Starts Manager

New Home Co. is a new generation homebuilder focused on the design, construction and sale of innovative and consumer-driven homes across major metropolitan areas in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Florida. Our commitment to excellence has earned us industry-wide recognition, including 2019 Builder of the Year by Professional Builder and the fastest-growing private builder in the country by Home Builder Executive in 2024.

As a proud recipient of the 2025 USA Today’s Top Workplace award, we believe that PEOPLE matter. The strength of our homes is built upon a foundation of focused, energized, and dedicated team members. Our goal is to provide a workplace where you are successful in doing the best work of your life. Join our team, and let’s Move Forward together.

Check out NWHM's 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report 

Job Title: Starts Manager
FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt   
Job Location: Office                             

Position Summary   
Manage the permitting process, with all administrative duties and ensure the effective, timely completion of all tasks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.
Responsible for:

• Manage master plan submissions for all new communities.
• Review all plans and elevations for each community to ensure they meet the requirements set for in the contract documents.
• Manage the start tracker for all upcoming starts and confirm there are no conflicts with fit issues, repetitiveness requirements and ACC requirements.
• Obtain weekly starts memo sign offs from the leadership team.
• Prepare check requests for permits and other construction-related fees that pertain to starting a house.
• Maintain the permit log documenting house start dates and stages of permitting.
• Review and submit all ACC documents for approval.
• Participate in new community meetings to help launch new product and make sure deadlines are met.
• Assist with correspondence for the Vice President, Operations and field staff with correspondence.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with city/county officials, agencies, tradecontractors and field team.          
• Assist with all other special projects and tasks as directed by Vice President, Operations.     
• Submit for lot fit books per community
• Maintain spec count per community
• Coordinate with VP and SVP, Operations to determine schedules, tasks and durations from spec release to permit or sales contract to permit for to-be-builts.
• Audit sales contracts for information pertain to new starts.
• Coordinate and assign builders in NewStar Enterprise
• Review NewStar Enterprise and NewStar Sales to confirm all options are finalized and aligned.
• Prepare and issue all Site Manager Start Packages.
• Work with Purchasing Team on starts to ensure lots are prepared to be released prior to permits being activated.
• Request lot specific plot plans along foundation and framing engineering to ensure the documentation.
• Communicate weekly to the management team on the status of upcoming starts.
• Maintain daily correspondence with architects, engineers, city/county officials.
• Lot schedule and task reporting.
• Oversee a unit count report for VP, Operations and VP, Sales.

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Strong interpersonal skills required.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under stress and pressure.
• Ability to deal with multiple and changing tasks.
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office, McCosker and Trac-Time preferred.
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills.

Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is between $90,000 to $100,000 per year, depending on experience and skillset. Base Salary is paid bi-weekly, every other Friday.

Benefits: In addition to competitive medical, dental and vision coverage, New Home Co. provides comprehensive benefits to eligible team members and their dependents, generous paid time off policies, like vacation, holidays, sick leave, jury duty, and bereavement; paid disability, parental and military leave; company-sponsored and voluntary term life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurances; a 401(k) retirement plan with bi-weekly employer matching of 50% up to the first 8% of team member contributions; as well as a wellness incentive program.

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Similarly, the work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:
Requires the ability to hear, type and talk in addition to sitting 100% of the time. The primary work location is a corporate office with low to moderate noise levels.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. New Home Co. retains the discretion to add or change job duties at any time.