Vice President, Retail Construction Operations
About the role
Location: Plano, TX. Travel: 30-50% nationwide. Sevan is seeking a Vice President, Retail Construction Operations to lead the delivery, operational performance, and profitability of a national portfolio of retail, grocery, convenience store, fuel, and commercial construction programs. This leader will oversee Directors, Project Executives, Project Managers, and project teams responsible for delivering multiple concurrent construction projects across geographically dispersed locations. The Vice President will be accountable for operational execution, financial performance, client satisfaction, leadership development, and strategic growth within their assigned sector. The ideal candidate is a proven construction operator with experience leading leaders, managing a diverse project portfolio, developing talent, and driving results through others.
Responsibilities
- Operational Leadership: Lead the successful delivery of retail, grocery, fuel, convenience store, and commercial construction programs nationwide; ensure projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to client expectations; establish operational standards, accountability measures, and performance metrics across assigned programs; proactively identify and mitigate project, operational, and organizational risks.
- Financial Performance: Own the P&L performance of the assigned sector; manage forecasting, WIP reporting, EACs, margin performance, cash flow, contingency management, and risk mitigation; drive achievement of revenue, profitability, backlog, and operational objectives.
- Leadership & Talent Development