Vice President of Construction

**Job Summary:** The Vice President of Residential Construction provides strategic and operational leadership for the i3 residential construction organization in a high-volume, results-driven environment. This leader drives construction performance through effective team leadership, process excellence, cost and schedule management, vendor oversight, quality and safety execution, and a culture of continuous improvement to achieve business objectives and deliver exceptional customer experience. **Key Responsibilities:** Leadership & Team Management: - Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing residential construction team. - Provide strategic and operational leadership for permitting, construction production, and service activation functions to achieve organizational objectives across assigned markets. Maintain accountability for workforce planning, operational processes, vendor performance, and cost management. - Build and sustain strong partnerships with Business Development, Design, Construction Support, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Customer Operations to drive market performance, support growth initiatives, and ensure successful execution of business objectives. - Establish and communicate clear goals, performance expectations, and key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned with business strategy. - Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while driving achievement of quality, schedule, cost, and customer experience objectives. - Drive workforce planning, skills development, succession planning, and cross-functional team alignment to ensure the organization operates smoothly in a changing environment and can execute at scale. Process & Production Environment: - Develop, implement, and continuously improve robust process flows, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and workflow frameworks optimized for a production environment (high volumes, tight timelines, complex dependencies). - Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying operational inefficiencies, process gaps, and quality risks, implementing corrective and preventive actions to enhance performance, consistency, and customer outcomes. - Establish, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), including production throughput, cycle time, quality, budget performance, activation readiness, and cost per unit, ensuring accountability and achievement of operational targets. Cost Management: - Own the residential construction operations cost structure—including fixed and variable cost elements—and actively manage to drive cost efficiency, margin improvement, and budget adherence. - Partner with Finance and senior leadership to develop and manage annual budgets, forecasts, and cost-control initiatives. - Identify opportunities to reduce unit costs, improve cost predictability, leverage economies of scale, and eliminate waste or non-value-added activities. Vendor & Partner Management: - In partnership with Supply Chain, ensure competitive sourcing, contract negotiation of terms, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), pricing, and service levels to ensure vendors deliver cost-effective, high-quality outcomes. - Provide executive leadership for the strategy, governance, and execution of vendor/contractor relationships that support residential construction operations, performance monitoring, and renewal/exit decisions. - Establish and maintain vendor performance frameworks (scorecards, KPIs, periodic reviews), to ensure contract compliance, manage vendor risk, and maintain continuous improvement of the vendor ecosystem. - Collaborate with procurement, legal, finance, and operations teams to ensure vendor spend aligns with financial objectives and operational requirements. - Monitor vendor performance against quality, schedule, safety, and cost metrics, implementing corrective action plans when necessary to ensure consistent delivery of expected outcomes. Strategic & Cross-Functional Engageme…