Executive Director of Commercial Construction

Actalent; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 50% company match

Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Paid time off and holidays

Continuing education and certification

Professional development

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Director of Construction in Lenexa, KS to lead and scale its commercial construction operations. You will oversee project execution, estimating partnerships, field performance, client relationships, and departmental profitability while driving growth and market presence.

The role requires overseeing ~50 employees, managing budgets, forecasts, and a strong emphasis on accountability, efficiency, and high performance across teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in commercial construction, with a strong preference for electrical contracting.
• Leadership experience managing multi-layered teams, ideally consisting of ~50 employees.
• Strong understanding of commercial construction project lifecycles, estimating, field operations, and customer management.
• Track record of leading growth initiatives, expanding revenue, backlog, or market presence.
• Demonstrated ownership of a department or business unit P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, and hitting financial targets.
• Confident leadership presence with the ability to drive accountability and action.
• Experience in operations management and project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the commercial construction department of 50+ employees with a clear growth mindset.
• Build accountability, urgency, and high performance across project managers, estimators, and field teams.
• Establish measurable goals tied to revenue, margin, backlog, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Scale the department in a meaningful way, focusing on people, revenue, and market presence.
• Oversee execution of commercial electrical projects from preconstruction through closeout.
• Ensure jobs are staffed properly, managed efficiently, and delivered profitably.
• Monitor schedules, manpower, productivity, change orders, risk, and financial performance.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement smarter systems and workflows.
• Expand relationships with general contractors, developers, owners, vendors, and strategic partners.
• Identify, pursue, and help close new commercial opportunities across target markets.
• Support pursuit strategy, key presentations, negotiations, and deal closing.
• Own full departmental P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance against growth targets.
• Set financial goals and hold the team accountable for achieving them.
• Drive improvements in gross margin, labor productivity, and backlog quality.
• Lead with presence, urgency, and accountability, inspiring teams to raise the bar.
• Coach underperformers, develop high performers, and build bench strength.
• Create a culture of ownership, professionalism, and execution.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team leadership

Construction lifecycle

Growth initiatives

P&L ownership

Leadership presence

Operations management

Project management

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Director of Construction in Lenexa, KS to lead and scale its commercial construction operations. You will oversee project execution, estimating partnerships, field performance, client relationships, and departmental profitability while driving growth and market presence.

The role requires overseeing ~50 employees, managing budgets, forecasts, and a strong emphasis on accountability, efficiency, and high performance across teams and stakeholders.