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Vice President of Operations (Electrical Contracting)
About the Opportunity:
A well-established, family-owned electrical contracting company is seeking a senior executive leader to help drive the next phase of growth. With more than four decades of success, this organization has built a strong reputation across residential, commercial, service, and marine electrical markets throughout Southern Florida.
Position Overview:
The Vice President of Construction will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple divisions, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and at targeted profit margins. The VP of Construction will oversee Residential, Commercial, and Preconstruction. This executive will have direct P&L responsibility, lead multi-division teams, establish operational standards, develop future leaders, and drive performance throughout the organization.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Lead construction operations from project award through completion
- Maintain accountability for divisional P&L performance
- Manage labor productivity, project schedules, staffing, and resource allocation
- Review project performance, budgets, margins, and labor utilization
- Ensure accurate project turnover from estimating to operations
- Drive profitability through effective change order management and cost controls
- Establish and improve operational procedures, reporting systems, and field accountability measures
- Build and mentor leadership teams including field leaders, superintendents, foremen, and service managers
- Promote safety excellence across all operations
- Collaborate closely with executive leadership on strategic growth initiatives
- Monitor backlog, workforce planning, and scalability efforts
Required Qualifications:
- Executive-level experience as a VP, COO, President, or senior operational leader
- Proven success leading an electrical contracting organization at or above $100M in revenue
- Strong electrical contracting experience required
- 10 years of construction operations leadership experience
- Direct P&L ownership and accountability
- Strong understanding of: Work-in-progress reporting (WIP), Labor productivity metrics, Buyouts, Change orders, Job costing, Margin management
- Experience overseeing multiple projects, teams, or divisions simultaneously
- Demonstrated success developing future leaders and building organizational depth
- Strong field presence and relationship-focused leadership style
- Ability to scale operations while maintaining culture and employee engagement
Compensation and Benefits:
- $175,000 - $200,000 base salary
- Performance-based bonus opportunities
- Medical insurance with significant employer contribution - PPO and HMO options available
- 401(k) with 4% company match
- Paid Time Off and Volunteer Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Fitness membership reimbursement
- Unique Quality of Life Loan Program
- Long-term executive growth opportunities
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a proven electrical contracting executive who has successfully scaled organizations, developed high-performing teams, and maintained strong connections with field employees throughout growth. This individual combines operational excellence with servant leadership and understands how to build sustainable systems that support long-term expansion.
Salary : $175,000 - $200,000