Vice President of Construction

The Eckinger Construction Company, proudly headquartered in Canton, Ohio, is celebrating over 100 years of excellence in the construction industry. Since 1923, Eckinger has delivered high-quality retail, restaurant, and commercial construction projects nationwide. We provide a full-service construction experience grounded in integrity, industry expertise, and a strong commitment to craftsmanship.

As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Vice President of Construction to join our leadership team.

The Vice President of Construction is a senior leader within the executive team, supporting the direction and oversight of all construction activities across the organization. This role helps ensure the successful delivery of projects nationwide by promoting strong performance in safety, financial results, quality, and schedule adherence.

The Vice President provides strategic direction, strengthens relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and advances operational consistency and excellence across all projects. This position requires sound business judgment, risk awareness, and the ability to support the execution of contractual obligations while aligning with company objectives.

Working closely with leadership and project teams, the Vice President drives reliable, high-quality outcomes and continuous improvement across the organization.

The Vice President provides leadership and guidance to construction operations personnel across the organization, including:

• Project Managers
• Subcontractors and vendor partners

This role supports coordination, alignment, and performance across all levels of construction teams to ensure consistent and effective project execution.

• Organizational leadership – Contributes to company-wide strategy and establishes performance standards to ensure consistent, high-quality construction operations.
• Team development – Build, mentor, and retain high-performing teams.
• Proposal and estimate review – Provide executive-level input and oversight for bids, estimates, and preconstruction efforts.
• Contract administration – Ensure compliance with prime contract requirements and company policies while supporting consistent project execution.
• Stakeholder relationships – Develop and sustain strong partnerships with clients, owners, engineers, vendors, and service providers.
• Negotiations – Lead and support high-level contract and change order negotiations.

• Ensure all contractual obligations and deliverables are clearly defined, monitored, and successfully met.
• Promote accountability among customers, partners, and internal teams to uphold contractual agreements.
• Support effective resource allocation and staffing across projects to meet operational needs.
• Reinforce compliance with procurement policies, as well as insurance and bonding requirements.
• Identify and evaluate organization-wide risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Drive successful project completion and support timely invoicing and payment collection.
• Oversees change management processes, ensuring proper approvals are obtained prior to execution.
• Provides executive guidance for preconstruction services, including value engineering, constructability analysis, scheduling, and budgeting.

• Lead performance tracking and forecasting efforts company-wide to support informed decision-making.
• Establish and reinforce consistent job cost reporting standards across the organization.
• Promote continuous improvement through innovation in efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
• Monitor labor productivity and overall performance, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Support project-level profit and loss accountability through proactive cost management practices.
• Promote efficient utilization of company equipment and resources to support operational performance and cost control.

• Ensure all projects adhere to or exceed contractual schedule requirements.
• Provide direction for organizational scheduling practices, including updates related to change orders…