Residential builders & developers job descriptions
Every role a $20M business in this industry hires for: 20 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 residential developer CEO decides which land to buy, how to pay for it, and how fast to turn it into lots and homes for sale.
Chief Operating Officer
A residential developer COO runs construction across every community, from grading and utilities for new lots to framing and finishing the homes.
Chief Financial Officer
A residential developer CFO pays for land, roads and homes long before the last lot sells.
General Manager
A residential developer general manager runs several subdivisions at once, from the next phase's approvals to the last home's closing.
Managers 9
Field Supervisor
A residential developer field supervisor walks every home under construction in a subdivision each day, checks the trades' work against the plans, and clears problems before the next crew arrives.
HR Manager
A residential developer HR manager hires and keeps the crews, site leaders, sales and office staff the company needs as it grows.
Marketing Manager
A residential developer marketing manager fills each new subdivision with buyers before and during construction, using the website, lot maps, signs, listing sites, events and email.
Office Manager
A residential developer office manager runs the front office that keeps lot sales, home closings and trade bills moving.
Operations Manager
A residential developer operations manager runs daily work across several building sites: which crews go to which lots, what materials arrive when, and whether each site is safe.
Production Manager
A residential developer production manager runs home building across the company's subdivisions, from foundation to final inspection.
Project Manager
A residential developer project manager takes land from approvals to finished streets, utilities and lots ready to build on.
Sales Manager
A residential developer sales manager heads the sales staff for every subdivision the company builds, from the model home to the closing table.
Warehouse Manager
A residential developer warehouse manager runs the yard and storage that supply the company's subdivisions, from lumber and fixtures for homes to pipe and fuel for site work.
Office and sales 5
Customer Service Representative
A residential developer customer service representative answers buyers' calls and emails about homes and lots for sale.
Dispatcher
A residential developer dispatcher sends crews to lots across the company's subdivisions each day, matching what each house needs next with who is free.
Bookkeeper
A residential developer bookkeeper records the bills, loan draws and sale money for each subdivision, lot by lot.
Inventory Specialist
A residential developer inventory specialist tracks the materials that go into each home and the supplies used to build a subdivision's streets and utilities.
Sales Representative
A residential developer sales representative shows the model homes, walks buyers out to open lots, and writes purchase contracts for homes the company will build or has finished.
In the field 2
Laborer / Helper
A residential developer laborer helps the trades build homes and townhomes across a subdivision by moving materials, cleaning each house and lot, and doing the prep work crews need.
Skilled Tradesperson
A residential development tradesperson frames and finishes the houses and townhomes a developer builds to sell, and takes on plumbing and electrical tasks only where the company's licenses allow.
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It's very contextualized to the trades.Shane Fast, Renew Carolinas
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