Director of Concrete

About The Company

SAM Construction Group is a development/builder specializing in apartment buildings and spec luxury homes. Our team is passionate about creating high-quality, innovative residential projects that combine style, functionality, and attention to detail. We value professionalism, collaboration, and a workplace where every team member can contribute to building something exceptional.

About The Company

SAM Construction Group is a development/builder specializing in apartment buildings and spec luxury homes. Our team is passionate about creating high-quality, innovative residential projects that combine style, functionality, and attention to detail. We value professionalism, collaboration, and a workplace where every team member can contribute to building something exceptional.

The Director of Concrete is responsible for the overall leadership, management, performance, and profitability of the company's concrete division. This position oversees all concrete-related construction activities, including foundations, footings, grade beams, retaining walls, structural concrete, slabs, elevated decks, specialty concrete, and other concrete scopes associated with high-end residential construction. The Director will manage and develop the concrete management team, including Concrete Superintendents, General Foremen, Foremen, and field personnel, while coordinating closely with Project Managers, architects, structural engineers, vendors, and subcontractors.

The successful candidate must possess extensive concrete construction knowledge, strong operational and financial management skills, and the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously. This individual is expected to establish consistent production standards, maintain exceptional quality, improve labor productivity, control costs, and ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and according to approved schedules and specifications.

• Provide overall leadership and direction for all concrete operations.
• Establish company-wide concrete construction standards, policies, procedures, and production expectations.
• Manage and oversee Concrete Superintendents, General Foremen, Foremen, and field personnel.
• Establish clear responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability throughout the division.
• Conduct regular jobsite visits to evaluate production, quality, safety, and scheduling.
• Develop and maintain a strong team of qualified concrete professionals.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and implement improvements.
• Coordinate with executive leadership regarding division performance, staffing, and growth.
• Establish a culture of professionalism, ownership, accountability, and superior workmanship.

• Oversee all concrete construction activities from initial layout and excavation through final placement and completion.
• Maintain strong technical oversight of foundations, footings, grade beams, retaining walls, structural concrete, slabs, elevated decks, and specialty concrete.
• Ensure work is performed in accordance with approved structural drawings, architectural plans, specifications, and engineering requirements.
• Coordinate reinforcing steel, formwork, embeds, anchor bolts, concrete placement, finishing, and curing activities.
• Review construction details and identify potential conflicts before work begins.
• Coordinate with structural engineers, architects, inspectors, and project management teams.
• Ensure proper sequencing and execution of concrete operations.
• Resolve technical and field-related construction challenges promptly.

• Oversee concrete estimating, quantity takeoffs, labor forecasting, and material budgeting.
• Review project scopes, drawings, specifications, and concrete requirements.
• Establish accurate labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor budgets.
• Monitor project costs and division financial performance.
• Review cost reports, purchase orders, subcontractor commitments, and cost-to-complete forecasts.
• Identify budget variances and implement corrective action plans.
• Control labor costs, overtime, material waste, equipment expenses, and unnecessary rework.
• Evaluate subcontractor pricing and negotiate competitive material and service agreements.
• Work closely with executive leadership and accounting to maintain financial accountability.
• Protect project gross margins without compromising construction quality.