Senior Director, Construction Services & Growth

Apex Companies, LLC.; Brentwood (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-subsidized benefits

401k match

Tuition assistance

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Apex Companies seeks an experienced Director of Construction Services to lead and grow our California-based Construction Services team. This high-impact role develops people, drives performance, and strengthens customer relationships while actively participating in estimating, project management, and field operations.

Responsibilities include leading PMs and estimators, establishing KPIs, overseeing budgets, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve processes and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business Management, or a related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in construction project management, estimating, field operations, or construction-services leadership.
• 7+ years of leadership experience managing, coaching, and developing Project Managers, Estimators, Superintendents, or similar professionals.
• Proven ability to improve team, operational, financial, or customer-service performance.
• Strong understanding of construction estimating, project management, cost control, and field operations.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, forecasting, labor, equipment, materials, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, specifications, scopes of work, and contracts.
• Experience developing and using KPIs and business data to drive decisions.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with changing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management, estimating, accounting, CRM, or other business systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Project Managers, Estimators, and Construction Services team members.
• Establish clear expectations, accountability, and professional development plans.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, training, and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of teamwork, customer service, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee estimating, project execution, financial performance, and project closeout.
• Ensure projects are properly scoped, staffed, scheduled, executed, documented, and billed.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, change orders, costs, cash flow, and profitability.
• Review estimates, contracts, schedules, and project documentation.
• Support Project Managers on complex projects, pricing decisions, and customer issues.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and business partners.
• Deliver a high level of customer service and support business growth initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to expand services, strengthen client relationships, and enter new markets.
• Support business development efforts and significant pursuits.
• Maintain active involvement in field operations and project execution.
• Coordinate staffing, equipment, materials, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Conduct site visits to monitor progress, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.
• Resolve operational, scheduling, and field issues to ensure successful project delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Organizational

Analytical

Problem-solving

Spanish language

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction/Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM

Project management software

Estimating software

Accounting systems

Job description

Apex Companies seeks an experienced Director of Construction Services to lead and grow our California-based Construction Services team. This high-impact role develops people, drives performance, and strengthens customer relationships while actively participating in estimating, project management, and field operations.

Responsibilities include leading PMs and estimators, establishing KPIs, overseeing budgets, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve processes and profitability.