Responsibilities
The Production Manager is a strategic position within the division, responsible for establishing strong working relationships externally with municipal staff to effect smooth and timely plan checks and building permit processes, and with the internal division team to manage production starts to meet business plan metrics for starts, cycle time, and closings.
Job Responsibilities
- Review and analyze the division business plan: establish forward looking starts plan to achieve business targets from a starts, cycle time, and closing perspective; identify hurdles in advance and recommend solutions to senior division leadership.
- Manage all aspects of the production starts process including:
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- Establish strong working relationships with municipal staff where Meritage operates to facilitate plan review and approval, and the building permit application submittal and issuance;
- Collaborate with internal operations team members and external trade partners to set production starts cadence and communicate the same to all stakeholders on a weekly or more frequent basis;
- Work with 3rd party consultants, review building/plot/solar array plans, etc. and submit building permit applications;
- Handle system processes related to starts, restarts, addendum changes, etc.
- Monitor sales pace and spec home inventory levels at all communities and adjust starts cadence as necessary to maintain targeted ranges.
Qualifications
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
- Ability to connect and form effective working relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
- Clear understanding of homebuilding schedules.
- knowledge of homebuilding and construction systems/processes, building codes, and local city or county construction guidelines.
- 3+ years of homebuilding construction job-site experience.
- Understanding of civil drawings, blue prints, house plans, plots plans, and ability to audit such per Meritage Standards of Construction.
- Strong problem solving skills with the ability to influence others and manage conflicts in a positive manner.
- Strong leadership skills: ability to set priorities, define schedules, and meet deadlines, with frequently changing circumstances in a high-volume fast-paced work environment.
- Self starter: takes initiative, proactively addresses problems, can work with minimal oversight.
- Strong proficiency with computer and enterprise applications such as Microsoft Office, Hyphen Build-Pro, SalesForce, JD Edwards. Ability learn other enterprise software quickly.
Overview
Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we believe in quality. Meritage Homes is the ENERGY STAR® Partner of The Year in Sustained Excellence for being a leader in protecting the environment and advancing energy efficiency in homebuilding. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as being a part of an organization that helps people live happier, healthier lives. With over 100,000 homes built, Meritage Homes is looking for professionals who are self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing new and innovative ideas.
When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including:
- A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
- An organization that lives by its core values everyday
- Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
- State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
- A competitive pay structure
- Strong benefits
- Flexibility in work-life integration
- Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
- Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
- Maintain a competitive drive to be the best
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