Operations Assistant – Construction, Operations & Office

Location: Dublin, OH
Primary Coverage Area: Columbus, OH (within ~1 hour)
Travel Required: Yes (see Travel Requirements below)
Schedule: Full-time | Fast-paced | Not a 9–5 role

About This Role – Read Carefully

This is a high-accountability, high-touch operations role that combines:

Residential construction field oversight
Quality control inspections and reporting
Office administration and operations support
Customer and subcontractor communication
Marketing, advertising, and business support tasks

You will work directly with the General Manager and President and will be involved in nearly every area of the business while regularly being on the road visiting homes under construction.

Time breakdown:

Beginning: ~75% field / 25% office & operations
Over time: ~50% field / 50% office & operations

This role is intentionally designed to give you broad exposure to the entire company, but it comes with constant oversight, communication, and accountability.

Accountability, Communication & Daily Reporting (Very Important)

This is not a role where you operate independently without oversight.

Especially early on, this position is:

High-touch
Highly structured
Closely managed

You will have daily check-ins with the General Manager, often multiple times per day, to:

Review what you saw on jobsites
Discuss issues, concerns, and priorities
Confirm what needs to be done next
Review completed and pending tasks

You will be expected to:

Update the General Manager daily on:
What you did
What you observed
What was completed
What still needs to be done
What other employees and subcontractors are doing
Keep information organized, accurate, and documented
Write clear daily summaries of your work and findings

As you gain experience, trust, and understanding, you will earn more responsibility—but structured reporting and accountability never go away. Organization, communication, and follow-through are non-negotiable.

What This Job Is (And Is Not)

This job IS:

Fast-paced
Highly accountable
Constantly reviewed and communicated
A mix of field execution and office intelligence
Direct, professional leadership interaction
High involvement from management

This job is NOT:

A low-supervision role
A “go do your thing and report later” position
A slow-paced assistant job
A role for people who dislike structure or feedback
A position with early autonomy before earning it

Growth, Responsibility & Advancement (Earned Over Time)

This role has a clear long-term growth path, but it is earned through performance over years—not months.

Early expectations:

Listen
Learn
Execute
Communicate clearly
Take accountability
Follow direction precisely

You will be treated professionally from day one, but respect, trust, autonomy, and decision-making authority are earned.

Growth progression:

Year 1: Learn systems, construction standards, reporting, communication, and execution
Year 2: Take ownership of larger operational responsibilities
Year 3+: Become involved in leadership, managing others, and operational decision-making

High performers will:

Be trusted with larger responsibilities
Support the GM and President in managing the company
Be involved in company-wide operations and decisions
Grow into higher-level operations leadership roles

Key ResponsibilitiesField Operations & Quality Control (Primary Early Focus)

Drive to homes under construction within ~1 hour of Columbus
Inspect jobsite progress, quality, and conditions
Identify concerns, delays, and quality issues
Document findings clearly and accurately
Report observations and action items daily to the GM
Learn construction sequencing, terminology, and standards
Assist with light labor or jobsite tasks when needed

Office, Operations & Communication

Write professional emails and reports
Handle phone calls with subcontractors, customers, and vendors
Track tasks, follow-ups, and responsibilities
Support customer communication when needed
Coordinate with internal team members and subcontractors
Create meeting agendas and track action items
Assist with documenting processes and systems
Support marketing, advertising, recruiting, onboarding, and administrative tasks
Work across production, project management, purchasing, estimating, and customer service

This role requires constant task-switching, documentation, and communication.

Travel Requirements (Important)

First few months (training period):

Travel to Pittsburgh, PA approximately once per week, typically one overnight stay, for hands-on training.

After training:

Travel reduces to every other week, and potentially once per month.

Candidates must be comfortable with this schedule.

Work Environment & Expectations

Extremely fast-paced environment
High standards and extreme accountability
Constant communication and oversight
Zero tolerance for:
Laziness
Dishonesty
Poor attitude
Excuses
Disorganization
Occasional work beyond normal business hours
Direct, professional communication at all times

Qualifications

Required:

Strong work ethic and accountability
Comfort with frequent check-ins and reporting
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong computer skills and organization
Ability to operate in both field and office environments
Willingness to learn construction concepts and terminology
Physically capable of being on jobsites regularly
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

Preferred (Not Required):

Construction, project management, or field operations experience
Operations or administrative experience
Marketing or advertising exposure
Excel, QuickBooks, or similar systems experience
Experience in highly structured, high-accountability environments

Final Note – Be Honest With Yourself

This role is demanding and closely managed, but for the right person it offers rare exposure to how a real construction business operates at a high level.

If you want:

Structure
Accountability
Constant feedback
Real responsibility earned over time
Long-term growth into operations leadership

This role can be extremely rewarding.

If you want autonomy without accountability, minimal oversight, or a slow pace—do not apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off

Application Question(s):

This role is a hybrid position that starts approximately 75% in the field visiting homes under construction and 25% in the office, later transitioning to roughly 50% field and 50% office/operations. Does this align with what you are looking for?
This role requires daily check-ins with the General Manager, frequent updates throughout the day, and written daily summaries of what was completed, observed, and what still needs to be done. How do you feel about this level of oversight and reporting?
This position operates in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment with direct communication and little tolerance for excuses or disorganization. Which best describes you?

This role requires travel to Pittsburgh, PA approximately once per week (one overnight) during the first few months of training, then reducing to every other week or possibly once per month. Are you comfortable with this travel schedule?
Are you comfortable being on active residential construction sites, walking homes under construction, identifying issues, and assisting with light physical tasks when needed?

You will be working closely with leadership that communicates professionally but very directly and quickly. Feedback is focused on results, not feelings. How do you handle this?
This role requires strong organization, tracking tasks, documenting jobsite observations, and writing clear daily summaries. How confident are you in your ability to stay organized and communicate clearly in writing?
This role offers long-term growth, but authority and decision-making are earned over time (years, not months). Early on, the focus is execution, learning, and accountability. How does this align with your expectations?
This is not a strict 9–5 role and may require work outside normal business hours. Are you comfortable with this?
Based on everything described above — frequent reporting, daily GM check-ins, travel, high accountability, and fast pace — do you believe you would succeed and enjoy this role?☐ Yes

☐ Unsure
☐ No

Work Location: In person

Parry Custom Homes Columbus, LLC

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