Director of Construction

At Clear Construction, our mission is simple: to simplify the complexity of construction. We pride ourselves on delivering high-end residential projects with sophistication and precision that set us apart. Our vertically integrated approach means we manage every detail, ensuring a seamless experience from start to finish.

Our passionate, hardworking team thrives on collaboration, trust, and turning our clients’ dreams into reality. We believe the best results come from thoughtful partnerships—and we’re looking for a Director of Construction who shares that vision.

About the Role

Are you a dynamic construction leader ready to take the reins of a high-performing team? As Director of Construction, you’ll oversee every facet of our construction operations—leading projects, mentoring talent, streamlining processes, and driving growth.

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of construction projects in some of California’s most desirable locations. If you’re a strategic thinker, skilled communicator, and passionate about delivering excellence, we want to hear from you.

Location: This is an in-office position in our Santa Barbara, CA, office, with the opportunity for a hybrid arrangement.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage the entire Construction team—from staffing and structure to performance and resources.
• Oversee project schedules, ensuring workloads align with capacity, productivity stays high, and growth happens when needed.
• Collaborate with clients and support business development efforts, playing a key role in sales generation.
• Develop and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure efficient and effective workflows.
• Mentor and grow talent, providing career development plans, coaching, and performance management.
• Ensure a healthy, safe, and positive work environment, promoting a culture that aligns with our core values.
• Direct all budgeting, planning, and technical aspects of projects, reviewing deliverables for accuracy before client hand-off.
• Manage financial objectives, including departmental budgeting and forecasting.
• Work closely with other managers to ensure smooth interdepartmental workflows.
• Participate in leadership meetings, contributing to strategic planning and company-wide objectives.

Qualifications and Experience

• 10 years of construction project management experience, leading complex, multi-million-dollar projects.
• Proven team leadership skills, including mentoring senior staff and developing junior team members.
• Expertise in Procore and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Projects, Excel, Word).
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, methods, materials, and regulations.
• Experience managing budgets exceeding $20M with solid cost control skills.
• Familiarity with fiscal management tools (Sage, QuickBooks).
• In-depth understanding of OSHA standards and on-site safety protocols.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to manage client relationships and expectations.
• A strategic mindset with a knack for process optimization and problem-solving.
• Self-starter mentality, capable of working independently and taking initiative.
• AA or BA degree (highly desirable, but not required).
• Experience in high-end residential construction projects.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Referral bonuses
• Flexible work options in Santa Barbara’s “Funk Zone”—just blocks from the beach
• Open, collaborative office space
• A non-hierarchical culture where every voice matters

Our Core Values

Passion: Care for our clients, our work, and our company.
Brilliance: Be bright, be positive, be exceptional.
Precision: Absolutely no detail is too small.
Persistence: The greater the pressure, the brighter the diamond.

Physical Job Description

The typical working conditions, equipment used, and essential physical tasks described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform this job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Typical Working Conditions

Work performed in a combination of an office and rare field environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. In some instances, this job may require work in areas where ear, eye, and hard hats for protection are necessary.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, bend, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, drive, talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Equipment

Employees in this role may be exposed to and required to operate or work around the following equipment:

• Hand tools (e.g., hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches)

• Power tools (e.g., drills, saws, grinders)

• Heavy machinery (e.g., forklifts, skid steers, loaders)

• Construction vehicles (e.g., trucks, trailers)

• Office equipment (e.g., computers, printers, phones)

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g., hard hats, gloves, safety glasses, respirators)

Statement of Employer's Rights

This job description does not list all of the duties of this position. You may be asked by management to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. Clear Construction has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the Company may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.