Director of Construction

RockBridge Search & Recruitment; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Performance bonus

Job summary

RockBridge Search & Recruitment in Salt Lake City is seeking a Director of Construction to orchestrate multiple active builds from preconstruction through turnover. This senior role requires vision, discipline, and the ability to align field teams with strategy.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and key stakeholders, driving safety and quality while shaping construction standards across a growing organization.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years in commercial construction with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Experience managing large-scale or multi-project portfolios.
• Deep understanding of sequencing, means and methods, and field logistics.
• Strong financial acumen with multimillion-dollar budgets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations from groundbreaking through turnover.
• Lead Superintendents, Project Managers, and field teams across sites.
• Own budgets, costs, forecasts, and risk management.
• Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, and trade partners.
• Drive quality, safety, and performance standards.

Skills

Leadership

Construction management

Budgeting

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Salt Lake City, UT
Up to $200,000 + performance bonus + full benefits package

Build the skyline. Shape the standard. Lead the craft.

Salt Lake City is growing fast, and not just in square footage, but in ambition. We’re looking for a Director of Construction who doesn’t just manage projects, but orchestrates them like a conductor with a steel-toed baton. Someone who can walk onto a jobsite, read the rhythm of the build, and instantly know what needs to tighten, speed up, or elevate.

This is a senior leadership role for a construction professional who thrives in complexity, leads with clarity, and knows how to turn plans on paper into places people are proud to live, work, and gather in.

What you’ll lead

You’ll oversee multiple active projects across preconstruction, field execution, and closeout. Think of yourself as the bridge between strategy and dirt‑under‑the‑boots reality.

• Full oversight of construction operations from groundbreaking through turnover
• Leadership of Superintendents, Project Managers, and field teams across multiple sites
• Budget ownership, cost control, forecasting, and risk management
• Scheduling mastery across concurrent, fast‑moving builds
• Coordination with owners, architects, engineers, and key trade partners
• Implementation of consistent quality, safety, and performance standards
• Strategic input during preconstruction and project pursuit phases
• Continuous improvement of construction systems, processes, and team performance

What you bring to the table

You’ve been in the field long enough to know that no two builds behave the same, but you’ve also learned how to bring order to the chaos.

• 10+ years in commercial construction, with increasing leadership responsibility
• Proven success managing large‑scale or multi‑project portfolios
• Deep understanding of construction sequencing, means and methods, and field logistics
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing multimillion‑dollar budgets
• A leadership style that is firm, fair, and grounded in accountability
• Ability to communicate clearly across executives, clients, and boots‑on‑the‑ground teams
• Calm decision‑making when the schedule starts trying to write its own rules

Why this role stands out

This isn’t a “maintain the status quo” position. This is a build‑it‑better, scale‑it‑smarter, lead‑it‑forward opportunity.

• High‑impact leadership role with executive visibility
• Opportunity to shape construction standards across a growing organization
• Competitive compensation up to $200K
• Bonus potential tied to performance and project success
• Strong pipeline of diverse, complex projects in the Salt Lake City market
• A culture that respects field expertise and rewards ownership

The kind of leader we’re looking for

Someone who can stand in the middle of a jobsite at sunrise, watch crews move like a coordinated ecosystem, and feel both responsibility and pride in keeping it all aligned. A leader who knows that great construction isn’t just built, it’s guided, protected, and relentlessly refined.

If you’re ready to take ownership of big work and even bigger expectations in one of the fastest‑growing construction markets in the Mountain West, this is your stage.

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