What are the responsibilities and job description for the Starts Coordinator position at Ashton Woods?
Company Overview:
Ashton Woods is more than just a home builder. From the sale of our first home in 1989 to recently being named Builder of the Year by Builder Magazine, our focus has always been on blazing new trails and pushing the boundaries of whats possible in homebuilding. Ashton Woods, the #1 private home builder in the United States, markets its homes through its two award-winning brands, Ashton Woods and Starlight Homes. The Ashton Woods brand is known for designing thoughtfully curated, inspired homes for people who love design. The Starlight Homes brand builds homes specifically for the first-time homebuyer, offering affordable homes with well-executed designs and quality finishes for buyers looking to make the dream of home ownership a reality. The companys commitment to innovation and continually evolving to meet the needs of the market is a key reason we are one of the most celebrated homebuilders in the nation, winning hundreds of national and local industry awards in product and community design, architecture, merchandising, sales, marketing, and customer service.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Ashton Woods sells new homes in Atlanta, Austin, Charleston, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Antonio, and Tampa
Position Overview:
To effectively and efficiently perform all clerical and administrative support duties as assigned:
- To ensure all starts occur within the determined cycle time, are accurate and that all necessary documents are properly completed in order to provide complete packages to the field
- To maintain positive relationships with multiple municipalities
Major Functional Responsibilities:
- Telephone skills
- Computer skills
- Clerical functions
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication oral and written
- Organizational skills
Key Duties:
- Prepare permit submittal packages sent to city
- Assimilate start packages and distribute to field
- Participate in weekly starts meeting to ensure all needed paperwork is obtained in order to prevent delay of future starts
- Maintain permits and schedule of alarm systems
- Coordinate ordering and moving construction trailers
- Create house file for new jobs
- Office filing across departments i.e. accounting, sales contracts, iron mountain
- Provide support to Project Managers, Area Construction Managers and VP of Operations
- Other duties as assigned.
Desired Candidate Qualifications:
- High school degree required, college degree preferred
- Two years training in administrative skills strongly preferred
- Computer literacy required
