Director of Construction
Department: Operations / Area Leadership
Reports to: Area Vice President / Regional Vice President
Build Strong Projects—and Stronger Teams
Concrete Strategies is looking for a Director of Construction to lead project execution.
This is a hands-on operational leadership role for someone who knows construction, understands the numbers behind a successful project, and can help teams solve problems before they become larger issues. You’ll work closely with Project Directors, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers, and field leaders to keep projects well-planned, properly staffed, and moving in the right direction.
This position is focused on construction operations. Sales, estimating, business development, and overall Area P&L remain under the leadership of the Area Vice President.
What You’ll Lead
Project Execution
- Oversee construction activities across the assigned Area.
- Help teams plan and execute work safely, efficiently, and in line with project requirements.
- Provide guidance on constructability, sequencing, staffing, scheduling, production planning, cost control, and issue resolution.
- Step in with hands-on leadership when complex, high-risk, or challenged projects need additional support.
Project Performance and Profitability
- Review cost projections, cost-to-complete forecasts, labor productivity, production performance, schedules, and margin trends.
- Identify potential cost exposure, negative production trends, and margin concerns early.
- Help project teams develop practical corrective-action plans.
- Make sure teams understand how operational decisions affect project performance and profitability.
- Keep the Area Vice President informed of significant risks, financial concerns, and resource needs.
Project Health and Accountability
- Drive consistent use of company systems, project-management tools, forecasting practices, and reporting processes.
- Use project data to identify early warning signs—not simply to complete an administrative requirement.
- Monitor cost, productivity, schedule, staffing, safety, quality, and overall project risk.
- Support weekly Project Health Meetings and ensure action items have clear owners, deadlines, and follow-through.
Team Leadership and Development
- Lead, coach, and develop project-management employees at multiple levels.
- Provide guidance on planning, scheduling, communication, documentation, cost management, subcontractor coordination, and client relationships.
- Identify performance gaps, training needs, staffing concerns, and development opportunities.
- Help build a strong succession pipeline for Area operations.
- Create a culture of ownership, accountability, communication, urgency, and continuous improvement.
Problem-Solving and Operational Support
- Help teams work through challenges involving production, staffing, schedules, costs, subcontractors, clients, safety, quality, and field execution.
- Support difficult project conversations and issue-resolution meetings.
- Break complex problems into clear actions and practical solutions.
- Escalate significant risks with thoughtful recommendations—not just a list of problems.
- Share lessons learned across the Area to improve future project performance.
Safety, Quality, and Risk
- Reinforce Concrete Strategies’ safety culture across every project.
- Partner with safety, quality, field, and project leadership to address trends and corrective actions.
- Ensure teams follow company standards, project specifications, and quality expectations.
- Promote disciplined planning, communication, documentation, and follow-through to reduce preventable risk.
What You Bring
- Significant leadership experience in construction operations, concrete operations, field operations, project delivery, or a similar senior role.
- Experience leading Project Directors, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers, and project teams.
- Strong knowledge of self-perform concrete construction, project execution, scheduling, cost control, labor planning, production tracking, safety, quality, and client management.
- Experience managing job profitability, forecasting, cost-to-complete accuracy, production performance, and margin protection.
- A strong understanding of project-management systems, reporting processes, and job-health practices.
- The ability to spot concerns early, make sound decisions, and guide teams through complex project challenges.
- Strong coaching, communication, planning, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to hold people accountable while maintaining trust and collaboration.
- Willingness to travel regularly within the assigned Area.
- A practical, energetic leadership style with a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and follow-through.
How You Lead
You communicate clearly, stay close to the work, and understand what strong project execution looks like. You’re comfortable making difficult decisions, coaching teams through challenges, and holding people accountable. Most importantly, you help people find solutions and improve—not simply identify what went wrong.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: Competitive Annual Salary based on qualifications, skills, training, experience, and location.
Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company performance and individual contribution.
Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, Dental and Vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!
About Us
Concrete Strategies is a full-service national concrete contractor with the in-house resources and expertise to safely self-perform a wide variety of commercial construction including all aspects of cast in place concrete, precast erections, and concrete restoration. CSI began as Clayco Tilt-Up in 1988. In 2005, our services expanded, and we re-branded the company to showcase the additional offerings. Our 30 years in the business have enabled us to learn and refine our craft to meet the current market needs.
Why Concrete Strategies?
We provide the integrated services our clients expect, achieving Construction Success through:
- Economical Pricing
- Safe Jobsites
- Efficient, On-time Delivery
- High-quality, Innovative Results
National Presence:
Seattle | Phoenix | Kansas City | St. Louis | Pennsylvania | Des Moines | Greenville | National Business Unit
Concrete Strategies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, ability, merit, and other legitimate business factors without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.