Join a highend custom home building company in Williamsburg, VA. Be a part of our continued growth and commitment to quality custom homes.

This role is responsible for establishing a new cost control and scheduling system to ensure that each home is built within budget and delivered on time and contribute to the success of the operation.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the home building group in analyzing and controlling construction costs and profits for all homes within the operation.
• Help set up and manage a new cost control system that effectively and accurately measures costs and production variances and allows for accurate projections of operating results.
• Work with corporate peers to drive continuous improvement of costs, processes, systems, and ensure consistency of costing methods across the company.
• Initiate agreements and negotiations with sub-contractors and suppliers that will maximize value, quality and delivery to KCH and our home-buyer.
• Update and maintain pricing and cost information for all active and future homes/projects.
• Project costs for new home designs and product offerings as part of the overall business plan.
• Review plans for standardization of components, options, and construction methods.
• Establish and maintain an effective and accurate scheduling module.
• Willing to help in the field as required and don’t mind getting your hands dirty.

Qualifications:

• Experience in comparable construction costing and planning with demonstrated attention to detail for new homes.
• Must be skilled in budgeting and estimating: experience with negotiating contracts and gaining buy-in for cost-effectiveness.
• Exceptional problem analysis and problem solving skills a necessity; must be adaptable.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel at an advanced level is essential.
• Experience with new home construction required.
• Ability to lift, push, pull a minimum of 30 pounds, stand and/or walk, stoop, kneel, reach or perform repetitive foot and hand action, bend at waist for 8-hour
• Valid Drivers License