Vice President Operations

Location: Carmel, IN

Work Environment: Onsite, 5 days per week

Compensation: Up to $180,000 base + bonus opportunity

Industry: Custom / Luxury Residential Construction

About the Opportunity: A growing residential construction and custom homebuilding organization is seeking a Senior Vice President of Operations to join its executive leadership team. This is a newly created role designed for an experienced operational leader who can serve as a strategic partner to the President while helping the organization scale, improve processes, and create stronger accountability across the business. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in custom or luxury residential homebuilding, along with proven success in process improvement, change management, purchasing, estimating, and cross-functional leadership. This is not a purely high-level executive position. The organization is looking for someone who is strategic but still close to the work — someone who understands how a construction business operates day to day and can turn big-picture strategy into practical execution.

What You’ll Do: Serve as a strategic partner to the President and translate company goals into actionable operational plans. Drive process improvement and operational efficiency across the homebuilding lifecycle. Oversee key functions including Estimating, Purchasing, Finance, and Legal. Improve coordination and handoffs across Sales, Drafting & Design, Estimating, Purchasing, and Construction. Establish KPIs, goals, accountability measures, and quarterly reviews for department leaders. Lead change-management initiatives and successfully implement new processes throughout the organization. Develop operating strategies for multiple residential product types, including custom and luxury homes. Oversee vendor strategy, onboarding, pricing, value engineering, and cost-saving initiatives. Partner with Finance leadership on budgeting, project financing, and overall company performance. Improve internal and client-facing closing processes. Evaluate and implement technology and systems that improve efficiency and scalability. Participate in annual planning, quarterly objectives, staffing strategy, and Board preparation. The role is intended to complement the President with stronger process orientation, business acumen, strategic execution, and change-management leadership.

What We’re Looking For: 10+ years of progressive experience in construction, homebuilding, or a related field. Custom or luxury residential homebuilding experience strongly preferred. Strong construction industry experience required. Extensive experience in purchasing, estimating, operations, or related construction functions. Proven track record of creating, improving, and implementing operational processes. Strong change-management experience — including driving adoption across teams. Experience developing KPIs and creating accountability across multiple departments. Strong financial and business acumen, including budgeting, P&L management, and cost control. Experience with value engineering, vendor management, and construction cost optimization. Ability to translate strategy into practical execution. Comfortable operating in a growing, entrepreneurial environment without excessive layers or bureaucracy. Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Building & Construction Management, Organizational Leadership, Business, or a related field. Technology Experience with the following or similar platforms is preferred: Buildertrend or similar construction management software Bluebeam Revit Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point Ideal Leadership Style We’re looking for someone who is: Strategic, but hands-on Process-driven and highly organized Comfortable challenging existing processes Experienced leading organizational change Financially and commercially minded Collaborative but accountable Comfortable working across multiple departments Adaptable and entrepreneurial Strong at building relationships with both leadership and operational teams Culture The organization values gratitude, ownership, perseverance, adaptability, and innovation. The environment is collaborative and entrepreneurial, with a strong focus on integrity, customer experience, quality, and building long-term relationships.

Benefits & Perks: Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) with up to 4% company match 15+ days of PTO9 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday Parental leave Company-paid life insurance Education reimbursement and professional development support Employee referral bonuses Housing discounts on new home builds and apartment rentals Wellness and fitness benefits Company events, volunteer opportunities, and employee celebrations Why Join? This is a highly visible opportunity to step into a newly created executive position and directly influence how a growing residential construction business operates. You’ll have the opportunity to improve processes, shape organizational structure, strengthen cross-functional execution, and help guide the company through its next stage of growth. The organization is also transitioning toward an ESOP structure, creating additional long-term alignment between employees and the success of the business. For a senior operations leader who understands custom homebuilding, process improvement, and organizational change, this role offers significant influence and the ability to make a measurable impact.