SBP Hiring for Construction Coordinator at Lake Charles, Louisiana Full Time

Are you passionate about addressing social justice and sustainability? If so, our service-minded AmeriCorps team needs your help!

Climate change is here, increasing the size and frequency of natural disasters and displacing over 15 million people each year. Hurricanes like Ida, Harvey, Maria, and Katrina disproportionately affect under resourced communities, whose road to recovery often takes years. SBP is dedicated to shrinking the time between disaster and recovery, work that includes helping individual homeowners and communities rebuild after a disaster.

As a Construction Coordinator, you will play a fundamental role in maintaining the momentum of our operations by overseeing the construction progress of our client’s homes. Construction Coordinators are involved with our projects from start to finish, whether securing proper permits for each site, designing subcontractor schedules, or monitoring overall site progress.

Essential Functions:

• Obtain construction permits by submitting accurate permit applications.
• Maintain the operating site’s sub-contractor database with proper documentation and identify new subcontractors.
• Attend walkthroughs with Project Managers to understand and receive bids for work from subcontractors.
• Properly organize, track and document all bids, work, and warranty information from subcontractors.
• Schedule and coordinate subcontractors to complete work on clients’ homes.
• Schedule inspections for the local building department and funders, as needed, for each construction project.
• Order and process utilities and orders for sites; i.e. dumpsters, drywall, etc.
• Ensure all electronic construction files, Gantt charts, excel tracking documents, and whiteboards are up to date with accurate information.
• Adhere to SBP’s Construction Manual and Safety Protocol and participate in regular safety trainings.
• Meet weekly with the Project Manager to discuss goals, construction projects, professional development, and any other issues and be open to feedback and coaching.

Benefits:

• Monthly stipend of $2,100
• Free individual Cigna health insurance
• A housing stipend of $175/month for AmeriCorps alumni
• Relocation reimbursement of up to $500 for eligible members
• Segal Education Award of $6,495 (Can be used as tuition assistance and/or for repaying qualified student loans and is awarded upon successful completion of a 10-month term of service)
• AmeriCorps Childcare Benefits Program
• Student loan forbearance for qualified loans
• Free Mental Health, Financial, and Legal support through the Member Assistance Program

As an AmeriCorps member serving with SBP, you will be part of the growing national service movement. You will receive professional development with a dynamic social-impact organization that is pioneering a new model for disaster recovery to support people, especially those who are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. If you’re committed to learning, have a strong work ethic, and enjoy working with volunteers, we want you on our team! 

*COVID-19 Safety Statement: SBP requires COVID-19 vaccinations for all team members. SBP team members closely interact with vulnerable populations. As such, we have an obligation to ensure that no team member poses a direct threat to the health or safety of our clients, themselves, or others in the workplace. All vaccinated team members will be required to submit photocopies of the front and back of their vaccination cards prior to onboarding with SBP.