Vice President Operations

Senior Vice President of Operations

Location: Carmel, IN

Work Environment: Onsite, 5 days per week

Compensation: Up to $180,000 base + bonus opportunity

Industry: Custom / Luxury Residential Construction

About the Opportunity

A growing residential construction and custom homebuilding organization is seeking a Senior Vice President of Operations to join its executive leadership team. This is a newly created role designed for an experienced operational leader who can serve as a strategic partner to the President while helping the organization scale, improve processes, and create stronger accountability across the business.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in custom or luxury residential homebuilding , along with proven success in process improvement, change management, purchasing, estimating, and cross-functional leadership.

This is not a purely high-level executive position. The organization is looking for someone who is strategic but still close to the work — someone who understands how a construction business operates day to day and can turn big-picture strategy into practical execution.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a strategic partner to the President and translate company goals into actionable operational plans.
• Drive process improvement and operational efficiency across the homebuilding lifecycle.
• Oversee key functions including Estimating, Purchasing, Finance, and Legal .
• Improve coordination and handoffs across Sales, Drafting & Design, Estimating, Purchasing, and Construction.
• Establish KPIs, goals, accountability measures, and quarterly reviews for department leaders.
• Lead change-management initiatives and successfully implement new processes throughout the organization.
• Develop operating strategies for multiple residential product types, including custom and luxury homes.
• Oversee vendor strategy, onboarding, pricing, value engineering, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Partner with Finance leadership on budgeting, project financing, and overall company performance.
• Improve internal and client-facing closing processes.
• Evaluate and implement technology and systems that improve efficiency and scalability.
• Participate in annual planning, quarterly objectives, staffing strategy, and Board preparation.

The role is intended to complement the President with stronger process orientation, business acumen, strategic execution, and change-management leadership.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of progressive experience in construction, homebuilding, or a related field.
• Custom or luxury residential homebuilding experience strongly preferred.
• Strong construction industry experience required.
• Extensive experience in purchasing, estimating, operations, or related construction functions .
• Proven track record of creating, improving, and implementing operational processes.
• Strong change-management experience — including driving adoption across teams.
• Experience developing KPIs and creating accountability across multiple departments.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including budgeting, P&L management, and cost control.
• Experience with value engineering, vendor management, and construction cost optimization.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical execution.
• Comfortable operating in a growing, entrepreneurial environment without excessive layers or bureaucracy.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Building & Construction Management, Organizational Leadership, Business, or a related field.

Technology

Experience with the following or similar platforms is preferred:

• Buildertrend or similar construction management software
• Bluebeam
• Revit
• Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Ideal Leadership Style

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Strategic, but hands-on
• Process-driven and highly organized
• Comfortable challenging existing processes
• Experienced leading organizational change
• Financially and commercially minded
• Collaborative but accountable
• Comfortable working across multiple departments
• Adaptable and entrepreneurial
• Strong at building relationships with both leadership and operational teams

Culture

The organization values gratitude, ownership, perseverance, adaptability, and innovation .

The environment is collaborative and entrepreneurial, with a strong focus on integrity, customer experience, quality, and building long-term relationships.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• 15+ days of PTO
• 9 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday
• Parental leave
• Company-paid life insurance
• Education reimbursement and professional development support
• Employee referral bonuses
• Housing discounts on new home builds and apartment rentals
• Wellness and fitness benefits
• Company events, volunteer opportunities, and employee celebrations

Why Join?

This is a highly visible opportunity to step into a newly created executive position and directly influence how a growing residential construction business operates.

You’ll have the opportunity to improve processes, shape organizational structure, strengthen cross-functional execution, and help guide the company through its next stage of growth.

The organization is also transitioning toward an ESOP structure , creating additional long-term alignment between employees and the success of the business.

For a senior operations leader who understands custom homebuilding, process improvement, and organizational change , this role offers significant influence and the ability to make a measurable impact.