CONSTRUCTION SITE SUPERVISOR

Position Purpose

A versatile position within a dynamic nonprofit that helps communities recover after disasters and gets children back in school. This is a temporary position that is responsible for managing the technical needs of a successful program. This role will support two core projects: helping home hardening and delivering a school campus improvement project. The assignment is expected to last six weeks. Start date is September 07th.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to Project Manager. None report to this position.

Essential Functions

• Lead teams of volunteers in zone 0 and home hardening projects and offer skilled troubleshooting and technical advice on worksites.
• Lead teams of volunteers in schools campus improvement project in Altadena, for a 2 days duration corporate event.
• Train unskilled volunteers how to safely use power tools (e.g., circular saw, impact driver, reciprocating saw, hammer drill, etc.) and ensure safety protocols are followed.
• Ensure compliance with work scope and quality standards.
• Communicate tasks and expectations clearly to team members, providing effective technical training and constructive feedback when necessary.
• Maintain a clean, safe and organized work site.
• Maintain records of work completed including tracking material usage, volunteer hours, and scopes performed.
• Positively represent the organization on base, with homeowners and within the community.
• Support in potential community-focused events like workshops, train the trainer or tabling for Wildfire Mitigation Preparedness.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous experience with All Hands and Hearts preferred; experience working in a post-disaster environment preferred.
• 1+ years experience remodeling and rebuilding homes in the U.S.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must have good written and oral communication skills.
• Confident in Google Workspace, particularly Google Docs and Google Sheets; and Microsoft Office.
• Needs to be well organized and able to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Strong leadership skills with a proactive approach to identify and solve problems.
• Able to manage a large workload and perform in a fast paced environment.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• Constantly works in outdoor adverse weather conditions.
• Frequently moves items weighing up to 40 lbs on work site or on base.
• Frequently operates construction equipment (table saws, impact drivers, drills, and more).
• Frequently operates computer.
• Frequently ascends/descends ladders and scaffolding.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position.
• Frequent travel.
• Living in communal environment.
• High stress situations.

Compensation & Benefits

• Typical starting salary is $18.25 - $18.75 USD / hour, and up to $19.25 for highly qualified candidates who have previous experience in this role.
• Room & board included.
• Monthly R&R breaks.
• Travel to and from program location.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance plans (US Employees).
• Flex Spending Account (US Employees).
• 401K with safe harbor match for U.S. staff (US Employees).