Disaster Relief Construction Manager (Savannah, GA)

Disaster Relief Construction Manager (Savannah, GA)

The Disaster Response Construction Manager is responsible for working with Long Term Recovery committees/groups and ecumenical and VOAD partners to assess the property needs of clients. The Construction Manager's duties consist of overseeing the repair or rebuilding of client homes to provide a safe, sanitary, secure, and functional condition.

Position Details:

• Full Time
• Department – Disaster Relief
• Reports to Assistant Director, Disaster Recovery Projects
• Savannah, GA
• Some virtual with 80% local travel required
• Monday through Friday: 8:30AM – 5:00PM, with flexible hours
• Annual Compensation: $80,000

Responsibilities:

• Conducts project estimation to determine repair cost to the client’s dwelling and provides it to the Disaster Case Manager.
• Provides onsite supervision duties, including ordering and arranging for deliveries of building materials.
• Schedules meeting with building code enforcement personnel and securing necessary permits.
• Develops and maintains contact with all necessary government agencies and regulatory offices to ensure that current building codes and other requirements are met during reconstruction.
• Establishes positive working relationships with volunteer coordinators and helps match volunteers with work needed to be performed.
• Develop in conjunction with Volunteer Managers/Coordinators a process for placing volunteers on job sites.
• Conducts safety training with volunteer teams before team begins work at client’s site.
• Solicits Subcontractors as necessary to facilitate building code required specific work.
• Purchase or acquire and maintain in good operating condition-specific tools required for volunteers to facilitate repairs to client residence.
• Coordinate the work of volunteers and subcontractors to provide an efficient and timely construction process.
• Track for each client all material usage, tools distributed and returned, and number of volunteer hours used by each team.
• Completes all required reports.
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions.
• Complies with the various federal, state, or local laws that apply to and regulate the job responsibilities.
• Participates in training, fundraising events, and other Inspiritus activities and initiatives such as performance and quality improvement (PQI).
• Strives toward excellence in the areas of innovation, performance, and extraordinary acts.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prefer working knowledge and experience in the operation of Disaster Response.
• Prefer experience training volunteer groups. 
• Prefer experience in supervising of employees and/or construction projects.
• Prefer a minimum of 5 years construction experience including estimating, overseeing building repair and possessing a working knowledge of building codes. 
• Prefer 2 years of disaster response experience including experience with assessing damage. 
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Must have the ability to work with diverse population, communicate with all persons in a culturally competent manner and adapt to cultural differences. 
• Must be computer literate and have working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must possess a valid Georgia driver’s license, good driving record and required automobile insurance.
• Must pass a comprehensive background check, including work references and drivers record check.
• Must have the ability to work effectively with faith and community partners as well as governmental agencies.

The Construction Manager role detailed in this description is not a comprehensive list of all duties that may be requested for the successful completion of this role and may garner some circumstantial duties deemed critical to meeting performance goals.

Physical Demands:

Regularly required to speak, listen, stand, walk, sit. Vision requirements include the ability to adjust from clearly seeing far to close. Also required to dexterously move hand, arms, body, and tools. Required to operate a personal vehicle and tools. Work in hot, cold, wet and possibly hazardous environments. Frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds. 

Inspiritus Supports a Diverse and Inclusive Culture:

Inspiritus is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status. Inspiritus does not discriminate in employment on the basis of any factor stated above or prohibited under applicable law. Inspiritus complies with Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action. Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Inspiritus Department of Human Resources, 731 Peachtree St NE, Suite B Atlanta, GA 30308