Vice President Project & Construction Management

Exyte; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte in the United States is seeking a strategic leader for the Vice President – Project & Construction Management to oversee all project execution and field construction activities across our portfolio.

You will partner with engineering, commercial, and operations leaders to optimize constructability and delivery models, while driving safety, schedule, cost, and quality outcomes. The role demands deep experience leading multi-site teams and managing subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Experience leading large-scale, multi-site construction programs.
• Deep expertise in construction execution, field operations, scheduling, and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead all project execution and construction operations across the portfolio.
• Oversee safety, schedule, cost, quality, and productivity metrics.
• Transition from engineering to construction and through project closeout.
• Standardize execution practices and governance across projects.
• Oversee subcontractor strategy, selection, and performance management.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practices across projects.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Project delivery

Constructability

Scheduling

Cost control

Travel readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Job description

Discover your exciting role

The Vice President – Project & Construction Management is accountable for leading all project execution and field construction activities, ensuring best-in-class performance across safety, schedule, cost, and quality. This role provides end-to-end leadership across the project lifecycle—from preconstruction through execution and closeout—driving consistency, scalability, and operational excellence.

The VP partners closely with engineering, commercial, and operations leadership to enhance constructability, improve project delivery outcomes, and strengthen organizational capability across project and field teams.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Project & Construction Execution Leadership

• Lead all project execution and construction operations across the portfolio
• Ensure performance across safety, schedule, cost, quality, and productivity metrics
• Oversee transitions from engineering to construction and through project completion
• Standardize execution practices, tools, and governance across projects

Preconstruction & Delivery Strategy

• Provide leadership input into preconstruction, estimating, and bid strategies
• Partner with engineering to ensure constructability and efficient execution planning
• Define and implement project execution plans, methodologies, and delivery models
• Improve competitiveness through optimized planning and delivery strategies

Commercial & Subcontractor Management

• Oversee subcontractor strategy, selection, and performance management
• Lead contract negotiations and scope alignment for construction activities
• Ensure commercial discipline and alignment with project financial objectives

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement across project delivery and field execution
• Implement best practices, standardization, and lessons learned across projects
• Improve productivity, cost efficiency, and schedule reliability
• Identify and resolve systemic execution challenges

People Leadership & Organization Development

• Lead and develop high-performing project and field leadership teams
• Oversee staffing, workforce planning, and organizational capability development
• Drive performance management, accountability, and leadership growth
• Foster a collaborative, execution-focused culture across regions and projects

Culture, Safety & Organizational Alignment

• Champion a strong safety culture aligned with Incident-Free Workplace principles
• Promote alignment with company strategy, objectives, and operating standards
• Build strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering, project management, and operations
• Act as a role model for leadership, communication, and organizational values

Show your expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• Relevant construction or safety certifications preferred
• Deep expertise in construction execution, field operations, and project delivery
• Strong understanding of constructability, scheduling, and cost control
• Proven leadership of large-scale, multi-site construction teams
• Strong commercial and subcontractor management capability
• Ability to drive operational improvements and standardization
• Experience in semiconductor, Bio Life Science or mission-critical construction environments
• Ability to travel frequently to active project site
• Experience working in complex, project-driven organizations