Development Superintendent
Description Atlanta Habitat creates opportunities to transform lives through community-built sustainable homeownership, guided by our core values: purpose, excellence, servant leadership, humanity and positivity. As Atlanta Habitat evolves from a respected affordable housing nonprofit into a leading community development organization, we are scaling our impact by focusing on housing innovation, planned communities, neighborhood transformation, and the long-term economic mobility of families.
Position Summary: The Development Superintendent is Atlanta Habitat's primary field resource for pre-development site preparation and day-to-day land development execution. The position performs field due diligence, coordinates DDH permitting and approved tree removal, manages lot clearing and other early site work, monitors active development construction, coordinates contractors, utilities and inspections, verifies completed work, and processes invoices.
Working under the Director of Site Planning & Development, the Superintendent resolves routine field issues and promptly escalates decisions that materially affect design, cost, schedule, quality or regulatory compliance. The role helps ensure properties progress from acquisition through pre-development and into a documented construction-ready condition. Pre-Development and Property Preparation Conduct field due diligence and property investigations for potential acquisitions and existing Atlanta Habitat properties; document observable conditions, photographs and site-access needs.
Identify and communicate potential clearing, demolition, hazardous/dead/dying tree, drainage, erosion, utility, access, dumping and adjacent-property concerns. Develop scopes of work, obtain contractor proposals and coordinate approvals for assigned pre-development activities. Prepare, submit and track dead, dying or hazardous tree (DDH) permit applications in coordination with the Permitting & Zoning Coordinator.
Schedule and oversee approved DDH tree removal, lot clearing, site cleanup, demolition support and other property-preparation work. Verify pre-development work is complete and properly documented before the property advances to its next phase. Development Field Execution Conduct routine site visits and monitor clearing, erosion control, grading, stormwater systems, roads, sidewalks, water, sewer, power, telecommunications and related infrastructure work.
Compare field conditions and contractor work with approved plans, specifications, contracts and project requirements; document progress, deficiencies and corrective actions. Serve as the day-to-day field contact for contractors, consultants, inspectors and utility providers on assigned work. Coordinate work sequencing, site access, field meetings, inspections, testing and corrective work to support project schedules.
Resolve routine field execution issues within established authority and escalate significant design, cost, schedule, safety, quality or compliance matters to the Director. Maintain organized site photographs, daily or weekly field reports, outstanding-item lists and contractor commitments. Contractor, Invoice and Cost Administration Solicit and compare quotes for assigned work and confirm required authorization is in place before work begins.
Verify contractor work, quantities and deliverables in the field before recommending payment. Review invoices against approved proposals, contracts, purchase orders and completed work; resolve discrepancies with contractors. Code and submit invoices for approval and payment in accordance with Atlanta Habitat procedures, and track payment status and project cost records. Notify the Director of anticipated cost impacts, scope changes or potential change-order conditions before commitments are made.
Inspections, Closeout and Construction-Ready Handoff Coordinate required inspections, testing, punch lists and corrective-action follow-up for assigned site and infrastructure work. Track as-builts, releas