EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: Bachelor Degree Required

ROLE: Creates accurate budgets for houses, areas, and options in estimating database. Oversees and directs point of sale and point of start budgets for each CDS. Negotiate with all new trades and vendors to establish firm and reasonable pricing. Update and maintain all bid books annually and as needed throughout the year.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

1. New Budgets
   1. Price all new floor plans accurately within one week
   2. Price homes with one basic elevation with additional elevations priced as options.
   3. Price all plan-specific bubble / structural options within one week.
   4. Review all pricing with V.P. of Construction for final sign off and approval.
   5. Price all area figures within one week of new community being accepted by Division President.
   6. Area figures must have accurate fill dirt and clearing figures (lot matrix) and must be approved and signed off by the Purchasing Manager and the V.P. of Construction.
      
2. Point of Sale Acceptance Budget
   1. Must be accurate with all known house area and options in place.
   2. If a home is sold and pricing needs to be completed for a new elevation, frame, block, or poured wall, then this is the time the new budget must be accurately completed.
      
3. Start Budgets
   1. All start budgets must be accurate.
   2. Start budgets to include all house, area, options, changes, standard features, and any specialty including customer price request and all lot matrix variables.
   3. Start budgets will be frozen once a start date is entered.
      
4. Over Budgets
   1. Over budgets must be analyzed each pay period to pinpoint areas needing improvement.
   2. Budgets must be kept accurate. Over budgets can be very difficult and frustrating.
      
5. Maintain – Bid book, phase specs, contracts
   1. Yearly resign of phase specs, bid sheets, and contracts (if needed).
   2. Monthly update of all books, as needed.
   3. Add and delete new vendors to MER System as needed.
      
6. Major Reports
   1. Over budget runs (2x a month)
   2. Pricing reports
   3. Program Outline & Option Program Outline report
   4. Job cost summary report
   5. Monthly Over Budget summary report
   6. Purchase Order Over Budget summary report
   7. Gross Profit report