Construction Director

The Construction Director supports construction operations on all construction projects from pre-construction to owner closing. This includes providing oversight for the work of site supervisors, vendors, subcontractors, national service members, and volunteers ensuring well-built homes along with a safe and meaningful volunteer experience.    

Why Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity? We are a well-established nonprofit organization with a strong reputation for its commitment to affordable housing and community development. By joining our team, you would have the opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause and make a positive impact on the lives of individuals and families in need. Our Mission: Bring people together to create, preserve, and promote affordable homeownership and advance racial equity in housing. 

What it’s Like to Work Here: We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. They value diversity and provide equal opportunities for all employees. You would have the chance to work alongside dedicated professionals who share a common goal of creating safe and affordable housing for everyone.

Required Qualifications

Education, credentials, and experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum nine year’s residential construction experience and minimum five year’s supervision experience with volunteer construction projects or seven year’s residential construction experience with a minimum of 5 years first-level construction supervision (lead carpenter, foreman, or equal).
• Valid driver’s license with good driving record.
• Personal auto insurance compliant with TCHFH Driver’s Policy.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Achieve Results: Leverages knowledge and develops, advocates, and implements plans to achieve organizational goals.
• Coaching: Guides others to make the most of their available skills.
• Decision Making: Obtains information and identifies key issues and implications to make sound and informed decisions. 
• Delegation: Gives others responsibility and authority to carry out specific activities.
• Planning and Prioritization: Plans, organizes, and adjusts work activities and resources while mitigating risks and issues. 
• Safety Management: Develops and implements safety plans preventing accidents and ensuring a safe work environment.
• Volunteer Management: Builds relationships with volunteers and fosters a positive volunteer experience, throughout the process of recruiting, training, tracking, engaging, and retaining volunteers. 

Preferred Qualifications

Education, credentials, and experience:

• College degree in Construction or Management field.
• Other supervisory experience preferred or relevant teaching experience.

Medical, dental, vision, free primary care home visits & virtual healthcare, pet insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, flexible spending accounts, Health saving accounts, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, education assistance, paid parental leave, 20 vacation days in the first year, 12 paid sick days, 2 paid volunteer days. See our careers page for more info.

AA/EOE:

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity affirms its social and legal commitment to promote an atmosphere and environment that recognizes the principle and practice of equal employment opportunity. As such, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership in a local human rights commission, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or Vietnam era or other protected veteran. 

Twin Cities Habitat’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. To achieve our goal of equal opportunity, we maintain an affirmative action program through which we take good faith efforts to recruit, hire and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, and other protected veterans.

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