Senior Vice President (SVP) of Construction Services

Job Description

Position Title:

Senior Vice President of Construction Services

Reports To:

Chief Construction Officer (CCO)
Department:
Construction Services

Location:

Any Ryan office

The Senior Vice President of Construction Services is an executive leadership role that will lead the strategic alignment, integration, and optimization of our construction services departments. This role will drive higher value for our clients and team members by supporting our projects with standardized and scalable systems, workflows, and resources. Reporting to the Chief Construction Officer, this executive integrates and leads Project Controls (OpEx), Preconstruction, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Engineering Services, Scheduling, Quality, and Sustainability.

• Build a World-Class, End-to-End Workflow:Standardize and integrate planning and execution across all construction functions to create predictability, scalability, and accountability while empowering project leaders and delivering exceptional value to clients.

• Empower People and Strengthen Leadership:Develop a pipeline of highly skilled, multi-disciplinary professionals through targeted training and mentorship, fostering a "one construction department" culture of empowerment and continuous improvement.

• Drive Growth Through Innovation and Client Value:Lead the adoption of technology (AI, automation, reality capture), embed agile practices, and position the company as a leader in sustainability to drive efficiency, win competitive pursuits, and build long-term client trust.

• Establish and communicate a clear, measurable vision for the integrated delivery of construction services that aligns with the company's long-term growth trajectory.

• Build an end-to-end construction workflow that drives scalability while remaining agile to changing client, market, and project demands.

• Serve as a thought leader in construction innovation, integrating emerging technologies, sustainability practices, and modern construction methodologies.

• Maximize Project Profitability:
  
  Enhance the accuracy of estimates and the rigor of project controls to eliminate margin fade, optimize resource allocation, and improve overall financial performance.

• Align VDC, Project Controls, Scheduling, Quality, Engineering Services, Sustainability, and Preconstruction into a seamless delivery model that reinforces accountability.

• Partner with Data/Insights teams to design dashboards, predictive analytics, and reporting systems that provide leaders with real-time insights, growing data-literacy and decision-making abilities.

• Create a Business Intelligence function to uncover and direct technology and data efforts, seeking leading-edge solutions to business problems.

• Build job-skill-focused training programs for all construction roles, including a cross-functional training program to fill the divide between field and office roles.

• Inspire, mentor, and grow high-performing teams, empowering leaders at every level to take ownership of outcomes.

• Foster a culture of empowerment, accountability, and continuous improvement where simplification and agility enable people to do their best work.

• Collaborate with the Chief Technology Officer to drive the adoption of AI, automation, reality capture, and digital workflows to measurably improve quality, schedule reliability, and cost predictability to solve complex constructability issues before they reach the field.

• Champion agile practices that allow the company to respond quickly to client demands and evolving industry expectations to put Ryan on the leading edge of innovation and adoption of operational technologies.

• Partner with internal shared services (Accounting, Marketing, Legal) and Technology teams to ensure processes, tools, and platforms directly enable growth, maximize efficiency and ensure project success.

• Position the company as a differentiated partner by embedding all construction services and sustainability capabilities into pursuit strategies.

• Translate operational excellence into growth by enabling the company to pursue and deliver larger, more complex projects.

• Represent the company in industry forums as a leader in integrated delivery and operational excellence.

• Guide and support the Vice President of Operation Excellence to establish and enforce standard operating procedures across the project lifecycle.

• Drive operational excellence by developing KPIs, financial tracking metrics, and reporting dashboards to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

• Lead the strategic evaluation and adoption of new and emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), to enhance everyday workflows.

• Oversee the integration of new tools and platforms to create a seamless end-to-end…