All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
General Description
The Vice President of Construction provides strategic leadership and executive oversight for all construction operations across the organization. This role is critical to ensuring project excellence, operational efficiency, and long-term business growth. The VP is responsible for overseeing project execution, driving profitability, fostering strong relationships with internal teams and external partners and championing a high-performance culture. This individual will play a central role in generating sales, strategic planning, organizational development, and delivering on McCoy Rockford’s vision for excellence in construction services.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Establish and cultivate a high-performing, customer-centric culture across all construction operations to enable the team to exceed sales goals and deliver exemplary customer service
- Develop and execute strategy for achieving annual sales goals
- Lead the organizational transformation necessary to meet evolving customer expectations and market demands.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, buying “influencers”, key stakeholders, including general contractors, architects, designers, project managers, and strategic vendors to stay ahead of market trends and support business development.
- Collaborate with the executive team to develop and execute a strategic vision for the construction department, aligning with McCoy Rockford’s overall mission and goals.
- Consistently communicate the vision and engage team members in its execution to drive alignment and accountability.
- Develop and track key performance metrics to measure productivity, effectiveness, and project outcomes.
- Continuously evaluate and improve operational processes, tools, and procedures to increase efficiency and ensure a seamless customer experience.
- Leverage technology and available systems to streamline operations and enhance project delivery.
- Lead customer engagement efforts by facilitating proactive, two-way communication to understand expectations and implement data-driven strategies for improved service.
- Oversee risk management activities, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and company policies.
- Monitor and manage financial performance, including profit and loss (P&L) for construction projects, ensuring alignment with budgetary goals and organizational profitability.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, safety, quality, and collaboration across all teams and functions.
- Recruit, train, mentor, and evaluate staff to build a high-performing team; take timely corrective actions in alignment with HR policies when needed.
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
KEY SELECTION AND SUCCESS FACTORS
Work Experience
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience working with architectural and technology solutions such as: moveable and demountable wall systems and/or Construction field
Education/Qualifications
- MBA or Master’s in Construction Management or related discipline.
- Executive-level experience in a growing or multi-site construction organization.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, or LEED AP.
- Experience implementing operational excellence or lean construction methodologies.
Other/Preferred
- Must be able to build relationships with external clients, vendors, and internal clients
- Must have superior leaderships skills and the ability to develop and inspire employees while holding them accountable
- Must have strong interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communications skills
- Must have strong problem solving skills and the ability to make critical business decisions with limited information and time
- Must demonstrate tact, salesmanship, and good negotiating skills
- Must have mathematical aptitude
WORK ENVIRONMENT: (overtime, travel, physical demands, conditions)
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Employee occasionally lifts 2-3 reams of paper and customer files, especially during archiving.
- Weight up to 12 pounds; Height floor to 36 inches; Frequency up to 2 times per week
- Employee occasionally carries paper from the copy room to fill printer. Weight up to 12 pounds; Distance up to 300 feet; Frequency up to 2 times per week
- Employee occasionally pushes or pulls an office chair. Force up to 7 pounds; Distance up to 50 feet; up to 1 time per week
- Employee occasionally climbs main stairs or stairs to warehouse at main location to meet with customers in lobby display area, to access parts in warehouse, and interact with other operational departments. Height 1 flight; Frequency up to 3-5 times per day
- Employee occasionally walks on level surfaces to: interact with all operational departments, retrieve needed materials, to access lobby display, and attend meetings. Duration 45 minutes per day; Distance up to 1,500 feet per day
- Employee occasionally stands on level surfaces during interaction with customers and other personal. Duration 30 minutes per day
- Employee continuously sits using the computer, talking on the phone, processing project paper work, and attending. Duration up to 7 hours per day
- Employee constantly reaches out during work at desk. Height forward reach waist to chest; Frequency up to 30 times per hour
- Employee must rarely bend, squat, stoop, or kneel during filing tasks.
- Employee is occasionally exposed to ambient temperatures in the warehouse.
- Work overtime as needed.
