Construction Manager in Houston, Texas at STONEBRIAR HOMES LLC

Job Title: Construction Manager Company: Stonebriar Homes, LLC dba Better Life Homes

Department: Operations Reports to: President

Job Type: Regular Full-Time Work Hours: M-F 8-5

Effective Date: July 2026 Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $90,000 Location: Remote, South Houston, TX

Benefits:

• 401K Investment with 6% company match

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Holidays

Role Summary: The Construction Manager will be responsible for guiding assigned new home construction projects from design, development, permitting, and pre-construction through active construction, homebuyer closing, and warranty. This is a hands-on, field-focused leadership role. The Construction Manager will oversee daily construction activity, manage trade partners, maintain schedules, control costs, coordinate inspections, communicate with the team, and help ensure each home is completed with quality, efficiency, and attention to detail. This position reports to the President and will work closely with the company’s administrative team, trade partners, vendors, cities, inspectors, engineers, customers, and homeowners.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No direct reports.

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities

Construction Operations

The Construction Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of assigned homes from pre-construction through completion. Responsibilities include:

• Managing assigned homes from start to finish
• Coordinating daily field activity and jobsite progress
• Ensuring homes are built according to plans, specifications, quality standards, budgets, and schedules
• Maintaining clean, organized, and professional job sites
• Identifying and resolving construction issues quickly and professionally
• Proactively addressing delays, conflicts, quality concerns, and cost issues
• Keeping projects moving in the proper sequence and at the expected quality level

BuilderTrend, Scheduling, and Documentation

BuilderTrend will be a key tool for managing schedules, communication, documentation, and accountability. Responsibilities include:

• Updating BuilderTrend daily
• Entering daily logs in BuilderTrend
• Maintaining accurate construction schedules in BuilderTrend
• Documenting job progress, issues, trade partner activity, schedule changes, and important project details
• Using BuilderTrend consistently to support clear communication and project tracking

Budget and Cost Control

The Construction Manager will help ensure homes are completed within approved budgets. Responsibilities include:

• Adhering to construction budgets
• Monitoring field activity for potential cost overruns
• Identifying, communicating, and helping resolve variances
• Working with trade partners and vendors to address pricing, scope, or quality concerns
• Supporting company efforts to improve efficiency and protect profitability

Trade Partner Management

The Construction Manager will actively manage trade partners and help build a strong, reliable trade base. Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and supervising trade partner work
• Holding trade partners accountable for quality, schedule, safety, communication, and professionalism
• Resolving trade partner conflicts when they arise
• Communicating expectations clearly and consistently
• Identifying performance issues and working toward timely resolution
• Helping find, qualify, and onboard new trade partners as necessary

Inspections and Compliance

The Construction Manager will coordinate all required inspections and help ensure homes remain compliant with applicable requirements. Responsibilities include:

• Scheduling and coordinating city inspections
• Scheduling and coordinating third-party engineering inspections
• Ensuring homes are ready for required inspections
• Following up on inspection results and corrections
• Maintaining proper documentation related to inspections and approvals

Customer Experience, Closing, and Warranty

The Construction Manager plays an important role in the customer experience and must represent the company with professionalism and care. Responsibilities include:

• Conducting new home orientation walks with homebuyers
• Explaining key home features and systems clearly
• Documenting customer questions, concerns, and outstanding items
• Ensuring agreed-upon items are completed prior to closing
• Managing warranty items after closing
• Coordinating with trade partners to complete warranty work
• Communicating professionally with homeowners throughout the process

Communication and Team Coordination

Consistent communication is critical in this role. Responsibilities include:

• Communicating regularly with the President and the administrative team
• Providing timely updates on job progress, delays, inspections, trade partner concerns, budget issues, and customer matters
• Keeping internal team members informed so they can properly support permitting, scheduling, website updates, customer communication, payments, and documentation
• Maintaining professional communication with cities, engineers, inspectors, trade partners, vendors, customers, and homeowners

Other Essential Duties

The Construction Manager will also be expected to:

• Help improve company processes as the business grows
• Support company goals related to quality, schedule, customer satisfaction, cost control, and trade partner performance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• Residential construction management experience
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple home site priorities, deadlines, and jobsite issues
• Ability to prioritize and delegate as needed
• Ability to work well in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• Superior problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and follow-up habits
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to hold trade partners accountable while maintaining professional relationships
• Ability to read and understand construction plans, scopes of work, specifications, and schedules
• Strong understanding of residential construction practices
• Ability to manage budgets, identify cost issues, and help resolve variances
• Professional judgment when working with customers, trade partners, inspectors, city employees, engineers, and homeowners
• Comfort using technology and construction management software
• Willingness to update BuilderTrend daily and maintain accurate project information

Preferred Experience

The following experience is preferred:

• Production or semi-production homebuilding experience
• Experience managing homes from start to finish
• Experience with BuilderTrend or similar construction management software
• Experience coordinating city and third-party inspections
• Experience managing trade partners and construction schedules
• Experience with warranty coordination and customer-facing walkthroughs

Work Environment

This is a full-time, onsite position in the South Houston area. The Construction Manager should expect to spend significant time in the field visiting jobsites, managing trade partners, coordinating inspections, reviewing work quality, solving problems, and communicating with the team.

Physical and Mental demands: This role requires someone who is hands-on, visible, responsive, and accountable for results.