John Laing Homes Work Values

Daily Duties at John Laing Homes:

Full P&L responsibility for residential development projects with total of $400M in revenues and 65 direct reports. Managed all operations including planning, budgeting, scheduling, contracting/ subcontracting and options and standards. Recruited to take over failing Los Angeles/Ventura division’s seven large residential projects, bringing them back on schedule and on budget and completing business plan of 384 homes with $34M profit. Reorganized Purchasing Department, created historical cost database and developed new reporting standards to improve performance.  Trained new purchasing staff in negotiation to limit materials price increases to 7% below inflation.  Leader in “House to Home” program that reduced new homeowner warranty complaints by 75%.  Increased customer satisfaction from 88th in nation to #1.  Increased local contractor participation by 10% without affecting quality of work, costs or timelines.  Voted “Best Thing to Happen” in 2005 by Division Executive Team.  Sole Vice President to win Extra Mile award from the CEO.

What they like about John Laing Homes:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

Operations, Strategic Planning, Masterplan, Budgets, Schedules, Purchasing, construction, residential, high rise, Development, Contracting, Design, Vice President, Director, Project Management

Skills

Sales Support, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Ability to read and redline construction drawings, Ability to manage multiple projects, Develop and implement schedules, Employee motivation and retention, Leadership, Develop relationships with vendors, consultants and officials , Develop budgets, Write scope of work and bid projects, Negotiate and contract trades, Manage large complex master planned developments, Lead team of design consultants for plan approvals

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