities.

Rare (R) = 0-24%; Sometimes (S) = 25-49%; Frequent (F) = 50-74%; Continuous (C) = 75% plus

• R = Climbing                                   R= Stooping                      Lifting / Carrying;              R = 10-25 lbs.
• R = Standing                                   R = Pushing                                                                 R = 26-50 lbs.
• F = Sitting                                        R = Pulling                                                                   R = 51-75 lbs.
• S = Walking                                     S = Driving                        `                                          R = 76 plus lbs.
• Consequences of Errors:             Moderate monetary responsibility.
• Supervision Received:                  General supervision:  Employee generally operates by himself/herself checking with supervisor when in doubt.

Working Conditions:                       Office based. Due to occasional work in long term care facilities, exposure to some disagreeable conditions such as noise, odors, illness, infection and physical contact with disruptive residents.

Acknowledgement

I hereby understand and agree to the above description of the duties required of this position.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, military status, disability, genetic information and/or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.