General Manager | Operations
Build Your Future While Building Trust
At 1st Choice Builders, we deliver more than beautiful homes — we deliver peace of mind, quality, and trust. We’re scaling quickly and preparing for major growth, and we need a General Manager / Operations Manager who’s ready to step up, lead, and shape the next stage of our journey.
This role isn’t just about running operations — it’s about building a leadership career. You’ll be backed by a leadership mentor/HR consultant to help you grow as a manager, while you mentor and coach our project managers, designers, and carpenters.
Whether you’re an experienced leader in construction or an up-and-coming high-potential ready to step into your first big leadership role, this opportunity is about growing together.
What You’ll Do
- Oversee daily project operations: scheduling, quality, client satisfaction.
- Coach and mentor PMs, site leads, and designers toward SMART goal success.
- Build and roll out systems for estimating, scheduling, onboarding, and closeout.
- Take ownership of 2-week lookahead scheduling across all projects.
- Partner with ownership to free them from day-to-day coordination.
- Work directly with a leadership mentor to develop your own management skills.
What We’re Looking For
- Path 1: Experienced Leader – 7+ years in construction/remodeling leadership, proven ability to scale systems and lead teams.
- Path 2: High-Potential Up-and-Comer – 4–6 years in construction project management or site leadership, hungry for growth, ready to step into bigger shoes.
- Strong communicator, problem-solver, proactive decision-maker.
- Values-driven: Customers First, Quality with Speed, Take Control of the Outcome.
Why Join Us?
- Become the 'right-hand' and a leader in a growing company.
- Formal leadership mentoring provided (with HR consultant/coach).
- Competitive pay + performance incentives.
- Opportunity to shape culture and systems from the ground up.
- Work in the beautiful St. Croix River Valley community.
How to Apply
Send your resume and a short note telling us: Are you the proven leader who’s done this before, or the high-potential ready to take the leap?