Director of Construction

Director of Construction

Location: Woodstock, ON

Salary: $190K–$230K + benefits

Position: Full-Time, Permanent

Our client is seeking an experienced Director of Construction to provide strategic and operational leadership across its General Contracting Division.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone with a strong General Contracting background who has experience overseeing Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Superintendents/Field Operations, and multiple concurrent projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in project delivery, financial performance, risk management, team development, and operational improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership and strategic direction for all construction operations.
• Oversee and mentor Project Managers, Project Coordinators, and Field Operations leadership.
• Monitor projects from pre-construction through closeout, ensuring performance across safety, quality, schedule, and budget.
• Establish accountability, KPIs, performance standards, and operational procedures across the division.
• Oversee budget forecasting, cost tracking, project financial performance, and cost-to-complete reporting.
• Identify and mitigate operational, contractual, and project-level risks.
• Review schedules, resource requirements, project forecasts, change orders, and claims.
• Lead the resolution of major disputes, delays, and high-risk project issues.
• Support preconstruction, estimating, business development, proposals, and project planning.
• Build and develop high-performing teams while identifying future leadership talent.
• Collaborate with Estimating, Preconstruction, Safety, HR, Finance, and other internal teams.
• Maintain strong relationships with major clients, consultants, and project partners.
• Drive continuous improvement and the adoption of construction technologies and digital tools.
• Prepare regular operational and performance reports for senior leadership.
• Develop workforce and succession plans to support future project growth.

Required Experience

• Post-secondary education in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive construction experience, including at least 7 years in senior leadership.
• Proven experience overseeing both field and project management teams within a General Contracting environment.
• Strong knowledge of Lump Sum, Construction Management, and Design-Build delivery models.
• Strong expertise in scheduling, project forecasting, risk management, cost control, and dispute resolution.
• Knowledge of Ontario construction law, OHSA, contracts, change orders, and permitting.
• Experience with construction management systems such as Procore, Viewpoint Vista, and scheduling tools such as MS Project or Primavera.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and relationship-management skills.
• Valid G Driver’s License and ability to travel to project sites across Ontario as required.