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Virtual assistant for residential builders

The one-time recruitment fee is USD 2,795 (USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire). There is no ongoing recruitment markup. The six-month guarantee is a replacement search, not a refund.

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A construction worker in a hard hat standing above a city site.

The fee

USD 2,795

Charged once. No monthly markup on the wage.

The shortlist

21 days

The target from an agreed brief to three finalists.

The guarantee

6 months

Another search if it does not work out. Not a refund.

The work

Tasks this hire takes

A virtual assistant for residential builders chases selections, variations and the client update.

The builder still prices, signs and runs the site.

Two jobs shape a normal week for residential builders: Chase client selections against the program, and prepare variation paperwork for the builder to sign. Firms hire for that rhythm, not for an empty inbox.

  • Chase client selections against the program

  • Prepare variation paperwork for the builder to sign

  • Update the client on the dates the builder approved

  • File certificates to the job

  • Keep the procurement list current

Chase client selections against the program. For residential builders, that work sits beside Procore, Buildertrend or a job spreadsheet. The principal still makes the call above it.

Prepare variation paperwork for the builder to sign. Ask each finalist for residential builders when they last did this, and whether they did it in Procore, Buildertrend or a job spreadsheet.

The brief for residential builders should treat this as a standing job: update the client on the dates the builder approved. Procore, Buildertrend or a job spreadsheet is where the office checks it.

File certificates to the job. If the hire has not used Procore, Buildertrend or a job spreadsheet, the first month for residential builders includes learning it, and the principal still reviews the output.

Keep the procurement list current. For residential builders, write down what done looks like, and who is told when it is finished.

Day one

Software in the brief

Name Procore, Buildertrend or a job spreadsheet in the brief for residential builders when the hire will use it in the first week.

Say whether A selections tracker is required on day one for residential builders, or taught after the start.

A short task in A variation template can be part of the interview for residential builders, if you want to see the work.

You grant access to A certificate folder. For residential builders, the hire should have that login before week two.

  • Procore, Buildertrend or a job spreadsheet

  • A selections tracker

  • A variation template

  • A certificate folder

The line

Compliance boundary

The hire does not price a variation, direct a trade, or certify the build.

For residential builders, the interview repeats the boundary above. The hire should be able to say what they will not decide.

Who we introduce

Roles we place

We place a client-admin assistant and a document controller.

Three people are introduced for residential builders. You interview them, and you choose the one who starts.

Pricing

The recruitment fee is USD 2,795, charged once.

USD 350 opens the search. USD 2,445 is due when you select someone.

A monthly markup is a different model. We do not add one.

Charged once

USD 2,795

You pay the person you select directly after that.

Deposit to open the search
USD 350
Balance when you select someone
USD 2,445

USD 350 deposit + USD 2,445 on hire. A monthly markup is a different model.

Guarantee

Six months

If the person you select leaves within six months, we search again.

That second search is not a refund.

What the replacement guarantee covers

How a search works

Process

  1. 01

    Agree the brief

    Agree the tasks, tools and hours

  2. 02

    Search

    We search and assess candidates

  3. 03

    Shortlist

    About 21 days to three finalists is a target

  4. 04

    You choose

    You interview them and you choose

Book a free call when the residential builders brief is ready to open.

The first 90 days

  1. 01

    Days 1 to 30 for residential builders are for learning Procore, Buildertrend or a job spreadsheet and the way the office already hands work across.

  2. 02

    By day 60 this should be routine for residential builders: Update the client on the dates the builder approved.

  3. 03

    The day-90 review asks one question for residential builders: is “Keep the procurement list current” happening without you chasing it?

What we ask before we search

  • On the call for residential builders, we ask who does this today: chase client selections against the program.
  • We ask which of these the hire for residential builders must open on day one: Procore, Buildertrend or a job spreadsheet, A selections tracker, A variation template.
  • For residential builders, we ask you to say the line a new starter must not cross.

Shared hours are written into the brief for residential builders before anyone is approached.

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FAQ

Post-Hire Support

We set you up to manage them.

Never managed a remote hire before? We set you up with the tools to manage them: remote time tracking, a business call line with SMS, communication and messaging tools, payments, and onboarding guidance for the first 30, 60 and 90 days.

We guide you through the legal side of hiring offshore (contracts, contractor setup and paying them properly) and keep it simple.

This is general guidance, not a substitute for your own legal or tax adviser.

See Post-Hire Support
  • Onboarding guidance for the first 30, 60 and 90 days
  • Communication tools and response expectations
  • Meeting cadence and management frameworks
  • KPI and performance guidance tailored to the role
  • SOP guidance so knowledge doesn't live in your head
  • Recommended tools for phone, payments, time tracking and messaging
  • Best practices for remote and offshore team management
  • Legal and compliance guide for engaging offshore team members

When you're ready

Send the role. Then pick a time.

A name, a number and the work you want to move. We'll use it to prepare the call.

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