Director of Self-Perform Services

JOURNEY GROUP: OUR STORY

Journey Group is a full-service construction group with headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D., and four divisions offering commercial, manufacturing, industrial, civil, residential and asphalt construction services in the upper Midwest and nationwide. Our company has a long-standing reputation of building lasting relationships with contractors throughout the region. Our experience in past projects working in and around the local construction market coupled with our solid reputation of being a fair, honest, and team-oriented company will bring a strong contractor interest to any project. With Journey Group, you're getting engineers and construction professionals with a wealth of education and experience-but you're also getting allies on your project site. Our team is trustworthy, communicative, fiscally responsible and never lacking in follow-through.

OUR OPENING

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join Journey Group as a full time Director of Self-Perform Services in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We are looking for a strategic leader who will be responsible for overseeing self-performed work within Journey Construction. This role involves providing leadership and utilizing experience to develop and grow the self-performed units of carpentry, steel, and general requirements within Journey Construction. This position will direct and manage all aspects of the self-performed business units, focusing on profitability and meeting monthly financial obligations, staffing levels, and field operations. Additionally, this position will lead and motivate a team of managers and workers in daily operations concerning safety, quality, scheduling, and cost control. Responsibilities of this position include facilitating communication, promoting collaboration, resolving problems, fostering team development, and building long-lasting relationships. The role requires balancing Journey Construction's building operations with establishing a self-performed business unit.

What Would You Do as a DIRECTOR OF SELF-PERFORM SERVICES?

Leadership & Planning

• Collaborate with the Preconstruction and Business Development departments on project
  pursuits.
• Provide oversight for operations to promote efficiency and innovation.
• Develop and implement strategies to encourage growth in the self-perform business units at
  Journey Construction, as well as with external clients in the local and regional markets.

Cost Management

• Provide monthly financial cost reports to the Division Leader and Corporate Leaders.
• Analyze and approve budgets, financial reports, and forecasts, making adjustments as necessary
  to ensure financial stability and profitability.
• Conduct cash flow and manpower projection analyses as needed for budgeting and planning
  purposes.

Field & Project Management

• Ensure that best practices and procedures for Journey are implemented and followed.
• Collaborate closely with Safety, Quality, Lean, and other corporate departments to align
  departmental initiatives and expectations with our vision and goals.
• Conduct audits and assessments of project safety, quality, progress, and financial status as
  needed.

Relationship Management

• Promote the guiding principles and core values of Journey Group.
• Collaborate closely with the Safety, Lean, and Quality departments, along with other support
  teams, to align strategies with Journey Construction's initiatives and core values.
• Establish and maintain communication with owners and other stakeholders to facilitate project
  activities.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION NEEDED

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Project Management, or related field; 5 years
  of experience managing commercial construction projects; or the equivalent of education and
  experience to meet the essential functions of the position.
• Strong knowledge of construction materials, processes, and equipment is essential. The
  candidate must possess the ability to read and interpret documents such as construction plans,
  blueprints, structural drawings, and plan sets.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES NEEDED

• Able to embrace Journey Group core values.
• Able to prioritize multiple tasks and meet stringent deadlines.
• Able to think independently and problem solve.
• Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism.
• Proficient in applicable computer programs including Microsoft Office products and Procore.
• Knowledgeable about general safe work practices in the construction industry, particularly in
  steel and precast erection.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively lead and positively
  influence others.
• Experience in basic accounting, budgeting, and cost management.
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills, with a proactive approach and a strong sense of
  urgency.
• Proven ability to manage change, embrace new ideas, and build effective teams.
• Possess a valid driver's license, safe driving record, and evidence of insurability is preferred.
• Must be 18 years of age or older to safely work in a construction environment.

BENEFITS YOU WILL EXPERIENCE WITH JOURNEY GROUP

At Journey Group, we offer a variety of different perks and benefits. We offer competitive pay, annual review with pay increase opportunity, annual bonus. travel & subsistence pay, Spanish/English bilingual premium pay, and project completion incentive pay. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, flex spending account, health savings account with a company match, short term disability, employer paid long term disability, along with a wellness program.

We want our employees to maintain a work life balance, so we offer paid time off, 8 paid holidays and paid parental leave.

Our Director of Self-Perform Services will be eligible for a cell phone allowance, clothing allowance, mileage reimbursement and the possibility of relocation assistance.

Our team needs you!

If you are ready to join our mission of positively impacting lives by building community, please submit a resume online or stop in and fill out an application at 4500 W 58th Street Sioux Falls, SD 57108

Journey Group is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding hiring and employment. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.