Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Construction General Manager | Alair Homes Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI | Full-Time | Onsite

At Alair Homes Milwaukee, we help people love their homes by building high-end custom homes and renovations that are functional, beautiful, and built to last. As a locally owned franchise of Alair, we combine national systems with local expertise to provide an exceptional experience for homeowners across Southeast Wisconsin. Our work is rooted in transparency, collaboration, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

Learn more about us: alairhomes.com/milwaukee

We're looking for a strategic, execution-driven General Manager to serve as the Integrator and operational heartbeat of our growing business. This key leadership role is perfect for someone who thrives on turning ideas into action, building high-performing teams, and developing systems that drive measurable, sustainable growth.

You'll collaborate closely with ownership to bring strategic goals to life-overseeing day-to-day operations, financial performance, and cross-departmental alignment. If you lead with accountability, think in systems, and love to build strong cultures while driving results, this may be the opportunity for you.

• Lead with Clarity: Facilitate leadership meetings, ensure alignment across departments, and keep the team focused on quarterly goals and key priorities.

• Connect the Team: Champion cross-functional collaboration across sales, construction, marketing, and admin teams, reinforcing a culture grounded in service, transparency, and mutual respect.

• Drive Execution: Translate long-term objectives into actionable plans, track progress rigorously, and proactively remove roadblocks.

• Own the Numbers: Oversee budgets, financial forecasts, and KPIs to ensure profitability, efficiency, and sound decision-making.

• Build a Strong Culture: Hire, onboard, and develop top talent in alignment with our values of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Systematize Success: Build and refine repeatable, scalable systems that uphold operational rigor and deliver a premium client experience.

• Proven success in a General Manager, COO, or Director of Operations role-preferably within construction, real estate, or high-end service industries.

• Deep financial literacy , with fluency in P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and performance metrics.

• Natural leadership with exceptional communication skills and a calm, proactive, solutions-focused approach.

• Strong systems thinking, a high level of personal accountability, and the ability to lead through structure and process.

• Experience with EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) is a plus.

• A growth mindset , enthusiasm for collaboration, and passion for operational excellence.

We take hiring seriously and value long-term alignment. As part of our process, candidates will complete the following assessments:

• Prevue Assessment

• DISC Profile

• Kolbe A Index

These tools help us understand your strengths and ensure a great mutual fit.

• Base Salary: $110,000-$130,000

• Performance Bonus: Based on company KPIs

• Health & wellness benefits

• Ongoing professional development

• Entrepreneurial and collaborative work environment

• A chance to help shape the future of a leading design-build firm

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We're proud of the culture we've created: we work hard, but we laugh often, support each other, and believe in keeping things fun and balanced. If you're excited to help a thriving residential construction company grow sustainably, you love building great systems and even better teams- we'd love to hear from you!

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