Vice President of Heavy Civil Construction

Vice President – Heavy Civil Division

Location:

Bridgeport, CT
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $250,000 – 275,000 (DOE) + Excellent Benefits & Bonus Program

Waters Construction is seeking an experienced heavy civil construction executive to lead our Heavy Civil Division. This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for the strategic direction, financial performance, operational effectiveness, and long-term development of one of the company’s largest divisions.

The Vice President will report directly to the President and will become a key member of the Waters Construction leadership team. This individual will participate in company-wide strategic planning and will work closely with the leaders of Work Acquisition, Paving, Equipment, Safety, Finance, and Human Resources.

This is not a position in which the Vice President is expected to personally manage every project or become involved in every daily operational decision. The Vice President will have an experienced Director of Operations serving as the division’s second-in-command and reporting directly to the Vice President. The successful candidate must be able to lead through this individual and the division’s project managers, superintendents, and field leaders by establishing clear direction, delegating effectively, and maintaining accountability for results.

The Vice President of the Heavy Civil Division will lead an established operation performing complex public infrastructure and heavy civil construction throughout Connecticut and the surrounding region.

The successful candidate will inherit a capable operating organization and will be expected to strengthen it by developing leaders, improving management systems, increasing accountability, protecting profitability, and positioning the division for continued safe and sustainable growth.

This position offers an experienced construction executive the opportunity to:

• Lead a significant heavy civil construction business.
• Work directly with the President and other company executives.
• Influence the overall direction of Waters Construction.
• Lead through an experienced second-in-command.
• Develop the next generation of project and field leaders.
• Expand the division’s capabilities and market opportunities.
• Build upon Waters Construction’s reputation for quality, safety, integrity, and dependable performance.

The Vice President will:

• Establish and communicate the strategic direction of the Heavy Civil Division.
• Translate company objectives into practical divisional operating plans.
• Lead, coach, and hold accountable the Director of Operations, who will serve as the division’s second-in-command.
• Provide executive oversight of project managers, superintendents, project engineers, and other divisional leaders through the Director of Operations.
• Maintain responsibility for the division’s revenue, gross profit, overhead, cash flow, and operating profit.
• Establish annual financial and operational goals and monitor performance against those goals.
• Ensure that project forecasts, cost-to-complete projections, schedules, cash-flow expectations, and risk assessments are timely and accurate.
• Work closely with the Vice President of Work Acquisition to develop a sufficient, balanced, and profitable backlog.
• Participate in major pursuit, bid, and project-selection decisions.
• Ensure that new work is consistent with the company’s capabilities, risk tolerance, resources, and strategic direction.
• Establish effective processes for project startup, performance review, risk management, claims management, and closeout.
• Identify underperforming projects and significant business risks early and ensure that corrective action is taken.
• Provide executive oversight of major change orders,…