President

Job Description

This role is with a direct client of Aprio Talent Advisory.

Role Title: President

Location: Washington D.C / Reston, VA area - plus domestic and international travel.

Client Industry: GovCon / Construction

Compensation: $225 - $400k + bonus + potential equity

**Compensation package will be customized based on candidate experience, value and needs**

Summary:

Our client, a cleared U.S. government contractor supporting classified federal programs and part of a larger privately held international infrastructure organization, is seeking a President with deep GovCon construction industry experience to lead the business through a major growth period. Reporting to the Owner, this executive will own day-to-day operations, project execution, and the capture and proposal process, and will maintain the leadership structure required for the company’s Top Secret work. The broader organization has significant backlog, a strong federal pipeline, and a clear plan to scale and position the business for a potential transaction over the next 3–5 years.

Why It’s Worth Your Time

• Step into the top operating seat of a cleared company with full executive accountability for people, projects, and financial performance.
• Lead growth across classified programs, government construction, power systems, and microgrids.
• Operate within a broader organization carrying roughly 30 months of backlog and a robust federal pipeline.
• Partner directly with an engaged owner who remains active in customer relationships and opportunity identification.
• Build the organization, systems, and leadership infrastructure needed to support rapid growth.
• Play a central role in positioning the company for a strategic sale, private equity investment, management buyout, or other liquidity event.

What You’ll Own

• Lead day-to-day operations across a portfolio of firm-fixed-price federal construction and classified projects.
• Maintain the leadership structure and compliance required for the company’s facility clearance and Top Secret work.
• Keep projects on schedule, within budget, contractually compliant, and properly resourced.
• Manage project risk, including schedule delays, labor efficiency, cost escalation, claims, and subcontractor performance.
• Run the capture and proposal process once opportunities are identified, covering pursuit strategy, teaming, pricing, feasibility, milestone reviews, and transition into execution.
• Evaluate new opportunities against staffing, proposal resources, cash flow, operational risk, and strategic fit, and push back when an opportunity falls outside the strategy or available capacity.
• Develop the one-, two-, and three-year strategic plan with ownership, defining clear target markets and swim lanes.
• Oversee core corporate functions including finance, HR, contracts, legal and compliance, business development, and project operations.
• Ensure compliance with FAR requirements and U.S. government contracting regulations.
• Travel internationally approximately four times per year, plus regular travel between U.S. operating and customer locations.

Must-Haves

• Extensive construction industry experience, including senior executive leadership (President, COO, General Manager, or equivalent) with full P&L accountability.
• Active Top Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one; U.S. citizenship required.
• Significant U.S. federal government contracting experience.
• Strong hard-dollar / firm-fixed-price construction background.
• Working command of FAR requirements, federal contracts, claims, and complex subcontracts.
• Hands-on leadership of the capture and proposal process, including pricing and bid/no-bid decisions.
• International construction and operations experience, with willingness to travel internationally and domestically.

Nice to Have

• Prior leadership of a cleared company or business unit supporting classified programs.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or other federal construction agency experience.
• M&A, private equity, or exit-readiness experience.
• Experience scaling a business through rapid growth with multiple concurrent projects.
• Exposure to government services alongside construction.
• Background in power systems, microgrids, or energy infrastructure.
• Experience partnering with an active owner in a privately held or family-owned company.