Vice President of Construction Operations; Austin or Dallas

Job Description

This construction executive is primarily responsible for driving the growth and profitability of the regional construction team, while meeting customer service goals and ensuring best practices of integrated project delivery. This role will collaborate with the Regional President and Sector Leaders to generate new Ryan development projects and third‑party construction projects, growing annual WIP revenue through strategic business planning and regional expansion.

The role focuses on strategic sectors representing approximately 70% of annual volume: corporate build‑to‑suite (BTS), retailers, industrial, healthcare, and multifamily housing. Individual project sizes range from $1M to $200M+.

The position reports primarily to the Senior Vice President of Operations for the Division, partners with other operations leaders on best practices, business development leaders to win work, and supervises all construction project management and field operations for the South Central region. Direct reports may include Directors of Construction, Project Executives, Project Managers, and the Administrative Services Manager; indirect reports include Preconstruction, Virtual Design Coordinator, and Regional Field Coordinator(s).

Indirect report relationships are outlined within the Dashed‑Line Definitions.

• Generate at minimum a 3% Operating Company Net Profit from WIP volume per year ($12M based on $400M WIP volume).
• Focus on net margin % growth year‑over‑year.
• Oversee construction P&L for the region, including all construction unless specifically assigned on a project‑by‑project basis.
• Review, negotiate, and execute all construction contracts for work to be executed by the region.
• Work with VPs of Development and Sector Leaders to promote and market technical specialties, concentrating efforts on Healthcare, Corporate Build‑to‑Suite, Retailers, Multifamily, and Industrial.
• Coordinate and collaborate with all regions and market sector execution teams to provide the best staffing to win and execute work regardless of the location.
• Develop staff and sector expertise through solid execution and training.
• Ensure sufficient preconstruction resources to collaborate with Sector Leaders and development teams on qualified potential projects.
• Manage construction team resources to assure smooth transition from preconstruction to construction for awarded projects, especially regarding budget, schedule, and customer relationships.
• Drive growth and development of the entire construction team—project management, coordinators, and superintendents—to provide skills and capacity for qualified opportunities.
• Recruit new construction team members as required, achieving diversity recruiting goals.
• Ensure product type and construction type specialists are represented on the construction team.
• Promote career growth mentoring, training, and on‑the‑job training to all regional construction team members.
• Provide all team members a path to advance in their roles and careers, with training and experience opportunities as needed.
• Promote annual goal setting, quarterly check‑ins, and annual performance reviews, along with frequent interaction to assure performance monitoring, feedback, and accountability.
• Reinforce an inclusive culture and introduce Ryan REM/RBS in early project stages as appropriate.
• Ensure REM/RBS involvement in project planning to optimize long‑term building operations.
• Introduce Ryan A&E to 100% of project opportunities where the client has no pre‑existing design relationship.
• Collaborate with regional A&E leadership to drive regional A&E growth through construction projects in sectors where A&E has experience and credibility.
• Work with Corporate Operational Excellence to identify, document, and maintain consistent best practices for the region, monitoring and improving basic construction systems (estimating, scheduling, safety, cost, project management methods, risk management, quality, etc.).
• Ensure the entire construction team adheres to and implements standard processes and technologies, including virtual design and construction, BIM, integrated project delivery, ERP, quality assurance programs, and…