Vice President of Operations – Heavy Industrial Electrical Construction | Remote – Southeast

Gryphon Oakwood is partnering with an established industrial electrical contractor seeking an experienced Vice President of Operations to provide executive leadership across heavy industrial electrical construction operations throughout the Southeast and nationwide.

The successful candidate will be responsible for operational strategy, project execution, financial performance, workforce management, and divisional growth, overseeing complex electrical construction projects across power generation, industrial manufacturing, utilities, energy infrastructure, and heavy industrial facilities.

• Provide executive leadership across heavy industrial electrical construction operations, overseeing multiple large-scale projects across various locations.
• Oversee complex electrical scopes including power distribution, medium-voltage systems, substations, switch gear, industrial equipment wiring, and electrical infrastructure installations.
• Hold full P&L responsibility, including budgeting, forecasting, project margins, cost controls, profitability, and divisional financial performance.
• Lead and develop Directors of Operations, Project Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents, and field construction teams.
• Oversee electrical project delivery from preconstruction and estimating through installation, testing, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Drive operational strategy, workforce planning, manpower deployment, resource allocation, and project execution across geographically dispersed teams.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify growth opportunities, strengthen client relationships, and expand the company's heavy industrial electrical construction presence.
• Establish and maintain operational excellence across electrical safety, quality, scheduling, labor productivity, and project performance.

• 15+ years of experience within industrial electrical construction, including significant senior operational or executive leadership experience.
• Proven experience overseeing large-scale electrical construction projects across power generation, heavy manufacturing, utilities, energy infrastructure, or industrial facilities.
• Strong technical understanding of industrial power distribution, medium-voltage systems, switch gear, substations, and complex electrical installations.
• Demonstrated experience managing divisional P&L, including financial forecasting, budgeting, cost management, and profitability.
• Proven ability to lead multiple electrical construction projects and geographically dispersed field operations.
• Experience developing senior operational leadership teams and supporting divisional expansion.
• Strong understanding of industrial electrical safety standards, project controls, workforce planning, and operational risk management.
• Experience supporting business development, estimating, preconstruction, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Based in the Southeast USA, with flexibility to travel nationally as required.