Senior Vice President of Construction

Job Type

Full-time

Description

General Description

The Vice President or Senior Vice President of Construction provides enterprise-level leadership and disciplined execution for all ground up development, rehabilitation, preservation, and capital improvement construction activities across Conifer. This role serves as Conifer's executive lead within the Conifer-LeChase platform and is the direct peer to the LeChase Senior Vice President assigned to this work.

This leader is ultimately responsible to the Chief Executive Officer for the performance of Conifer-LeChase Construction. The internal clients of this construction platform are the Executive Vice President of Ground Up Development and the Executive Vice President of Asset Management and Acquisitions. The Vice President or Senior Vice President ensures that the construction program delivers predictable results for these clients by producing rent-ready units on schedule, controlling cost, improving long-term asset performance, and supporting the company's strategy to collect rent, charge the right rent, and reduce vacancy.

This role requires mastery of the modern scheduling, budgeting, and project controls tools used by Conifer-LeChase, and the ability to lead a multi-state construction business that will continue to scale.

Position Details

• Full-Time
• Exempt
• 37.5 Hours per Week
• 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
• Hybrid

Location

This position is not fully remote. Candidates must reside in Rochester, NY or within commuting distance to maintain in-office presence. While some remote work is permitted, regular in-office attendance is an essential function of the role. The Rochester Resource Center will serve as your base office.

Platform + Pipeline Context

Conifer-LeChase Business Scale

+ Conifer-LeChase Construction is a two hundred million dollar per year average volume business operating in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, with planned growth in the Carolinas and the broader East Coast. This scale demands disciplined leadership, consistent standards, and reliable delivery to ensure the company's development, rehabilitation, and acquisition timelines are met without impacting rent collection or occupancy.

Ground Up Development Backlog

+ Conifer maintains a substantial backlog of new construction projects across its markets. This includes active construction, closing-ready projects, and early-stage developments supported by state agencies and municipal partners. The Vice President or Senior Vice President will be the execution arm of the Executive Vice President of Ground Up Development, responsible for ensuring that each project advances from planning to rent readiness with integrity of budget, schedule, and quality.

Rehabilitation and Preservation Market

+ An emerging and increasingly significant construction market for Conifer is the rehabilitation and preservation of existing affordable housing assets. Many properties are at or beyond Year 15 or Year 30 and require substantial capital programs funded through state preservation tools. This work directly impacts rent collection, building performance, and long-term asset value. The Vice President or Senior Vice President will lead this work and ensure that rehabilitation projects reduce operating disruption, improve building reliability, and protect the resident experience.

Conifer-LeChase Construction Platform

+ Conifer-LeChase is a dedicated construction partnership between Conifer Realty and LeChase Construction. It delivers both ground up and rehabilitation projects using unified systems, common reporting, schedule management tools, cost controls, and safety programs. The Vice President or Senior Vice President is Conifer's senior representative within this platform and is accountable for enforcing performance standards, protecting Conifer's interests, and delivering construction outcomes that support stable occupancy, reliable rent collection, and long-term margin improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Execution

+ Execute the construction agenda for Ground Up Development, Asset Management, and Acquisitions.

+ Hold ultimate responsibility for the performance of Conifer-LeChase Construction.

+ Ensure construction outcomes directly support rent readiness, lease-up success, reduced vacancy, and improved rent collection.

+ Align construction decisions with long-term operating performance and asset strategy.

Project Management and Platform Oversight

+ Lead all phases of construction from pre-construction through turnover and stabilization.

+ Perform constructability reviews, early pricing, value engineering, and scope verification.

+ Enforce rigorous schedule and cost control using the modern systems and project controls tools used by Conifer-LeChase.

+ Manage change order risk and ensure transparent, timely reporting to Development, Asset Management, Finance, and Property Management.

+ Build and lead a high-performing construction oversight team that provides consistent field and office execution.

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