Operations Director, Construction Services

Description

• Strengthen Client & Partner Relationships: Build and expand relationships with clients, subcontractors, and vendors to drive repeat business and uncover new opportunities.
• Develop & Mentor Talent: Foster team growth by coaching project managers, setting development plans, and ensuring effective team utilization across dispersed projects.
• Standardize & Elevate Operations: Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that enhance efficiency, consistency, and client satisfaction across multiple programs.
• Own Financial Performance: Monitor and evaluate program results, leading P&L performance reviews and ensuring projects are delivered profitably and sustainably.
• Lead Procurement & Contracting: Oversee estimating, bid reviews, and negotiations, ensuring accuracy, fairness, and compliance in all contracts and vendor partnerships.
• Set the Standard: Be a role model for professional behavior, fostering a workplace culture that motivates and inspires others.
• Drive Project Excellence: Oversee project plans from pre-bid through closeout, ensuring teams deliver safe, high-quality work that meets client expectations, schedule milestones, and financial targets.
• Support Development of Top Brands: Opportunity to work behind the scenes supporting efforts for industry leaders like McDonald’s, Starbucks, and 7-Eleven.
• Shape Programs & Proposals: Lead the preparation of winning program and project proposals, defining scope, goals, budgets, risks, and resources to position Sevan for long-term success.
• Champion Key Initiatives: Play a vital role in driving Sevan-wide initiatives like Safety and Sustainability, ensuring positive impacts for our people and the planet.
• Represent Sevan Leadership: Act as a trusted voice for the General Contracting division in client meetings, industry conferences, and internal leadership forums.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success leading national, multi-site construction rollout programs from planning through completion.
• Government construction experience strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with construction software (Procore, P6, MS Project, RS Means, etc.).
• 12-15+ years of general contracting leadership, with a track record of profitable program delivery.
• Bachelor's degree in an accredited construction related program or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of estimating, bidding, preconstruction, construction, and closeout.
• Experience managing dispersed teams and multiple concurrent projects.
• GC licenses in multiple states (preferred) or ability to quickly obtain.

Benefits

• Grow With Us: Take charge of your personal and professional growth through hands-on experience, engaging training programs, and opportunities to mentor interns and co-ops.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance