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General Manager for New Custom Homebuilder – Richmond VA

All, Real Estate

Petersburg, VA

$125,000 - $140,000

Location: Petersburg, VA (Richmond, VA area) | Schedule: Full-time, on-site | Compensation: Competitive salary (average ~$125,000-$140,000/year DOE) + Bonus

Overview

A well-established company in the custom homebuilding industry is seeking a General Operations Manager to lead branch operations, sales, and production in the Richmond, VA (Petersburg) market. This role is central to driving growth, managing teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple concurrent home builds.

What you'll do

  • Review new leads with the Sales Team
  • Review advertising strategy and approve budget
  • Provide weekly updates to the Division President
  • Review sales pipeline, contracts, starts, warranty items, and settlements
  • Review projections and challenges with managers and corporate leadership
  • Conduct job inspections when necessary
  • Lead final review meetings and plan reviews
  • Recruit, hire, train, mentor, and supervise employees, subcontractors, and vendors
  • Leverage networking expertise to build local industry relationships
  • Negotiate contracts and hire subcontractors and suppliers
  • Review overhead costs and general P&L
  • Address customer concerns and communicate resolutions

Required qualifications

  • Strong knowledge of custom residential construction
  • Familiarity with production building (managing multiple homes at one time)
  • Strong work ethic and problem-solving skills
  • Servant-leader management style
  • Strong leadership abilities with a positive, driving energy

Preferred qualifications

  • Familiarity with South Richmond VA area
  • Existing knowledge of local vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers to enable quicker acclimation to operations

Compensation and benefits

  • 401K
  • Competitive salary (average ~$125,000-$140,000/year DOE) plus bonuses
  • Bonus structure based on branch profit/sales (3% of volume)
  • Health insurance benefits
  • Vehicle allowance of $1100/month
  • Cell phone allowance of $75/month
  • PTO/vacation and holidays

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to lead sales, production, and team growth for a branch operation, with strong compensation, bonus potential tied directly to branch performance, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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