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Award-winning builder with honors under our tool belt such as Builder of the Year, Top 50 Homebuilder Nationwide, #6 Best Place to Work, Top 10 Privately-Held Businesses in NC, and more! 

Why Eastwood Homes? 

Founded in 1977, Eastwood Homes is a family owned, privately held residential homebuilder dedicated to building homes of exceptional quality and outstanding craftsmanship in eight divisions and four states throughout the Southeast region. With almost 50 years of experience and 24,000 home closings, Eastwood Homes prides itself on offering more than just a place to live, we offer a way of life for homeowners and employees alike. We build more than just homes here at Eastwood. We also build leaders with opportunities for growth and personal development. We invite you to join our team of dedicated, motivated, and passionate professionals and experience the true meaning behind our company motto, Built with Care. 

Basic Functions  
The Builder Assistant position functions as a support role for an assigned Builder while developing the skills necessary to earn a Builder position.  The term of this position is designed to be six to twelve months. The Builder Assistant is responsible for facilitating various tasks and/or processes delegated by their Builder and Eastwood Homes’ management. 

Scope and Decision Making 

The Builder Assistant must:  

• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication; initiative; follow-up; leadership; planning and organization skills through previous work activity. 

• Demonstrate proficiency in use of office equipment.  

• Demonstrate skill in reading and interpretation of technical documents. 

• Manage tight deadlines, promptly addressing changes without disrupting schedules, and managing high work volumes with minimal direct supervision. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities 

• Support activities of the assigned Builder and community. 

• Demonstrate within specified development timelines a basic working knowledge of Eastwood Homes’ policies and procedures.  These include but are not limited to human resource, safety and Eastwood operational policies and procedures. 

• Demonstrate within specified development timelines a working knowledge of the basic tools required to build a home.  These tools include but are not limited to architectural plans; typical details; site development plans and specifications; component drawings, cut sheets and details; customer selection sheets; series specifications; change orders; vendor scopes of work; geo-technical reports; model energy calculations and warranty specifications. 

• Demonstrate within specified development timelines a basic working knowledge of Eastwood Homes’ administrative duties.  These activities include but are not limited to pre-screening start releases; short- and long-range scheduling; job status updates; foundation and framing checklists; safety inspections and featured home checklists; lot, house and warning signage and posted customer selections and change orders. 

• Demonstrate within specified development timelines a basic working knowledge of Eastwood Homes’ structured internal and external customer interactions.  These activities include but are not limited to customer pre-construction, pre-drywall, pre-settlement, pre-close and follow-up orientations; weekly community meetings with assigned New Home Specialist and weekly Homebuilding meetings peers and management. 

• Demonstrate with specified development timelines proficiency in aligning trades in appropriate sequence and assemble a working long range, short range and two-week schedule for a prescribed number of homes in a community. 

• Consistently use the building checklist throughout every phase of construction to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance. 

• Conduct a thorough pre-inspection of all start packages before accepting a project, verifying the accuracy and completeness of construction plans, purchase orders, homeowner selections, change orders, and all related project documentation. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline preferred 

• Strong time management and organizational skills 

• Excellent written, verbal communication and customer service skills 

• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug and background screening 

Working Conditions 

• Workweek:  Monday through Friday; Saturdays if workload requires. 

• Minimum working hours:  7:30 a.m.  to 4:30 p.m. 

• Work truck:  Dependable transportation that is to be utilized, as required, to haul materials or labor in order to complete necessary job functions. 

• Physical Capacity: Frequently required to bend, stoop, crawl, squat, kneel, stand, twist, push and pull (often while carrying or lifting) 

• Lifting: Lifting may be required on a daily basis; including oversized items (weights may reach 100 pounds). 

• Weather: Outdoor climates may require each Builder to work in extreme temperatures and during various forms of precipitation. 

• Dress: Proper business attire and personal hygiene (as specified in the employee handbook) required representing company in a professional manner. 

• Stress: Situations may exist on a frequent basis that requires tolerances for stress as well as appropriate stress management techniques to be utilized. 

• Travel: May be required to travel to different communities or jobsites daily. 

Aside from our happy homeowners, we know that no one is more vital to our success than our team members. For our employee’s success and well-being, we offer competitive compensation, challenging opportunities for growth, a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401K and more!  

Will you join us?