Vice President (Successor to President)
Role Description
This is a succession role. The Vice President will join the executive team with the expectation of becoming President within 12 months of hire. During the first year, the VP will work directly alongside the current President and take on increasing responsibility for operations, financial performance, client relationships, and company strategy.
From day one, the VP oversees the bidding, winning, planning, execution, and delivery of multiple masonry and construction projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and in alignment with safety and quality standards. Day-to-day responsibilities include directing project managers, setting priorities, and monitoring progress against timelines and financial targets.
Over the transition period, responsibilities expand to include:
- Full profit-and-loss ownership, including annual budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and company-wide profitability.
- Setting and executing company strategy, including growth targets, market positioning, and which work to pursue.
- Leading business development and building long-term relationships with general contractors, developers, owners, and key suppliers.
- Overseeing estimating, operations, field teams, safety, and administrative functions.
- Recruiting, developing, and retaining leaders in the office and the field, and building a strong company culture.
- Managing company-level risk, including contracts, insurance, bonding, and safety compliance.
- Improving processes and systems across the business and using performance data to guide decisions.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in commercial construction or masonry, including 10+ years managing large projects and 5+ years in a senior leadership or executive role.
- Demonstrated readiness to lead a company, with experience owning a P&L, a division, or a business unit.
- Strong financial acumen, including cost estimation, budgeting, financial reporting, and maintaining profitability across a portfolio of projects.
- Proven ability to win work, with experience in bidding strategy, contract negotiation, and client relationship management.
- Strong project and program management skills, with experience leading multiple concurrent construction projects and cross-functional teams.
- Analytical skills to interpret project and business data, assess risk, and allocate resources.
- A track record of hiring, mentoring, and developing managers, and of leading diverse teams in the office and on-site.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency with construction project management software for scheduling, documentation, and reporting.
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field; advanced credentials (e.g., MBA, PMP, CCM) are a plus.
