Vice President Operations

Vice President of Operations

Company: Brooks Construction

Location: Enfield, CT (Projects executed nationwide)

Department: Executive Leadership

Reports To: CEO

Position Overview

Brooks Construction, a well-established Heavy Civil contractor headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut, is seeking an accomplished Vice President of Operations with extensive hands-on experience bidding, winning, and successfully delivering complex heavy civil projects across the United States.

The ideal candidate will have a proven history of leading high-value renewable energy (solar farms, wind, BESS), highway/bridge, commercial/industrial sitework, and data center/mission-critical projects. This executive role is responsible for all operational performance, P&L accountability, risk management, and strategic growth of our national heavy civil division while maintaining Brooks’ reputation for safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Financial Leadership

• Develop and execute operational strategies that drive profitable growth in renewables, highway, commercial/industrial, and data center markets.
• Partner with the President/CEO and CFO to set annual revenue, margin, and backlog targets; own operational P&L.
• Lead national market expansion efforts and identify new opportunities in target sectors.

Pre-Construction & Estimating Leadership

• Oversee and mentor a senior estimating team with direct involvement in complex, competitive bids ($10M–$300M ).
• Ensure accurate, competitive, and risk-balanced bids for heavy civil work including mass earthwork, structural concrete, underground utilities, paving, bridges, renewable energy facilities, and hyperscale data centers.
• Implement and refine best-in-class estimating processes, alternate delivery methods (Design-Build, CMAR, Progressive Design-Build), and risk analysis tools.

Project Execution & Operations Oversight

• Provide executive oversight to multiple concurrent heavy civil projects nationwide, ensuring schedule, budget, quality, and safety performance.
• Directly support project teams on the most critical and high-profile renewable, highway, and data center projects.
• Optimize resource allocation (labor, equipment, subcontractors, and materials) across a distributed national footprint.
• Drive consistent use of Primavera P6, HCSS HeavyBid/HeavyJob, Procore, and other enterprise systems.

Safety, Quality & Risk Management

• Champion an industry-leading safety culture with a goal of zero incidents.
• Implement rigorous project controls, Lean construction practices, and proactive risk mitigation strategies.
• Oversee claims management, change order negotiation, and dispute resolution.

People & Culture

• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of project executives, estimators, project managers, superintendents, and field leaders.
• Build succession plans and mentor the next generation of Brooks leadership.
• Foster collaboration between estimating, operations, safety, and finance teams.

Client & Industry Presence

• Act as senior point of contact for key national clients in the renewable energy, DOT/highway, industrial, and data center sectors.
• Represent Brooks Construction at industry conferences, owner presentations, and partnership negotiations.
  

Qualifications – Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (Master’s/MBA a plus).
• 15 years of progressive heavy civil construction experience with at least 8–10 years in senior operations or executive leadership roles.
• Extensive successful bidding and execution experience in two or more of the following markets: – Renewable energy (utility-scale solar, wind, battery storage) – Highway/bridge and DOT work – Large commercial/industrial site development – Hyperscale data centers or mission-critical facilities
• Proven ability to win and profitably deliver projects $10M–$300M nationwide.
• Deep expertise with Primavera P6, HCSS suite (HeavyBid/HeavyJob), Procore, and ERP systems.
• Demonstrated P&L ownership of $200M annual revenue operations.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills with a track record of building high-performing teams.
• Willingness to travel frequently to project sites and client meetings across the U.S.
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive executive base salary annual performance bonus long-term incentives/profit sharing.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with generous match, vehicle allowance, executive physical program, and relocation assistance (if needed).
• Continuing education and leadership development support.
  

About Brooks Construction

Brooks Construction is a premier Heavy Civil contractor based in New England with a growing national presence. We specialize in renewable energy infrastructure, highway and bridge construction, large-scale commercial/industrial sitework, and hyperscale data centers. With decades of experience and an unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and client partnership, Brooks delivers complex, high-impact projects that power communities and drive progress across the United States.

If you are a proven heavy civil operations leader ready to take ownership of a growing national platform, we want to hear from you.