VP, Construction

DeWolff, Boberg & Associates • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for standardizing installation methods, crew productivity standards, and project management workflows across all markets. The VP, Construction will build and manage a vetted, contractually compliant subcontractor network across San Antonio, Houston, Austin, and DFW. Key objectives include improving installed gross margin through labor productivity, rework reduction, and job cost discipline, eliminating paper from the field by implementing digital daily reports, T&M tickets, punch lists, and photo documentation as the single source of truth, building construction readiness for new market entry (including DFW), and developing a bench of project managers and superintendents capable of running work without executive intervention. This is not a caretaker role overseeing existing routines; the successful candidate will be building systems while delivering active work and will be measured on both.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field - or equivalent field earned experience.
• 10+ years of construction operations leadership, including 5+ years managing multi-site project management teams.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing subcontractor networks across multiple markets.
• Proven record of implementing standardized processes in an environment previously run on tribal knowledge.
• Strong job costing, scheduling, and margin management capability.
• Working knowledge of Texas construction contracting practices, permitting, and OSHA compliance.
• Willingness to travel across Texas and be present in the field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in precast concrete, masonry, site work, or specialty trade contracting.
• Experience opening or scaling operations in a new geographic market.
• Familiarity with construction technology platforms (Procore, Buildertrend, NetSuite, or similar) and paperless field workflows.
• Prior experience in a private-equity-backed or professionalizing organization.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement training.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Own installation execution across all Texas markets - safety, schedule, quality, and cost.
• Lead and develop the Project Manager team; set workload standards, review cadence, and escalation protocols.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Fleet & Supply Chain to align production, delivery, and install sequencing.
• Resolve field escalations, customer/GC issues, and change conditions with clear commercial judgment.
• Author and enforce standardized installation SOPs, quality checkpoints, and crew productivity standards by product type (precast panel, brick/masonry, columns, gates).
• Implement a disciplined project lifecycle: handoff from Sales, pre-construction planning, submittals, scheduling, execution, punch, closeout, and warranty.
• Establish change order and RFI discipline - nothing performed without written authorization.
• Serve as the construction-side owner for proprietary Command Center operating system implementation requirements (job costing, scheduling, field reporting).
• Build, qualify, and manage a Texas-wide subcontractor bench with sufficient depth for redundancy in every market.
• Own subcontractor prequalification: insurance certificates, W-9, safety history, references, capacity, and licensing.
• Ensure all subcontractors are onboarded under the current Master Subcontract Agreement with required insurance and indemnity terms in place before mobilization - no work begins without an executed agreement.
• Establish subcontractor scorecards (safety, quality, schedule, rework) and manage the bench on performance.
• Develop rate structures and unit pricing that protect installed margin while supporting competitive bidding.
• Own job-level cost performance; drive weekly review of budget vs. actual labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor spend.
• Partner with Estimating to close the loop between bid assumptions and field reality - feed actual productivity data back into pricing.
• Reduce rework, remobilizations, and warranty cost through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Approve field expenditures and subcontractor invoices within delegated authority.
• Champion a safety-first culture; enforce OSHA compliance, toolbox talks, JHAs, and incident investigation across employee and subcontractor crews.
• Ensure permitting, inspection, and municipal compliance requirements are met in every jurisdiction.
• Enforce quality standards at installation and drive corrective action on defects originating in plant or field.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop Project Managers and Superintendents; build succession depth in each market.
• Set clear performance expectations and hold the field organization accountable to measurable standards.
• Partner with HR on workforce planning, crew staffing models, and field labor retention.

Benefits

• Base Salary. $160,000 annually, paid in accordance with standard payroll practices.
• Annual Incentive. Target of 20% of base salary, earned against the Year 1 Success Measures above and reviewed annually.
• Company Vehicle. Company-provided truck with fuel card.
• Technology. Company-issued mobile phone and laptop.
• Participation in Company medical, dental, vision, and paid time off programs in accordance with plan documents and Company policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive