Vice President, Construction

The role

The Vice President, Construction leads all construction operations across ICON Build's private sector and MILCON portfolios. This person owns budget and schedule performance for active projects and leads the Directors of Construction and Print Operations team.

What you will do

• Own construction budget and schedule performance across all active ICON Build projects.
• Set strategic direction for ICON Build construction operations.
• Lead and develop the Directors of Construction.
• Establish portfolio-level reporting on cost, schedule, quality, safety, and labor productivity.
• Serve as the final escalation point for complex field issues and commercial disputes.
• Ensure MILCON construction operations meet all required federal standards.
• Build the construction organization and recruit regional construction leads.
• Manage construction staffing forecasts, hiring, and onboarding.
• Own ICON Build's make-vs.-buy decisions and expand self-perform capabilities.
• Oversee the Print Operations team.

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive construction experience.
• 8+ years in senior construction operations leadership with responsibility for multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading leaders across multiple regions or markets.
• Proven track record of owning budget and schedule performance across a portfolio of construction projects.
• Experience building construction teams and trade partner networks in new markets.
• Direct experience managing self-performed construction scopes.
• Deep working knowledge of preconstruction, constructability review, scope of work development, buyout, and trade partner management.
• Demonstrated ownership of construction quality and safety programs.
• Strong financial fluency.
• Executive presence and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites and markets across the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience leading construction operations within a vertically integrated Design-Build and/or self-performing general contractor.
• Experience across multiple asset classes, including residential, multifamily, commercial, light industrial, institutional, or expeditionary construction.
• Experience with MILCON or other federal construction programs and working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, UFC, UFGS, EM 385-1-1, and USACE/NAVFAC standards.
• Background integrating advanced construction technologies or industrialized construction methods.
• Experience scaling a construction organization inside a high-growth construction or construction technology company.
• Professional credentials such as PE, CCM, PMP, or DBIA certification.
• Active Secret security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.

About the company

ICON is a vertically integrated Design-Build General Contractor. Its construction operations span residential, commercial, institutional, and expeditionary work for private sector and Department of Defense customers.