Paving Unit President: Lead Growth & Local Ops

BrainWorks; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive executive compensation

Performance-based incentive plan

Local leadership role in Cincinnati

Autonomy backed by larger platform

Job summary

BrainWorks is partnering with an established commercial paving and concrete contractor to identify its next Business Unit President who will lead P&L, people, operations and growth in the Cincinnati region.

The incoming President will work with the current leadership to strengthen field leadership, expand capacity and align sales with operations, while preserving a people-first culture and safety focus.

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience within a self-performing commercial paving or closely related contracting business.
• Demonstrated responsibility for a business or operating unit, including P&L, people and operating results.
• Experience leading multiple field crews and developing frontline and functional leaders.
• Deep knowledge of asphalt paving operations, including crews, equipment, production, weather, scheduling, quality and job profitability.
• Concrete operations experience is strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management, engineering or a related field preferred; equivalent industry experience will be considered

Responsibilities

• Own the annual operating plan, budget, forecast and overall financial performance.
• Translate growth objectives into practical plans for labor, crews, equipment, leadership and capital.
• Improve job-level visibility, margin performance, productivity and accountability.
• Establish clear priorities, decision rights and operating rhythms across the organization.
• Work closely with platform leadership and shared resources while maintaining strong local ownership.
• Provide credible leadership across self-performing asphalt paving, repair, maintenance and concrete operations.
• Strengthen estimating-to-execution handoffs, scheduling, labor planning, equipment utilization and project readiness.
• Build field capacity by recruiting, retaining and developing foremen, operators and crew members.
• Improve safety, quality, production, schedule performance and customer communication.
• Identify recurring sources of margin variance and implement practical corrective actions.
• Guide the transfer of critical field knowledge from experienced leaders to the next generation.

Skills

Paving knowledge

Financial leadership

Sales vs operations alignment

Leadership development

Strategic communication

Safety and quality focus

Onsite leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management, engineering or related field

Job description

BrainWorks is partnering with an established commercial paving and concrete contractor to identify its next Business Unit President who will lead P&L, people, operations and growth in the Cincinnati region.

The incoming President will work with the current leadership to strengthen field leadership, expand capacity and align sales with operations, while preserving a people-first culture and safety focus.