Job Description
VP of Construction – Dallas, TX
- Develop annual and multi-year capital plans across a national portfolio.
- Conduct property inspections and deferred-maintenance analysis.
- Lead reserve planning, capital prioritization, and cash-flow forecasting.
- Lead construction and CapEx diligence on acquisitions.
- Develop and validate scope, estimate costs, and underwrite renovation budgets.
- Prepare executive summaries identifying major risks and capital exposure prior to acquisition.
- Direct value-add, unit renovation, and capital projects from scope definition through closeout.
- Manage complex insurance restoration projects.
- Source, qualify, and award competitive bids, negotiate pricing and contracts.
- Manage contractor and consultant performance.
- Build and maintain a reliable vendor bench across key markets.
- Prepare, manage, and track project budgets.
- Identify and mitigate risk.
- Build the systems that run the capital programs.
- Develop and improve departmental infrastructure.
- Standardize how field condition data is captured.
- Produce portfolio-level capital summaries and prepare executive reports.
- Recruit, hire, onboard, train, and mentor project managers and coordinators and build out the construction department.
- 8-12 years’ experience in construction management.
- Proven track record managing multiple projects across multiple properties, markets, or states simultaneously.
- Demonstrated ownership of CapEx planning and renovation underwriting.
- Strong cost-estimating and budgeting skills.
- Advanced Excel modeling and use of evolving AI tools.
- The ability to read and interpret construction drawings, scopes of work, contracts, budgets, schedules, and inspection reports.
- A sound understanding of construction law and contracts.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Willingness to travel regularly to properties and project sites.
- Familiarity with Yardi, MRI, Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, Excel, or similar construction / project management and accounting systems.
- Comp: $175-225K + bonus + benefits
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 1 to 9 employees |
| Year Founded | 1992 |
| Website | https://www.careerstrategiesgroup.com |
About Company
Career Strtegies Group is a national, full service recruiting, outplacement and career services organization. The firm specializes in the career needs of attorneys, financial professionals, and C-suite and other senior executives. It also has a smaller recruiting operation for healthcare professionals and administrators in the NY, CT and NJ area. The firm has particular experience with professionals aged 50+, and in the area of career change for attorneys and professionals. Firm founder Bruce Blackwell is an original member of the career transitions team established by the New York City Bar Association, and is a noted author and lecturer on career issues for lawyers and other professionals.
Skills
- Accounting Softwareunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- Biddingunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)unmatched
- Capital Projectunmatched
- Cash Flowunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Construction Contractsunmatched
- Construction Drawingsunmatched
- Construction Managementunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Contract Negotiationunmatched
- Cost Estimatesunmatched
- Data Collectionunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Home Inspectionsunmatched
- Insuranceunmatched
- Legalunmatched
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)unmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Projectunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Pricingunmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Reporting Skillsunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- Underwritingunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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