VP of Design Operations

Talent Edge Recruiting

Nashville (TN)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with 4% match

PTO 15+ days

Parental leave

Life insurance

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Job summary

Talent Edge Recruiting is seeking a Senior Vice President of Operations for a design/build luxury homebuilder. The role partners with the President to translate strategic goals into daily execution, driving process discipline, accountability, and cross-department collaboration across Estimating, Purchasing, Finance, and Legal.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in custom or luxury residential construction, strong change-management skills, and a track record of turning strategy into hands-on

Qualifications

10+ years of progressive experience in homebuilding, construction, or related field.
Experience in custom or luxury residential construction strongly preferred.
Deep experience in purchasing, estimating, or operations within construction.
Ability to build, refine, and roll out operational processes.
Real change-management chops—getting teams to adopt new ways of working.
Experience setting KPIs and building accountability across multiple departments.
Strong budgeting and financial understanding; P&L ownership.

Responsibilities

Act as the President's operational counterpart, converting goals into concrete plans.
Push efficiency and process improvements across the full homebuilding cycle.
Own oversight of Estimating, Purchasing, Finance, and Legal.
Tighten handoffs between Sales, Design, Estimating, Purchasing, and Construction.
Set KPIs and accountability standards with quarterly check-ins.
Drive change-management and ensure new processes stick org-wide.
Build operating playbooks for custom and luxury product lines.
Manage vendor strategy including onboarding, pricing, VE, and cost reductions.
Collaborate with Finance on budgeting and project financing.
Streamline the closing process for clients and internal teams.
Vet and roll out systems/tech to support efficiency and growth.
Contribute to annual/quarterly planning, staffing strategy, and board prep.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Hands-on leadership

Process improvement

Financial acumen

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Bachelor's degree in Building & Construction Management

Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

Buildertrend

Revit

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Vice President of Operations - Design/Build

Location: Carmel, IN - #1 best place to live in the United States 2026-2027 according to US NEWS (on-site only - will provide relocation for the right candidate)

Monday-Friday

Pay: Base salary up to $180,000, plus bonus potential

Sector: Custom and luxury residential homebuilding

The Role

A growing custom homebuilding company is adding a Senior Vice President of Operations to its executive team — a brand-new seat built for someone who can operate as the President's right hand while the company scales. The focus is process discipline, tighter accountability, and turning strategic goals into daily execution.

The right person will have real roots in custom or luxury residential construction, with a track record in estimating, purchasing, process redesign, and leading across departments.

This isn't a role for someone who only sets direction from a distance. The company needs an operator who still understands the mechanics of a homebuilding business and can push strategy down into the day-to-day.

Core Responsibilities

Act as the President's operational counterpart, converting company-level goals into concrete plans.
Push efficiency and process improvements across the full homebuilding cycle.
Own oversight of Estimating, Purchasing, Finance, and Legal.
Tighten the handoffs between Sales, Drafting & Design, Estimating, Purchasing, and Construction.
Set KPIs and accountability standards for department leaders, with regular quarterly check-ins.
Drive change-management efforts and get new processes to actually stick org-wide.
Build out operating playbooks across the company's residential product lines, custom and luxury included.
Manage vendor strategy — onboarding, pricing negotiations, value engineering, and cost reduction.
Work alongside Finance on budgeting, project financing, and company-wide performance tracking.
Streamline the closing process, both internally and for clients.
Vet and roll out systems and technology that support efficiency and growth.
Contribute to annual and quarterly planning, staffing strategy, and board-level prep.

What the Company Needs

10+ years of progressive experience in homebuilding, construction, or an adjacent field.
Background in custom or luxury residential construction strongly preferred.
Solid general construction industry experience is required.
Deep experience in purchasing, estimating, or operations within construction.
A demonstrated ability to build, refine, and roll out operational processes.
Real change-management chops — getting teams to actually adopt new ways of working.
Experience setting KPIs and building accountability across multiple departments.
Sharp financial and business acumen — budgeting, P&L ownership, cost discipline.
Familiarity with value engineering, vendor negotiations, and cost optimization in construction.
Comfort turning high-level strategy into hands-on execution.
A fit for a lean, entrepreneurial environment without heavy bureaucracy.
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Building & Construction Management, Organizational Leadership, Business, or similar.

Preferred Technology Experience

Buildertrend or comparable construction management software
Revit
Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Leadership Profile

Looking for someone who is:

Strategic but still willing to be hands-on
Organized and process-minded
Willing to question how things have always been done
Experienced steering organizational change
Commercially and financially sharp
Collaborative, but holds people accountable
Effective working across many departments at once
Adaptable, entrepreneurial in mindset
Skilled at building trust with both leadership and field teams

Culture

The company runs on gratitude, ownership, resilience, adaptability, and innovation — a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment centered on integrity, quality, customer experience, and long-term relationships.