Construction Manager

GFO Home

📍Austin, TX
Posted May 18, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Construction Manager

Company

GFO Home

Location

Austin, TX

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4415702607

Job Description

Job Type

Full-time

Description
The Construction Manager role is responsible for managing the activities of new home construction projects, ensuring schedules, safety, quality standards, and customer satisfaction are maintained throughout the building process.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include The Following

  • Managerial oversight of homes, planning, scheduling, implementation & coordination of high-quality built homes from development through final construction on a timely & economical basis per standards, while maintaining a low-cost variance.

  • Manage the customer experience throughout the construction process through close of house.

  • Collaborate with trade partners throughout the construction process to improve quality and efficiency.

  • Build sustainable relationships of trust with the homeowner through open and interactive communication.

  • Interface with Sales personnel to manage neighborhood and customer activities and referrals.

  • Assist in resolving issues/conflicts related to daily construction activities (e.g., vendor contracts, work orders, job progress, design).

  • Authorize payment for materials received and work completed.

  • Ensure trade partner work is completed on time and within defined standards for quality.

  • Inspect/validate workmanship and product quality to conform to Company standards.

  • Maintain a professional, clean, and organized job site.

Requirements
Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 3 years construction experience or equivalent.

  • Minimum of 3 years New Homebuilding experience.

  • Ability to manage construction processes in a high-production environment.

  • Ability to manage trade performance.

  • Ability to control cost overruns and manage a budget.

  • Strong verbal and written communications.

  • Strong ability to read blueprints.

  • Strong knowledge of municipal permitting and regulations.

  • Strong knowledge of building codes.

  • Basic computer skills.

Education/ Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in construction or engineering; preferred.

  • Valid Driver’s License because driving is an essential function of this position.

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you approach blueprint reading and municipal permitting to ensure a high-production new home build stays on schedule?
  • 2.What is your process for inspecting and validating workmanship to ensure it conforms to company standards while keeping the project moving?
  • 3.How do you manage construction processes and authorize payments to effectively control cost overruns and maintain a low-cost variance?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to manage a difficult trade partner whose performance was impacting your schedule and quality standards.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to deliver bad news or resolve a conflict with a homeowner during the construction process.
  • 3.Give me an example of how you collaborated with Sales personnel to manage neighborhood activities and drive customer referrals.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You arrive at a job site and find that a trade partner has completed an installation incorrectly, failing to meet building codes, but fixing it will delay the schedule and increase cost variance. What do you do?
  • 2.A homeowner is upset because they feel the job site is unorganized and messy during the framing stage, and they are questioning the quality of the build. How do you handle this?

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New HomebuildingHigh-Production EnvironmentCost Variance ControlTrade Partner ManagementBlueprint ReadingMunicipal PermittingBuilding CodesCustomer ExperienceQuality StandardsSchedulingSite InspectionVendor Contracts

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