Location: Greater Phoenix Area, AZ (Onsite – Tempe, AZ)
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Oxford Solutions is seeking an experienced Director of Construction for a direct-hire opportunity with a client in the Greater Phoenix area. This senior leadership position will oversee construction execution for large-scale capital projects, ensuring successful delivery across safety, schedule, budget, quality, and contractor performance.
The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on construction leadership experience managing complex industrial, heavy civil, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead construction operations, field management teams, contractors, and project partners.
- Develop and execute construction plans, schedules, budgets, and resource strategies.
- Oversee multiple contractors and concurrent construction activities to ensure project milestones are achieved.
- Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and project controls teams to support efficient project execution.
- Monitor construction progress, costs, productivity, and contractor performance, implementing corrective actions as needed.
- Manage construction-related risks, contract changes, quality standards, and regulatory compliance.
- Establish and maintain strong safety practices and construction quality controls.
- Oversee project completion, commissioning coordination, and operational handover.
- Provide executive leadership with project updates, performance reporting, and recommendations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
- 15+ years of progressive construction and project delivery experience, including senior leadership on major capital projects.
- Proven experience managing large, complex industrial, heavy civil, infrastructure, or similar construction projects.
- Strong background in contractor management, construction scheduling, cost controls, forecasting, and change management.
- Working knowledge of CPM scheduling, project controls, construction contracts, and progress measurement.
- Experience coordinating multiple contractors, construction disciplines, and competing project priorities.
- Strong understanding of construction safety, quality standards, permitting, and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Director of Construction - 26-00927