What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plans Manager position at KB Home?
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 650,000 quality homes in our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers from those buying their first home to experienced buyers allowing them to make their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget. As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR� certified, a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable and better for the environment than new homes without certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys. Build your career with KB Home. Learn more.
JOB SUMMARY: Under general leadership by the VP, Purchasing, the Plans Manager will manage internal and external resources to meet the division’s community and product objectives. This role will be the primary liaison with KB Home’s corporate architecture team and seller’s design review boards, and with city planners in the plans submittal, review, and approval process. The Plans Manager will also participate in value engineering and cost savings initiatives, including making recommendations that drive value and customer satisfaction.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Plans Management
Education:
KB Home and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies (collectively, "Recruiters") in response to job postings. If Recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at KB Home or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for recruiting services, such resumes will be deemed the sole property of KB Home and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidate resumes, in the event any such candidate is hired by KB Home or its affiliates as a result of the submittal, without a valid written agreement between the Recruiter and KB Home.
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 650,000 quality homes in our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers from those buying their first home to experienced buyers allowing them to make their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget. As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR� certified, a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable and better for the environment than new homes without certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys. Build your career with KB Home. Learn more.
JOB SUMMARY: Under general leadership by the VP, Purchasing, the Plans Manager will manage internal and external resources to meet the division’s community and product objectives. This role will be the primary liaison with KB Home’s corporate architecture team and seller’s design review boards, and with city planners in the plans submittal, review, and approval process. The Plans Manager will also participate in value engineering and cost savings initiatives, including making recommendations that drive value and customer satisfaction.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Plans Management
- Set product development schedules and manage tasks to meet community startup commitments.
- Research and ensure compliance with city, HOA, and/or developer design criteria.
- Manage city submittal documents and process, including the creation, collection, organization, and submission of required specific design, architectural, structural, and mechanical drawings from their respective sources.
- Ensure plans and other technical documents are correct, consistent, and complete prior to handoff for use in bidding and construction.
- Provide and manage priorities to professional resources, including internal and external architects, engineers, and designers.
- Ensure periodic code updates are approved by local building departments prior to deadlines to keep production on schedule.
- Perform basic takeoff tasks (i.e. window schedules, flatwork, etc.) and manage external resources for complex takeoffs (i.e. consultants, lumber suppliers, etc.).
- Participate in field verification audits and frame walks.
- Provide input on value engineering and manage changes through completion and execution.
- Various projects and tasks, as required.
Education:
- High school education required.
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred in architecture, construction management, or other relevant discipline.
- 5 years of experience managing technical drawings and plans are required.
- 5 years of production housing product & process knowledge are required.
- 2 years of experience in managing building department planning submittals are required.
- Must possess exemplary organizational skills, able to track and manage many complex processes simultaneously.
- Self-motivated and able to work in a collectively responsible team environment.
- Proficient in using MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook; Blue Beam or similar experience highly preferred.
- Exceptional communication skills necessary, both written and verbal.
- Excellent follow through; strong drive to get tasks completed on time.
- Good people and problem solving skills.
- 10-15% local travel to communities and city permitting offices.
- Conduct business in a professional and ethical manner.
- Able to work a full workday in office with occasional additional time after hours.
- Position is located on-site (7807 E. Peakview Ave. Suite 300, Centennial, CO 80111)
- Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is $85,000-$100,000 per year depending on experience, paid semi-monthly.
- Bonus: this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus
- Benefits: Employee benefits available for this position include health care (medical, dental and vision) benefits, a 401(k) employee savings plan with Company match, vacation pay, paid sick days, and a monthly mobile phone stipend
KB Home and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies (collectively, "Recruiters") in response to job postings. If Recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at KB Home or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for recruiting services, such resumes will be deemed the sole property of KB Home and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidate resumes, in the event any such candidate is hired by KB Home or its affiliates as a result of the submittal, without a valid written agreement between the Recruiter and KB Home.
Salary : $85,000 - $100,000
