Job description

Responsibilities:

Construction

• Suggests potential advantageous building practices and material cost savings opportunities to executive director and volunteer teams as identified.
• Supervises all site preparation and layout.
• Supervises job sites on each designated workday and works with construction volunteers to ensure construction is accomplished in accordance with approved permits and plans.
• Evaluates and implements good safety practices and constantly stresses same with house leaders, crew leaders, volunteers, and partner families.
• Supervises and/or performs all homeowner warranty complaints and repairs.
• Develops and implements current construction site safety manual and policy, safety precautions, and training of staff and volunteers in appropriate safety measures.
• Develops monthly calendar of construction activities.
• Provide leadership to sub-contractors so that work is performed in a timely, quality manner.

Volunteers and Partner Families

• Trains volunteer house leaders and volunteer crew leaders.
• Treats Partner Families and volunteers with respect and dignity. Strives to make their construction involvement meaningful and reminds house leaders, crew leaders and construction staff of this ministry requirement.
• Understands elements that contribute to successful volunteers and helps ensure that volunteers have a consistently good environment thus motivating them to return.
• Anticipates problems and issues typical of this ministry and personally acts on same if necessary to help ensure schedules are met and work plans enabled.
• Ensures that communications to volunteers and partner families are accurate and timely.
• Identifies volunteer jobs/needs not currently filled and satisfies needs with appropriate volunteers.
• Works with Executive Director and Volunteer Coordinator to prepare for volunteer workers at designated work site.
• Trains all volunteers utilizing knowledge from crew leaders and other construction staff.
• Meets all long and short-term goals established by the Executive Director and construction committee. Identifies volunteer jobs/needs not currently filled and satisfies needs with appropriate volunteers.
• Other Duties as Assigned by the Executive Director
• Supervision of sub-contractors.
• Knowledge of City of Madison/City of Hanover building codes.

Required Skills / Experience / Physical Requirements

• Knowledge and experience in the construction/contracting business.
• Management experience preferred.
• Team building a real plus.
• Must be a good listener and be able to engage in well-considered discussions.
• Must have good anticipatory abilities and personally act on same as need arises.
• Must be willing to understand the big picture of the HFH ministry and know that construction is only a part of the larger goal.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds. Work will require climbing ladders, considerable standing, bending, kneeling, and reaching in awkward and tiring positions.
• Must pass Criminal Background Check and Sexual Offender Check.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Choose your own hours

Work Location: In person

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