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Award-winning builder with honors under our tool belt such as 2023 Builder of the Year, Top 50 Home builder Nationwide, #6 Best Place to Work, Top 10 Privately-Held Businesses in NC, and more!

Why Eastwood Homes?

Founded in 1977, Eastwood Homes is a family owned, privately held residential home builder dedicated to building homes of exceptional quality and outstanding craftsmanship in eight divisions and four states throughout the Southeast region. In 2023, we expanded our endeavors by offering Build on Your Lot to our buyers. We are dedicated to using the experience we've gained through more than 45 years as a builder to create an on-your-lot experience that brings to life our Built with Care philosophy for our buyers.

If you enjoy bringing the dream of home ownership to fruition with unparalleled service throughout the entire process from breaking ground to closing, we would love to have you on our team. We pride ourselves on offering more than just a place to live, we offer a way of life for homeowners and employees alike. We build more than just homes here  also build leaders with opportunities for growth and personal development.

We invite you to join our team of dedicated, motivated, and passionate professionals and experience the true meaning behind our company motto, Built with Care.

Basic Functions
This position manages all aspects of the homebuilding process from housing start through the post-closing follow-up. This position is responsible for building each house within company specified cost budgets, building time standards, quality expectations and superior customer relations. Each Builder must oversee certain company personnel i.e., Builder Apprentices, Technicians, and manage suppliers and subcontractors provided to them by their manager or Company management.

It is required that this position be equipped to manage a high volume of homes under construction while still performing at a level consistent with high company standards. The Builder is a key part of Eastwood Homes' "Built With Care" program. Finally, the Builder must at all times maintain a clean, pristine community and individual homes, as well as provide a safe work environment.

Scope and Decision Making

The Builder must:

Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the residential home-building process, state and local codes, and material and labor installation specifications and requirements;
Be able to interact professionally with subcontractors, suppliers, land developers, code enforcement officials, customers, and inner company personnel;
Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of architectural and engineered plan reading;
Control overhead costs within company guidelines.
Maintain inspection failure rate at levels that are within municipal and company guidelines.
Be capable of training a new Apprentice to advance to the Builder level.
Demonstrate a complete knowledge of long, short, and weekly construction scheduling, as well as a proficiency in executing each of the aforementioned schedules in their appropriate sequence and stage of construction;
Demonstrate a working knowledge of as-built plans for subdivisions.
Demonstrate a general knowledge of mass grading and dirt balancing.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of current Erosion Control methods, and the ability to work from grading plan.
Walk every permitted house daily to inspect quality, monitor daily schedules, and provide subcontractors necessary guidance as required to assure they complete their trade properly
Be capable of managing tight deadlines, promptly addressing changes without disrupting schedules, and managing high volumes of work with minimal direct supervision.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating system.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of residential construction safety guidelines.
Preferred to have up to date OSHA safety, First Aid and CPR board certified credentials.

The Builder has the following decision-making responsibilities:

Approval of all material and labor releases for vendor payment;
Authorize additional work and/or materials through proper use of company issued variance work order forms up to $500 without a manager's prior approval;
Provide their manager's references for subcontractors and suppliers, each of which have been thoroughly prescreened;
Delegate a specified workload to company assigned personnel.
Work directly with purchasing and estimating to revise architectural plans and resolve any take-off/order discrepancies.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Pre-inspect start packages for accuracy and completeness prior to acceptance.
Walk each started home twice daily.
Complete schedules, status reports and inspection reports (foundation, frame, municipal) that conform to Company standards.
Construct all homes within company specified building time.
Construct all homes to conform to local, state, and federal building requirements.
Build to exceed Company's minimum quality standards while utilizing standard building…