Construction Superintendent Trainee

Overview

Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It's why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We're proud of being named a 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we've been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in twelve metropolitan areas : Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

Drees Homes, one of the largest privately-owned homebuilders in the nation, is seeking candidates for a Construction Superintendent Trainee position in our Cincinnati Division. If you're interested in building a career with an established leader in the homebuilding industry, this could be the opportunity you have been looking for.??As a Construction Superintendent Trainee, you will be to assist an experienced Construction Superintendent on the job in communities of high volume or in multiple communities as part of a structured training program to become a Construction Superintendent.??The Construction Superintendent Trainee Program is designed to train, prepare and develop Trainees for future Construction Superintendent positions within the organization. The expectation is to expose these individuals to every facet of the construction process from customer plan signing through the first year's warranty program. Training will be in the form of shadowing, classroom and on the job training through a formalized program consisting of 9 modules.?? Duties and Responsibilities :

Oversee the progress and quality of all jobs under construction

Set and maintain high standards of performance by subcontractors and suppliers

Control costs by managing material usage

Be proactive in answering customer questions about the building process

Take an active part in subdivision and model maintenance

Comply with OSHA regulations and other safety requirements

Create framing, mechanical and insulation punch lists

Utilize internal software / systems to show progress of job completion

Other duties as necessary

• ?? Knowledge and Skills :

The ability to assist with scheduling, cost control and quality control

A self-motivated individual with a high energy level as well as a positive attitude

The ability to hold subcontractors accountable for their work

Strong work ethic, eager to learn and customer focused

An individual who is dependable, detail oriented and open to change

The ability to read and comprehend blue prints

Excellent organizational skills

Verbal and written communication proficiencies with internal and external customers

Basic computer skills

2-4 year college degree in Construction Management / related field is preferred

2-4 years construction related experience preferred (This could be through an internship, short term position while in school, etc.)

Experience using an iPad is ideal

Passion for homebuilding and driven to succeed