FirstKey Homes · 1 day ago
Construction Superintendent
FirstKey Homes is a company specializing in residential rental home management. The Construction Superintendent is responsible for inspections, estimates, and project management of new residential home purchases and renovations, ensuring timely and quality completion of projects.
Property ManagementReal EstateRentalRental Property
Responsibilities
Inspect homes to create a scope of work that will be the basis of a budget
Provide timely feedback and appropriate escalation to the acquisition team if Construction Superintendent identifies significant issues (ie. Structural/foundation/safety) with the purchase of the home
Plan and schedule renovation projects for homes prior to home purchase or after resident moves out
Utilize app-based software to create and review budgets and update project timelines
Coordinate and follow through on scheduled inspections with the Construction Coordinator and residents prior to moving out
Drive vendor performance to ensure project completion within the expected timeline, quality and cost requirements
Negotiate pricing on vendor-assigned work, when necessary
Generate, review and submit change orders for variances to initial budget prior to work being performed and job completion
Review and approve invoices weekly
Collaborate with internal business partners to ensure timely updates on pre-leased homes
Monitor upcoming project pipeline and delivery schedule to coordinate efforts across functional groups in the regions
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent
Valid driver's license and clear motor vehicle report
High-volume estimation experience
General contractor or real estate investment background
Residential maintenance and renovation experience
Ability to read and produce reports using Excel and Yardi
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences
Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
Management of Financial Resources — Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures
Management of Material Resources — Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
Speaking— Talking to others to convey information effectively
Writing— Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience
Initiative— Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges
Attention to Detail— Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
Analytical Thinking— Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems
Persistence— Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles
Achievement/Effort— Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks
Adaptability/Flexibility— Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace
Preferred
Experience using Yardi or similar property management program
Experience working in a fast pace, high-growth company
General knowledge of writing and evaluating project specifications and scopes of work
Above average ability to communicate with others, both verbally and in writing
Intermediate computer skills and the ability to learn specialized software
Ability to multi-task
Knowledge of the property management cycle
Company
FirstKey Homes
FirstKey Homes is a property management firm that offers rental home properties.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-04-01
2025-03-21
Birmingham Business Journal
2025-01-14
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