Director of Preconstruction - Custom Homes
About the role
Location: Richmond, VA
Please do not apply if you are a coordinator looking for a bigger title. This is a leadership seat: people, process, and results, not a personal task list. Please do not apply if you send hard calls upstairs or build consensus until the moment passes. At Keel, you are the decision point when a job stalls or departments disagree. Please do not apply if nothing moves when you are out for a week, or if a reshuffled backlog rattles you. Apply if you have led people, made a call on incomplete information, owned it when it went wrong, and fixed it. Apply if you can still read a plan set, spot a constructability problem, and talk credibly with a superintendent or building official. Keel builds custom homes on our clients' lots across Central Virginia. You will own everything between signed contract and construction start, and answer for one number: how fast and how cleanly homes start. Success means homes start on schedule, customers stay informed and confident, and Construction receives complete, coordinated packages. You will improve contract-to-start turnaround while reducing avoidable errors and preconstruction-related budget variances. You will hit monthly and annual start targets with Sales, Estimating, and Construction.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and hold accountable the preconstruction team.
- Own the process, and change it when the same problem shows up twice.
- Release every job to the field with complete, matching plans, specs, selections, and budget.
- Own the consultant, engineer, and jurisdiction relationships.
- Lead hiring, training, and performance management, including twice-yearly growth reviews.
- Lead the weekly preconstruction meeting and maintain a clear, current schedule across the backlog.
- Ensure permits, plot plans, stakeouts, lot inspections, and required pre-start reviews are complete before releasing a home to