Vice President of Contracting Division - Paving, Grading & Utilities

Sunrock Industries is seeking a dynamic, people-first executive leader to serve as our Vice President of Contracting. This highly visible role will lead and grow Sunrock’s Contracting Division while ensuring excellence in safety, operational performance, financial results, and team development.This leader will serve as a standard-bearer of Sunrock’s core values, building a structured, high-performing, and sustainable organization. The VP of Contracting will play a key role in shaping the employee experience while driving division growth, market expansion, and long-term profitability.

Primary areas of responsibility include:

• Leadership & Talent Development

• Business Development

• Estimating & Project Acquisition

• Project Execution & Operations

• Administration

• Profitability & Financial Oversight

• Risk Management

This position reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and is instrumental in the continued success and expansion of the organization

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Market Growth

• Partner with Business Development to build and maintain strong relationships with:

  • Owners & Developers

  • Architects

  • Municipal and public stakeholders

  • Industry associations

• Maintain a robust pipeline of targeted opportunities

• Drive win rates aligned with profitability goals

Estimating & Financial Planning

• Collaborate with estimating and finance teams to ensure accurate, competitive estimates for:

  • Civil site work

  • Paving

  • Heavy highway

  • Utilities & infrastructure (water, sewer, storm drainage preferred)

• Develop revenue and profit forecasts while identifying risk and opportunity

Financial & Performance Oversight

• Monitor divisional financial performance

• Identify areas of project risk and operational improvement

• Ensure projects meet time, budget, and margin expectations

Operations & Project Execution

• Lead divisional managers in planning and executing work efficiently

• Promote adoption of innovative construction practices and technologies

• Ensure alignment with safety, quality, and schedule objectives

Risk Management

• Identify contractual and project-related risks

• Implement mitigation strategies to protect company performance

Leadership & Employee Engagement

• Partner with HR and leadership teams to drive:

  • Recruiting and retention

  • Career path development

  • Performance management best practices

  • Training and leadership development programs

  • Succession planning

• Foster a culture of engagement, accountability, and team pride

QualificationsExperience

• 10–15 years in senior field operations leadership (Director of Field Operations, Senior Project Manager, or similar)

• Experience with a major ENR Top 100 contractor preferred

• Proven success delivering large-scale civil/site construction projects on time and within budget

• Background in design-build, negotiated, and/or lump sum contracts

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field (preferred)

• MBA a plus

• Professional certifications/designations a plus

Core Competencies

• Strong executive leadership and decision-making skills

• High emotional intelligence and people leadership capability

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop leaders

• Skilled at working cross-functionally and influencing at all levels

• Calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

Primarily office-based with periodic field presence. Regular sitting, occasional standing and light lifting (up to 10 lbs), and standard visual and communication requirements.

SUNROCK OFFERSNewly hired team members receive competitive compensation package, comprehensive medical benefits, company paid dental, company paid life insurance, company paid long term disability, voluntary short term disability, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance, voluntary supplemental life insurance and whole life insurance, 401K with employer match, 8 paid holidays and 3 weeks paid time off (increases with service to 5 weeks).

Sunrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer without discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, religion, age, disability and genetic information.