April Housing

Director

• The Director of Construction will report to the Vice President of Construction and CapEx
• The Director of Construction coordinates closely with the Asset Management team to set priorities and define scopes appropriate to the business plan
• Evaluate property conditions to identify long & short-term risks, deficiencies and maintenance issues
• Develop comprehensive plans to address issues and maintain properties to April standards
• Guide the development of CapEx budgets for underwriting new acquisitions including reviewing and incorporating input from multiple consultants
• Work closely with our property management teams to support initiatives, policies, processes and uphold April standards
• Manage the efforts of property management companies and their construction management teams in the timely execution of the budgets
• Lead the preparation of property-specific capital plans and annual budgets
• Bear responsibility for execution of project plans and adherence to budgets
• Provide value-engineering guidance as plans/projects are developing
• Utilize expertise to find cost-effective and innovative solutions to unexpected problems
• Generally manage construction processes: Identify and prepare scopes of work, identify bidders, bid work, analyze bids, create and execute contracts, monitor permitting, coordinate work, inspect completed work and manage close-out process
• Develop and maintain successful client relationships with the property management companies, national vendors consultants and industry partners
• Manage and coordinate work & needs of a variety of contractors, sub-contractors, architects, engineers, consultants, AHJ’s, housing authorities and state agencies
• Maintain data integrity in the assigned company systems to track budgets, forecast costs, and track project status & schedules
• Verify the quality of finished work meets expectations set forth within the project scope and meets April standards
• Provides technical guidance as an expert in the field
• Develop and guide innovative solutions to improve department and company efficiency

Director, Construction