General Contractor - Head of Operations

Company Overview

Join our innovative startup at the forefront of sustainable housing! We're revolutionizing tiny home construction through high-efficiency prefabricated panel systems. Our homes are designed to be passive house certifiable with immediate air and water sealing upon installation. As a founding team member, you'll have the opportunity to shape our processes and grow with the company from the ground up. We serve the greater metro Atlanta area, with a focus on ADUs, first-time homebuyers, and short-term rental investors seeking high-quality, high-efficiency, and space-optimized homes.

We are entering a period of rapid growth—expanding from early manufacturing and pilot builds into scalable operations. We are seeking an entrepreneurial Head of Operations with deep homebuilding expertise and a Georgia General Contractor (GC) license to lead permitting, site operations, builder relations, vendor management, and support our factory build process as we scale.

Role Summary

The Head of Operations is responsible for ensuring every Verawood home moves efficiently from zoning to final inspection with world-class quality and repeatable, scalable processes.

This role sits at the intersection of construction management, factory ops, permitting, vendor sourcing, inspections, modular compliance, and customer delivery. You will build and manage the end-to-end operational system that allows Verawood Homes to scale from dozens to hundreds of units per year.

You must be entrepreneurial, hands-on, and comfortable working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.

Key Responsibilities

Qualifying Agent Duties:

• Serve as the company's designated Qualifying Agent with the Georgia State Licensing Board
• Hold final approval authority on all construction contracts and change orders
• Ensure company maintains compliance with Georgia contractor licensing requirements
• Review and approve all construction-related financial commitments

Factory Operations Support:

• Partner with the factory manager/production team to:
  • Facility assembly of prefabricated wall, floor, and roof panels.
  • Validate build methods for onsite installability.
  • Improve repeatability, tolerances, and QC for modular components.
  • Optimize build-to-ship processes and onsite handoff.
  • Support layout, tooling, safety, and workflow improvements in the factory as we scale throughput.
• Vendor, Subcontractor & Labor Sourcing:
  • Build and manage a vetted network of subcontractors across site work, foundation trades, electricians, plumbers, crane operators, set crews, finish carpenters, and inspectors.
  • Negotiate pricing, service-level agreements, schedules, and scopes of work.
  • Evaluate and onboard new trades as the business scales into larger volumes and new product types.
  • Create performance tracking, cost controls, and vendor scorecards.
• Project Management & Operational Excellence:
  • Own project scheduling, capacity planning, job costing, and field operations dashboards.
  • Drive aggressive cycle-time reduction and build process improvements.
  • Collaborate with leadership on 30/60/90 and annual operational goals for builds, throughput, quality, cost, and margins.
  • Manage customer communication during the build process alongside the customer success team.

On-Site Assembly & Coordination:

• Oversee transportation and on-site assembly of prefabricated panels
• Coordinate and oversee onsite work including foundations, utilities, site prep, panel/module craning, assembly, weatherproofing, MEP hookups, and finishing.
• Create and enforce quality control standards across both factory-built components and onsite construction.
• Serve as the point-of-contact with county inspectors, managing scheduling, walkthroughs, remediation, and CO requirements.
• Build and refine installation playbooks, SOPs, sequencing, and timelines for rapid and predictable assembly.

Leadership & Team Building

• In time, hire and lead a team of site superintendents, project managers, inspectors, and assembly specialists.
• Build the operational culture of Verawood Homes—speed, craftsmanship, reliability, transparency.
• Represent operations in strategic planning, product development, and cross-functional initiatives.

Candidate Profile

Required

• Active Georgia General Contractor License
  • Must be willing to serve as Qualifying Agent
• 7+ years of experience in residential construction, prefab/modular building, or small-home/ADU development.
• Deep familiarity with Georgia codes, permitting processes, inspectors, and county requirements.
• Proven ability to manage multiple job sites, construction timelines, and subcontractors.
• Track record of building operational systems, not just following them.
• Strong project management, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Willingness to be hands-on in the field and factory.

Preferred

• Experience in modular construction, panelized systems, or factory-built homes.
• Familiarity with Gwinnett/Fulton/Cobb permitting workflows.

• Start-up or rapid-scale environment experience.
• Ability to read, redline, and manage architectural, MEP, and structural plans.
• Comfort using digital tools like Buildertrend, Procore, Monday/Asana, CAD viewers, etc.

What We Offer

• Salary: $85,000-$100,000 annually
• Performance Bonus
• Mileage Reimbursement for jobsite travel
• Benefits Package
• Paid Time Off