Assistant Builder

Role overview

Construction and quality responsibilities

• Help manage assigned homes from carpentry through warranty-service-request signoff and share responsibility for QA-ready homes.
• Monitor daily trade timeliness, workmanship, and completion; walk homes to identify defects, check code compliance and homeowner options, and take corrective action.
• Conduct detailed frame checks before drywall, follow up on outstanding items, and help schedule and conduct homeowner frame walks.
• Inspect construction work against plans and specifications and resolve construction problems.

Site coordination and leadership

• Help supervise construction staff and coordinate subcontractors, inspectors, and suppliers; resolve day-to-day site issues.
• Coach, train, develop, communicate with, and performance-manage New Home Technicians and Labourers.
• Attend staff meetings and may substitute for the Builder, discussing safety, quality, schedules, costs, and other site matters.
• Help order materials, schedule and attend municipal inspections, and correct issues identified by inspectors.
• Help update the production schedule at least weekly and enforce the Lumber Management Program with suppliers and framers.
• Enforce safety standards and laws within the role's authority and maintain clean, appealing homes during construction.
• Follow Mattamy construction processes, policies, procedures, trade scopes of work, and quality standards.

Required qualifications

• At least 2 years of homebuilding industry experience if the candidate does not have post-secondary education.
• Valid driver's licence and regular access to a vehicle.
• Good technical understanding of homebuilding and a basic understanding of Ontario Building Codes and health and safety regulations.
• Able to recognize and solve problems, seek direction when uncertain, take initiative, and assume responsibility for results.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Related post-secondary or community college education, such as Construction Engineering Technology, or a suitable combination of education and relevant industry experience is preferred.
• BuildPro experience and people management experience are bonuses.

Compensation

• Expected base salary range is $57,500–$87,500 per year; actual pay may vary with job-related knowledge, competencies, and skills.
• Eligible employees may participate in an annual bonus program based on business and individual goals.

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