National Subcontractor Strategy & Execution Lead

Socket.dev; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with employer match

Disability coverage

Flexible PTO

Field-based benefits

Job summary

Divcon is seeking a Director of Subcontractor Operations to lead national subcontractor strategy and execution across multiple markets. You will set governance, drive pricing discipline, and coordinate with Estimating, Engineering, Procurement, and Projects to optimize cost, schedule, and quality.

A strategic, cross-functional leader will guide performance reviews, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement across active portfolios.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of low-voltage systems, structured cabling, BMS/EPMS, PLC/SCADA, mission-critical construction, data centers, or similar subcontractor-driven environments.
• Demonstrated success negotiating and governing MSAs, scopes of work, pricing structures, compliance requirements, commercial terms, and subcontractor performance expectations at scale.
• Strong business and operational judgment regarding how subcontractor strategy and performance affect project cost, schedule, quality, safety, field coordination, customer commitments, and enterprise risk.
• Proven ability to build scalable operating models, reporting discipline, governance, and continuous-improvement processes across complex multi-project and multi-market environments.
• Executive-level communication, relationship management, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to align subcontractors and internal leaders across functions and levels of authority.
• Experience 10+ years of progressive experience in subcontractor, vendor, procurement, construction, project, or operations management, including significant direct responsibility for subcontractor strategy and performance.
• Leadership experience managing subcontractor scopes across multiple projects, regions, customer environments, or business units required.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional partnerships with project, estimating, engineering, procurement, field, legal, finance, subcontractor, and vendor teams to drive execution and resolve complex issues.
• Substantial experience with subcontractor performance management, pricing strategy, bid leveling, contract negotiation, change orders, executive escalation, risk management, and process improvement required.
• Experience in mission-critical, data center, BAS, MEP, HVAC controls, structured cabling, low-voltage, or industrial controls strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead a scalable national subcontractor strategy aligned with Divcon's growth plans, regional coverage requirements, project pipeline, and execution standards.
• Establish the standards and governance for identifying, recruiting, evaluating, onboarding, and retaining qualified low-voltage subcontractors, including MSAs, NDAs, compliance documentation, scope expectations, and performance requirements.
• Own national and regional pricing strategies, labor-rate benchmarks, unit costs, commercial standards, and procurement discipline for subcontractor-driven scopes of work.
• Direct cross-functional collaboration with Estimating, Engineering, Procurement, and Operations to solicit and level bids, validate scope and cost assumptions, and improve the completeness and competitiveness of pricing packages.
• Provide executive-level review and guidance on subcontractor quotes, scopes, and change orders; establish approval, negotiation, and escalation standards that protect cost, schedule, and contractual outcomes.
• Establish clear communication and escalation protocols for Project Managers and Project Executives when subcontractor scope clarification or intervention is required during project execution.
• Provide leadership visibility into subcontractor-related risks, delays, cost impacts, quality issues, safety concerns, and resource constraints across active projects and the broader portfolio.
• Participate in project reviews, schedule discussions, forecasting, and operational planning meetings to advise on subcontractor capacity, scope, performance, and business risk.
• Develop and oversee a rolling subcontractor performance scorecard, including quality, schedule adherence, cost reliability, responsiveness, safety alignment, capacity, and ability to meet Divcon execution standards.
• Lead subcontractor performance reviews and QBRs, establishing accountability for trends, risks, corrective actions, capacity planning, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Identify systemic subcontractor execution issues, lead root-cause analysis, and sponsor cross-functional solutions that improve project performance and reduce recurring risk.

Skills

Low-voltage systems

MSA governance

Pricing strategy

Bid leveling

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Project leadership

Job description

Divcon is seeking a Director of Subcontractor Operations to lead national subcontractor strategy and execution across multiple markets. You will set governance, drive pricing discipline, and coordinate with Estimating, Engineering, Procurement, and Projects to optimize cost, schedule, and quality.

A strategic, cross-functional leader will guide performance reviews, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement across active portfolios.