VP of Quality & Construction Excellence

Gray-Construction-f9b31407; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray Construction is seeking a Vice President, Quality to lead our national quality program and drive continuous improvement across design, procurement, and construction.

This executive role oversees field quality, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and the enterprise TQMS, partnering with Business Excellence to raise standards on active projects.

A proven track record transforming quality at large design-build firms, plus strong communication and cross-functional leadership, is required.

Qualifications

• 15 years of related experience in construction.
• At least 5 years in a senior leadership role managing quality teams.
• Experience transforming a construction quality program at a design-build firm or GC.
• Deep proficiency in quality processes, inspection techniques, regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with executive presence.
• Familiarity with commissioning processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversees construction quality control and assurance across active projects nationally.
• Leads and mentors quality professionals embedded with project teams in the field.
• Designs and enforces quality assurance processes and inspections across all phases of construction.
• Owns project-level root cause analysis and drives corrective and preventive action.
• Accountable for reducing rework, warranty exposure, and quality-related business risk across the portfolio.
• Holds a formal seat in constructability reviews and equipment/material standards discussions with other Gray teams, with authority to flag and elevate systemic issues before they reach the field.
• Establishes quality standards, governance, and escalation paths, holding business units and project teams accountable for quality performance.
• Owns the feedback loop tracking defects, RFIs, and warranty claims back to upstream design or procurement decisions, and routes findings to the responsible department to drive standard updates.
• Drives a culture of collaboration and proactive defect prevention across design, procurement, and execution, not after-the-fact conformity checking.
• Owns and maintains the construction-specific section of Gray's Quality Manual as an extension of the enterprise TQMS governed by the Business Excellence department, covering site inspection procedures, phase-specific QC/QA, and root cause protocols.
• Partners with the Business Excellence department to align field practices with enterprise quality standards, KPI frameworks, and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering their professional growth and developing future leaders in quality management.
• Communicates lessons learned and quality trends to company leadership and project teams.
• Alongside Gray's Learning & Development team, develops and implements training programs for team members on quality standards, best practices, and compliance requirements to foster a culture of quality throughout Gray.
• Develops, implements, and continuously improves inspection processes, root cause tracking, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive quality execution, proactively prevent issues, and measure project and business performance.
• Responsible for leading a team that provides project specific quality plans during a proposal phase that can be carried into execution.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive presence

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or technical/associate degree in related field

Job description

Gray Construction is seeking a Vice President, Quality to lead our national quality program and drive continuous improvement across design, procurement, and construction.

This executive role oversees field quality, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and the enterprise TQMS, partnering with Business Excellence to raise standards on active projects.

A proven track record transforming quality at large design-build firms, plus strong communication and cross-functional leadership, is required.