Vice President of Construction Greater Austin, TX Area

Executive Leadership Position | Reports to: Founder and CEO and the President / COO | Location: Austin, Texas or Phoenix, Arizona (relocation supported), with regular travel to project sites | Full-time, Executive Leadership

About Facility Innovations Group

Facility Innovations Group (FacilityIG) is a construction company delivering electrical construction and facility improvement programs for commercial clients, including national retail and convenience programs. We are growing into industrial-commercial electrical work for data centers, manufacturers, warehouse and distribution operators, and selected general contractors.

FacilityIG is a mid-sized, entrepreneurial company in a period of deliberate growth. Having built its foundation in sustainability and energy-related facility work, the company is now focusing its growth on industrial-commercial electrical construction while continuing the disciplined safety, quality, and margin execution our clients rely on. We value ownership, adaptability, and leaders who are as comfortable on a jobsite as they are in a portfolio review.

Position Summary

The Vice President of Construction is the senior operating leader responsible for turning contracted work into safe, well-executed, profitable projects. This role owns construction delivery from project turnover through closeout and leads the project management, field supervision, and construction support teams that make it happen, along with the subcontractors and partners who support them.

The top priority for this role is leading the expansion of FacilityIG's industrial-commercial electrical business: building the delivery capacity, field leadership, and operating discipline needed to win and execute larger and more complex electrical scopes. The current portfolio includes approximately 85 active projects and a backlog of roughly $70 million, delivered by a construction organization of approximately 50 employees.

This is not a desk-only role. The Vice President of Construction must lead at both the portfolio level and the jobsite level, understand electrical construction in depth, hold teams accountable to plan, and build the systems, people, and culture that allow the business to scale.

Primary Responsibilities

Construction Leadership

Lead all construction operations across the company's industrial and commercial electrical and facility improvement portfolio.

Set the operating standards, expectations, and rhythm for project managers, superintendents, foremen, crews, and construction support staff.

Provide hands-on leadership in the field, including regular jobsite visits, constructability input, and support on complex or at-risk projects.

Translate company strategy, including the industrial-commercial electrical expansion, into clear construction priorities, staffing plans, and execution capability.

Project and Portfolio Execution

Own project delivery from contract turnover through closeout, including schedule, scope, cost, quality, and client satisfaction.

Oversee a portfolio of approximately 85 concurrent projects across multiple sites and states, balancing resources, crews, and priorities.

Establish disciplined project turnover, planning, scheduling, procurement, and closeout practices.

Ensure all electrical scopes, from single-site projects to multi-site program rollouts, are planned and executed to code and to plan.

Identify at-risk projects early and lead corrective action with project teams.

Financial Performance

Own construction margin performance, including job-cost tracking, forecasting, and earned-value discipline.

Partner with estimating and preconstruction to ensure bids are buildable, properly staffed, and priced for the risk.

Drive change-order management, billing accuracy, and cash-flow discipline across the portfolio.

Review monthly project financial reports and hold project teams accountable to budget and forecast.

People and Organizational Development

Lead, develop, and hold accountable an organization of approximately 50 employees, including project managers, superintendents, foremen, field crews, and construction support staff.

Recruit, hire, and retain strong electrical construction talent to support growth.

Build a bench of future project and field leaders through coaching, training, and clear career paths.

Design the construction organization structure needed to support a larger and more complex industrial-commercial electrical portfolio.

Safety and Risk Management

Champion a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70E, client, and company safety requirements on every job.

Own safety performance metrics and lead incident review, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.

Identify and manage contractual, schedule, labor, and execution risks across the portfolio.

Ensure appropriate licensing, permitting, and inspection practices in every jurisdiction where the company works.

Quality Control

Establish and enforce quality standards, inspection processes, and punch-list and closeout discipline.

Ensure work meets the National Electrical Code, local code requirements, client specifications, and company standards.

Drive first-time quality and reduce rework, warranty callbacks, and repeat deficiencies.

Customer and Partner Management

Serve as a senior executive point of contact for key industrial and commercial clients, selected general contractors, and national program partners.

Build long-term client relationships through reliable execution, clear communication, and fast issue resolution.

Manage subcontractor and supplier performance, capacity, and relationships to support multi-site delivery.

Support business development by representing construction capability in client meetings, pursuits, and program reviews.

Systems and Process Improvement

Standardize project management, field reporting, scheduling, and cost-control processes across the portfolio.

Leverage construction management and reporting tools to improve visibility, accountability, and decision-making.

Develop repeatable playbooks for multi-site program rollouts and larger industrial-commercial electrical projects.

Continuously improve productivity, labor utilization, and operating efficiency as the company scales.

AI and Technology Leadership

Use company-approved AI tools (such as Claude and Microsoft Copilot) every day to review schedules and forecasts, analyze project financials, draft reports and correspondence, and automate recurring construction reporting. Follow the company AI policy, IT-POL-001 Using Claude AI, and keep confidential, customer, and personnel data inside approved systems.

Set the expectation that project managers, superintendents, and construction support staff use AI tools in their daily work, and hold them to it.

Identify construction workflows (daily reports, forecasting, change-order tracking, closeout documentation, lessons learned) where AI can reduce overhead, and lead the adoption.

Decision-Making Authority

Within the policies, budgets, and authority limits approved by the Founder and CEO and the President / COO, the Vice President of Construction has authority to:

Assign and reassign project managers, superintendents, foremen, and crews across the portfolio.

Hire, develop, discipline, and terminate construction staff in coordination with company leadership and HR.

Approve project schedules, staffing plans, execution approaches, and corrective-action plans.

Select, approve, and manage subcontractors and suppliers within approved budgets.

Approve change orders and project-level expenditures within established limits.

Stop work for safety, quality, or compliance concerns.

Recommend organizational, process, and system changes to executive leadership.

Performance Measures

Safety performance, including incident rates, near-miss reporting, and corrective-action closure.

Project gross margin versus bid and forecast, and accuracy of project financial forecasts.

On-time project completion and schedule adherence across the portfolio.

Change-order capture, billing accuracy, and contribution to cash flow.

Quality outcomes, including rework, punch-list closure, and warranty callbacks.

Client satisfaction and repeat business with industrial and commercial clients and program partners.

Growth and successful execution of industrial-commercial electrical work.

Employee retention, bench strength, and development of field and project leaders.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required: proficient, daily, hands-on use of AI tools (such as Claude and Microsoft Copilot) to do the work, and the ability to learn new AI tools as the company adopts them. Candidates will be tested on AI proficiency during the interview process. This is a condition of hire for every position at FacilityIG.

Approximately 10 to 15 years of electrical construction experience, including a field background and senior management of multi-team project portfolios.

Demonstrated success leading industrial and commercial electrical construction, ideally including data centers, manufacturing facilities, warehouses and distribution centers, general contractor partnerships, or multi-site retail and convenience programs.

Experience leading organizations of approximately 50 or more employees across project management, field supervision, and craft labor.

Track record of managing large, concurrent project portfolios across multiple sites and states.

Strong business acumen, including job costing, forecasting, margin management, and contract and change-order management.

Deep working knowledge of the National Electrical Code, OSHA, and NFPA 70E requirements.

Proficiency with construction management, scheduling, and project reporting tools.

Bachelor's degree in construction management, electrical engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent field and leadership experience will be considered.

Master or journeyman electrician license, PMP, or PE preferred but not required.

Willingness to travel regularly to project sites.

Leadership Characteristics

Field-credible leader who earns respect on the jobsite and in the boardroom.

Entrepreneurial and adaptable; thrives in a mid-sized, growing company where priorities evolve.

Builder of teams, systems, and culture, not just a manager of projects.

Direct, accountable communicator who sets clear expectations and follows through.

Strong commercial judgment; understands how execution drives margin and client loyalty.

Calm, decisive problem-solver under schedule, cost, and safety pressure.

Uncompromising commitment to safety and quality.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 12 to 18 months, success in this role will be measured by clear answers to five questions:

Are our projects safe, on schedule, and delivered at or above planned margin?

Do our clients trust us with more and larger industrial-commercial electrical work?

Are our project managers, superintendents, and foremen stronger, more accountable, and better supported than when this leader arrived?

Do we have the systems, processes, and visibility to run a growing portfolio without surprises?

Is the construction organization ready to scale with the company's growth?

For the right leader, this role offers meaningful growth potential, including the opportunity to take on broader operating responsibility over time and the potential to grow into a COO-level role as the company grows. Any such progression will depend on performance and company needs and is not guaranteed.

Benefits

Approximately $250,000 base plus equity, commensurate with experience

Group health, dental

Paid time off and company holidays

Relocation support to Austin, TX or Phoenix, AZ