Director of Construction / Business Unit Director
Hlousek Group, dallas, tx, United States
The Business Unit Director (BUD) is a senior leader responsible for the overall performance, strategic direction, and financial success of the Construction business unit. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role provides leadership across safety, operations, people development, financial management, and business growth. The BUD is accountable for full P&L performance, and the leadership and development of a high-performing construction team. This role drives a strong safety culture, ensures operational excellence through process-driven execution, and represents the construction team in preconstruction, client engagement, and business development efforts. The BUD partners with company leadership to execute growth strategies, manage risk, and deliver predictable financial outcomes while building trusted client relationships and developing future leaders within the organization.
Job Duties:
Safety:
- Provide leadership to promote a positive safety culture.
- Ensure compliance with safety processes and communicate a strong commitment to the safety of all employees.
Team Leadership and Development:
- Serve as the leader of the construction team; providing thoughtful and confident direction that empowers teammates and builds trust.
- Support project team in resolving high level client concerns.
- Recruit and mentor construction professionals to ensure alignment with our core values, processes, and goals.
- Intentionally facilitate professional development of team members to leverage the team strengths; identify and correct gaps in knowledge or experience; and build new leaders and team depth.
- Conduct effective quarterly and annual reviews for all direct reports to leverage the team’s capabilities with constructive feedback and support. Provide timely feedback to set clear expectations and ensure accountability.
Operational Management:
- Coordinate and prioritize staffing and resources to meet business goals (projects, growth strategy, client development, industry involvement, etc.).
- Understand and reinforce our process driven culture.
- Participate in the company leadership team including weekly meetings and planning sessions.
Preconstruction and Business Development:
- Promote business involvement in the local construction community and industry associations.
- Provide strategic input on project pursuits. Balance the team’s workload and prioritize sales efforts needed to achieve company goals.
- Represent the construction team in business development efforts including initial project site walks & interviews and new sales meetings.
- Responsible for reviewing bid estimates to ensure accuracy of general conditions, quality of subcontractor participation and overall pricing strategy.
- Full P&L accountability of the construction team. Manage all direct and indirect costs.
- Determine annual budget for operating expenses and proactively monitor variances.
- Perform monthly project reviews with project leadership; forecast revenue and margin.
- Provide oversight on project invoices to achieve cash positive operations.
- Provide accurate and timely data for corporate KPI tracking.
- Manage construction risk related to project selection, safety, insurance, etc.
Qualifications – Education and Work Experience:
- 15+ years in construction operations management
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or other relevant field.
- Experience with design-build, especially manufacturing and/or mission critical facilities.
- Proven success managing large-scale projects and experience in business development and client relationship management.
- Strong understanding of industry trends, market opportunities, and the competitive landscape.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Proficient with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and project management software.