Construction Specialist
Skills
About the Role
You will be a key contributor within a centralized construction management platform, directly responsible for the successful execution of home turns and renovation projects. You'll blend construction expertise with hands-on project ownership, scoping, pricing, and managing projects from inspection through completion. You'll develop accurate scopes of work, validate pricing, and collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure all work is completed within scope, budget, and timeline expectations. You'll act as both estimator and project controller, leveraging field data, vendor feedback, and inspection details to create clear, actionable project plans. You'll closely monitor high-volume, automated, and AI agent-assisted workflow processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and cost efficiency across multiple concurrent projects. You'll make precise remote decisions using video or photographic inspections.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in residential construction, renovation, or property management—preferably in single-family rental (SFR) turns and rehabs
- Strong ability to write, review, and negotiate detailed scopes of work and budgets
- Deep understanding of construction practices, pricing norms, inspection procedures, and building systems
- Ability to analyze video or photo-based inspections to develop remote scopes of work
- Exceptional communication skills, with an emphasis on clear, proactive, and daily engagement with vendor partners and cross-functional stakeholders
- Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget while maintaining rent-ready quality
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in construction or project management software (e.g., NavigateAI, SiteCapture, RenoWalk, BuilderTrend, Procore)
- Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working independently within a distributed team model
Responsibilities
- Review inspection data, contractor scopes, and budgets for accuracy, completeness, and cost competitiveness
- Develop detailed and actionable scopes of work aligned with construction standards and market pricing models
- Adjust, negotiate, and finalize project scopes and pricing with vendor partners to ensure work can be completed within underwritten budgets and SLAs
- Oversee active turn and renovation projects, monitoring progress through project management systems and field feedback
- Analyze inspection videos and photos to make remote estimation and scoping decisions
- Communicate daily with local vendor partners and operations stakeholders
- Review and approve change order requests based on validated needs, cost reasonableness, and scope accuracy
- Collaborate with Field Dispatchers, Regional Service Managers, Property Managers, Asset Managers, and Vendor Partners
- Support the acquisition and due diligence process by reviewing inspection results and reconciling variances
- Provide field-level feedback on vendor performance, pricing trends, and material/labor variances
- Assist in the development of new turn and renovation standards, pricing libraries, and process improvements
- Maintain detailed documentation of project decisions, pricing adjustments, and contractor communications
- Support internal training, documentation, and knowledge sharing
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support Construction team goals
Benefits
- Generous PTO Policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Volunteer Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401k Program
- Wellness and home office/cell phone subsidies
- Robust health, dental, vision insurance, and more