Residential Expeditor

Are you looking for an environment that offers both variety and a fast-pace? Are you looking for room for growth? Are you looking for a fun and welcoming workplace? Wimmer Communities’ Full Time open Residential Expeditor is the perfect fit for you!

As a recipient of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Top Workplaces Award, we have proven ourselves as one of the best places to work in Southeastern Wisconsin. We are a family business that understands your job and co-workers can be a lot like a second family. Quarterly lunches, our annual holiday party, March Madness bracket challenges as well as the Wimmer 25 Week Wellness Challenge keeps our work family invested in one another and our mission.

This position is responsible for constructing single family and tenant improvements including planning, organizing, construction, motivating and controlling all aspects of the Project(s) to ensure a timely, cost effective, quality finished product ready for occupancy.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Plan review – review plans to ensure that Owner’s needs are met in the Consultants plans. Study plans for accuracy as well as required details to enable Subcontractors to accurately bid the work as well as construct their phase of work. Plans to include Architectural documents as well as site work. Coordinate between actual existing site conditions and plans.
• Provide value engineering from experience or via Subcontractors or vendors input to enhance the completed Project as to quality, time consideration and cost conservation. Solicit Subcontractors bid proposals and review in detail, bids for content as to total work included, and analyze comparatively for selection of Subcontractor based on availability of work force, skill level, safety concerns and price.
• Draft scope of work for Subcontractor or review and refine scope (prepared by others) for accuracy as to entire inclusion of work required for contract price for VP of Construction’s approval.
• Coordinate with governmental agencies as to required permits, inspections, approvals and job site restrictions. Coordinate Project as to all governmental requirements. Obtain permits as to all government requirements and establish cooperative relationships as a liaison with government agencies and inspectors.
• Coordinate application, and installation of site electric, gas, cable, phone and other required public utility services for the project(s).
• Analyze the Project and prepare, manage, and update schedules as to sequence of all Subcontractor’s work as well as time durations. Meet as necessary with Subcontractors to discuss quality or time issues individually. Motivate Subcontractors in a positive manner as to Project’s importance and stress adherence to schedules.
• Daily follow up on work in progress as to time completion; work crew size, safety methods and quality and compare to Project schedule. Immediately follow up with delinquent contract and motivate Subcontractor to meet schedule and commitments. Give advance notice to Subcontractors and inform them of Project status and Subcontractors due date for start and completion of their work. Provide Owner’s management with updated schedules as to work completed and projected occupancy date. Complete daily job log as to contractor, manpower, work activity, deliveries, and weather, safety and DNR conditions. Review contracts for Subcontractor compliance.
• Review Project costs – Approve monthly Subcontractor partial payments as to percentage of completion and work and materials quality as well as compliance with Project Schedule. Promptly review approved cost revisions and prepares necessary change orders.
• Maintain control of the site as to cleanliness, safety and required staging areas. Hours of Operation – while construction activities may vary as to time of year or construction sequence, on site Project Management is required generally from7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Such factors as workload, seasonal conditions, job schedules, subcontractor/supplier availability, client demands, quality control practices, etc., may change these hours according to the demands of each project.
• At various stages, prepare punch lists with due dates for Subcontractors to make necessary repairs and completions to enable other Subcontractors to continue their work and overall completion of the Project ready for occupancy.
• Work cooperatively with sales staff, owners, clients, vendors, and all departments of the organization. Represent the company in a professional manner at all times.
• Manage the submittal process including ensuring subs get submittals in on time, route for approval, review and mark up with corrections, and document in the submittal log.
• Perform special projects as requested by the Vice President of Construction.

• A highly competitive base wage
• Generous PTO that starts accruing day one
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Use of Any Wimmer Property Amenities (Pool, Fitness Center & Community Room)
• Continued Employee Growth, Development, Training, and a Career Path
• Fun Company Outings including Golf Outing, Brewers games, Milwaukee Boat Cruise, and annual Holiday party.
• Charity Events such as Habitat for Humanity and Hunger Task Force
• Charity Drives such as Milwaukee Rescue Mission-Toys for Tots, Hunger Task Force-Food Drives,
• Medical, Vision, Dental, Health Savings Account, and a Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-Paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Free / Confidential Employee Assistance Program
• 401K Plan with a Company Match
• Discounted Rent at Our Properties
• A Company Culture Second to None