Senior VP of Project Delivery - Construction

Dream Company

Leadership here is defined less by hierarchy and more by trust. The organization is led by an executive widely regarded as one of the most genuinely servant-minded leaders in the industry, someone who takes real pride in developing people and giving back to the broader construction community. Decisions are made collaboratively, with regional and functional leaders expected to challenge ideas and be heard rather than simply follow directives. It is a culture built on credibility earned through partnership, not authority.

Dream Job

This is a rare opportunity for a true field-tested builder, someone who has walked job sites, solved problems in real time, and worked their way up to the executive level, to step into a company-wide role shaping how a multi-billion-dollar organization delivers its largest and most complex projects. The successful candidate will operate as a trusted partner to regional leadership, identifying risk early and driving accountability without diluting local ownership of outcomes. It is a role built for someone at the top of their game, ready to trade a single project portfolio for enterprise-level impact and executive visibility, with significant travel as part of the opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the connective operational leader across project delivery, integrating preconstruction, project controls, field operations, quality, and continuous improvement into one unified, accountable delivery system spanning the full project lifecycle.
• Leads a company-wide delivery operating rhythm on behalf of executive leadership, including project health reviews, leading indicator dashboards, escalation protocols, and corrective-action follow-through.
• Partners with regional leadership to embed consistent delivery standards while preserving local accountability, with the authority to challenge assumptions, require recovery planning, and elevate unresolved risk.
• Builds organizational capability by attracting, developing, and retaining talent, and strengthening succession planning across the business.
• Shapes the long-term evolution of the delivery model, translating industry trends and internal performance data into practical improvements and modernized tools.
• Models organizational values and builds credibility that strengthens the company's reputation in the market.

Key Competencies

• Understand and act on industry trends, local market and economic conditions, and the business model to make decisions and create competitive advantage.
• Take a broad, global perspective when considering proactive solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that might develop in the future.
• Demonstrate the capacity to recognize feelings and patterns of behavior in oneself and others. Manage emotions effectively in relationships.
• Attract, select, develop, recognize, and retain talented individuals. Utilize motivation and discipline to maximize performance and impact on the organization.
• Determine priorities and delegate work; monitor and communicate progress. Establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results; recognize success and learn from mistakes.
• Provide feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities. Plan for and support development of individual skills and abilities.

Experience / Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• 20+ years of construction project management experience
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Has held a senior leadership role within a construction company

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Deep knowledge of construction operations, field execution, project controls, preconstruction, procurement, scheduling, quality, safety, project financials, and closeout.
• Ability to interpret project performance data, identify leading indicators of delivery risk, and drive timely corrective action.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, margin protection, change management, contingency management, commercial risk, and client commitments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across regional, functional, peer group, and project-level teams without diluting local accountability.
• Strong operational judgment with the ability to distinguish isolated project issues from systemic delivery gaps.
• Ability to design and sustain operating rhythms, governance routines, escalation protocols, project health reviews, and performance dashboards.
• Skilled at translating enterprise standards into practical field adoption and measurable project outcomes.
• Strong facilitation and executive communication skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions, align stakeholders, and drive decisions.
• Experience leading project recovery, root-cause analysis, lessons learned, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ability to balance standardization with regional flexibility and market-specific execution needs.
• Strong talent development orientation, including coaching project executives, operations leaders, project managers, superintendents, and peer group leaders.