Confidential - Vice President, Construction Operations

ZRG has been engaged to recruit a Vice President, Construction for a prominent Ohio based contractor.

Our client is a leading mechanical contractor with locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. With decades of experience, our client delivers innovative design-build, fabrication, and service solutions including plumbing, HVAC, sheet metal, fire protection, and service maintenance that ensure safety, efficiency, and lasting value. The company brings design and construction expertise that includes mission‑critical/data centers, hospitals, pharmaceutical, laboratories, higher education, office buildings, sports complexes, hotels, student housing, historic renovations, K‑12 schools, and other commercial facilities.

Our client is committed to excellence at every stage of a project by building trusted partnerships and exceeding expectations. Its state‑certified apprenticeship program and nationally recognized safety program are the cornerstones of its success. The firm strives to be the premier contractor that builds everlasting value by transforming the industry through a culture of honesty, safety, innovation and servant leadership.

Each engagement is supported by a dedicated project team, providing a streamlined building process, better coordination and productivity and top‑performing systems on or ahead of schedule. Our client coordinates all aspects of every project to reduce waste and expenditures, maximize resources and optimize timelines.

Design-Assist

Their approach to design‑assist projects systematically addresses the areas of budget, scope, value/constructability analysis, cost estimation and preconstruction scheduling. To accomplish this, they work closely with the owner, architect, engineers and construction team.

Highly experienced estimators with trade experience give a true, competitive cost estimate and budgeting assistance to help move projects forward. Plan & spec provides CMS and owners real‑time target values.

Direct to Owner

Direct‑to‑owner projects of all sizes and trades include building/plant expansions, renovations, equipment replacements and additions and complete retrofits.

Design-Build

Our client’s skilled engineering teams utilize the latest technology and design tools including REVIT, BIM and CAD to deliver innovative, value‑engineered systems that reduce both construction and long‑term building operational costs. Rigorous quality control inspections ensure code compliance and project excellence.

The Vice President, Construction Operations is responsible for leading a significant portion of the Company’s construction operations, ensuring the safe, profitable, and efficient delivery of projects while developing the operational capability required to support continued growth. This executive serves as a key business leader, accountable for operational performance, customer satisfaction, workforce development, and financial results across their assigned region, business unit, or operating company.

This role partners closely with executive leadership to drive strategic growth, strengthen organizational capability, improve operational consistency, and build a high‑performing culture focused on safety, accountability, and customer success. This role plays a critical part in scaling the business, developing future leaders, and ensuring the organization has the talent, processes, and infrastructure necessary to achieve its long‑term objectives.

The responsibilities listed are fundamental to the position and must be performed successfully to achieve the key objectives of the role. Additional responsibilities may be assigned.

• Leads, coaches, and develops Operations Managers, Construction Managers, Project Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents, and other operational leaders to build a strong leadership pipeline and succession bench;
• Establishes clear performance expectations and accountability while fostering a culture of safety, ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence;
• Partner with Human Resources on workforce planning, talent acquisition, leadership development, succession…