Construction Team Leader

Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity’s Construction Team Leader is responsible for coordinating all on-site activities, including managing subcontractors and volunteers, ensuring site safety, and delivering a mission-driven experience for all individuals on their assigned construction site. The Construction Team Leader will guide, instruct, lead, and train volunteers on residential construction sites, ensuring tools, materials, and safety equipment are ready for each workday.

The role requires diligent planning, anticipation of needs, and real-time decision-making. Alongside the Construction Team Leader Assistant, will ensure projects stay on schedule, meet quality standards, and that all team members and volunteers are engaged and supported.

The Construction Team Leader interacts daily with various external individuals and entities, representing Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity in a positive and professional manner. Responsible for understanding and explaining Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity’s mission, goals, and programs to volunteers, communities, and the public, ensuring alignment with the organization's values. Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity employees must conduct themselves ethically, always maintain appropriate confidentiality, respect diversity and inclusion, and possess a strong commitment to the organization’s mission and values

• Leads, trains, motivates, and supports volunteers on job sites to complete residential construction tasks.
• Prepares job sites for volunteers with the proper tools, materials, and safety equipment in advance of each workday.
• Demonstrates awareness of the “volunteer experience” and takes steps to support this experience wherever possible and ensures each volunteer is greeted, instructed, and signed-in and out each day.
• Prepares and coordinates the delivery of material and tools to job sites in preparation for workdays.
• Assists in maintaining organization and servicing of tools, materials, and construction vehicles.
• Responsible for maintaining a positive, equal opportunity and harassment-free work environment.
• Fosters a positive and collaborative work environment, ensuring clear communication and coordination among all team members and volunteers.
• Communicates regularly with teams and departments to coordinate resources and project updates.
• Creates and executes bi-weekly construction plans to ensure all required resources are in place and planned activities are communicated to various departments, staff, and volunteers.
• Manages project timelines to ensure that construction projects are progressing according to schedule and are completed within set timelines and quality standards.
• Responsible for inspecting work and addressing issues to ensure that all work is aligned with the project specifications, regulatory compliance requirements, and in coordination with contractors for scheduling.
• Maintains regular communication with Department Leadership and other Departments for scheduling of volunteer groups, progress updates, and site/resource needs.
• Provides regular reports on current and future spending needs
• Conducts a final clean and punch list completion of the project site to ensure a clean and safe home for a future homebuyer.
• May be required to schedule and coordinate required inspections required by permits.

• Ensures that the assigned project site is always stocked and prepared with PPE, sanitary, and other items.
• Maintains a hazard free, clean workspace.
• Understands and operates by safe work practices at all our locations and events to ensure we meet, if not exceed, OSHA and Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity safety policies and procedures.
• Ensures that all team members and volunteers are aware of and operate by Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity’s safety policies and procedures.
• Exercises outlined protocols by immediately notifying and collaborating with management on any safety related incident and/or responds to reports involving Habitat or any other related team members (workers, volunteers, and subcontractors).
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