VP of Operations

The Boring Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boring Company is seeking an operational leader to oversee construction operations for tunneling projects in Nashville, ensuring safety, efficiency, and alignment with company goals.

You will manage end-to-end operations, logistics, welding, and multi-disciplinary teams on a fast-paced site, coordinating with engineers and officials to maintain compliance and drive progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction, Engineering or relevant field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience overseeing operations at a physical site across multiple functions.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to change.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Motivated to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end construction operations across tunneling projects.
• Oversee supply chain, trucking, and logistics for material flow and equipment availability.
• Direct welding, fabrication, and specialty trade activities.
• Build and manage multi-disciplinary construction teams.
• Identify and mitigate on-site technical and operational issues.
• Collaborate with civil servants, officials, and contractors to stay code compliant.
• Propose corrective actions for weak points in systems.
• Coordinate with architectural and engineering teams on designs.
• Plan for scaling site with operational and technological changes.
• Decide internal vs. outsourced approach for work.

Skills

Project leadership

Construction operations

Logistics management

Stakeholder coordination

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction, Engineering or relevant field

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions. Nashville is home to the Music City Loop, a first of its kind transportation system, connecting downtown Nashville to the airport and other points of interest in Music city. We are looking for an operational leader to oversee all construction operations, ensuring the site runs safely, efficiently, and in lockstep with company goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end construction operations across tunneling projects, including station construction, buildout, and supporting infrastructure.
• Oversee supply chain, trucking/assets, and logistics to maintain continuous material flow and equipment availability for high-tempo field operations.
• Direct welding, fabrication, and specialty trade activities critical to tunnel segments, stations, and related structures
• Build and manage multi-disciplinary construction teams, enforcing operational discipline in a fast-paced underground and surface environment.
• Identify and react to technical and operational issues on-site, quickly coming up with mitigating actions.
• Work with civil servants, elected officials, and contractors in local, state, and federal governing bodies, ensuring technology, operations, and construction are up to code.
• Identify weak points across systems and processes, then propose and execute corrective actions.
• Work closely with architectural and engineering teams on needed designs and features, delivering actionable requirements as the site scales.
• Strategically stay ahead of an evolving and scaling site with appropriate operational and technological changes.
• Make determinations on the best internal and outsourced approach for technical and construction work.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction, Engineering or relevant field
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience overseeing operations at a physical site, ideally spanning multiple functions (e.g., operations and construction)
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to change
• Strong attention to detail
• Motivated to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience managing both operational and construction teams simultaneously
• Comfortable serving as the on-the-ground point of contact for a multi-function site
• Position may require extended hours and weekend work