General contractor job descriptions
Every role a $20M business in this industry hires for: 21 Role Blueprints, from leadership to the field. Open any role for its full template and a free Word file.
Leadership 4
Chief Executive Officer
A general contractor's chief executive officer chooses the work the company goes after: remodels, additions or new homes, sold direct or bid on architects' plans.
Chief Operating Officer
A general contractor's chief operating officer designs the way every job runs.
Chief Financial Officer
A general contractor's chief financial officer keeps cash, job costs and risk in line while money moves through homeowners, lenders and dozens of subs.
General Manager
A general contractor's general manager runs sales, estimating, project managers and the office from week to week.
Managers 9
Field Supervisor
A general contractor field supervisor moves between the company's open job sites, checking each lead carpenter's progress, safety and quality against the schedule.
HR Manager
A general contractor's HR manager hires and keeps the carpenters, leads and office staff a builder runs on, while subs supply the rest of the labor.
Marketing Manager
A general contractor's marketing manager brings in homeowners ready to remodel, add on or build, and courts the architects who pick which builders may bid on their plans.
Office Manager
A general contractor's office manager runs the billing and paperwork behind each remodel, addition and new home.
Operations Manager
A general contractor's operations manager runs the field on every open job.
Production Manager
A general contractor production manager plans the build for every remodel and new home, deciding which crews and subs take each job and when each one can start.
Project Manager
A general contractor project manager owns a set of remodels, additions or new homes from signed contract to final walk-through, running each one's budget, subs and homeowner updates.
Sales Manager
At a general contractor, the sales manager trains and steers the reps who sell remodels, additions and custom homes.
Warehouse Manager
A general contractor warehouse manager is in charge of the shop and yard where the company keeps its tools, equipment and spare stock, and gets the right gear to each job site on time.
Office and sales 5
Customer Service Representative
A general contractor's customer service representative handles new inquiries about a kitchen, an addition or a new house.
Dispatcher
A general contractor's dispatcher turns the week's crew and sub plan into each day's moves across many open jobs.
Bookkeeper
A general contractor's bookkeeper records the money on remodels, additions and new homes, job by job.
Inventory Specialist
A general contractor inventory specialist runs the shop's supply of fasteners, adhesives, blades and job-site protection supplies, and ties every material charge to the right job.
Sales Representative
A general contractor's sales representative meets homeowners about a remodel, addition or new home, measures the house or walks the lot, and turns the estimate into a proposal.
In the field 3
Laborer / Helper
A general contractor laborer helps lead carpenters and trades on remodels, additions and new houses: carrying in materials, tearing out old work, holding and cutting boards, and cleaning the site each day.
Lead Carpenter / Craftsman
A lead carpenter runs a residential general contractor's remodel or addition on site, from demolition to the final punch list.
Skilled Tradesperson
A general contractor tradesperson does the hands-on work a residential general contractor keeps in-house: carpentry, small masonry jobs, patching and repairs on remodels, additions and new homes.
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