Director of Construction (Dallas)

Director Of Construction

Ryan Companies US, Inc. has an immediate career opportunity for a Director Of Construction to join our team in Dallas! Do you bring at least 10 years of successful construction management experience in a design-build environment? Do you enjoy working in a fast, fun, inclusive and collaborative work space? Do you want the next chapter of your career to be with an industry leader in commercial real estate who brings a fully integrated and creative design-build approach? If this describes you, we encourage you to apply today!

To be successful in this role, you must have at least 10 years successful industry experience with at least 5 years handling accounts from $10 to $250 million+. A bachelor's degree in an industry-related field is required. You must be able to effectively prioritize and balance big picture & immediate responsibilities; listen effectively and value the opinions of others & acknowledge contributions of others; train, manage, and hold staff accountable to get results consistent with corporate plans; recognize, select, and hire top talent at the appropriate time; and develop talent to all levels within construction operations. You need a solid understanding of the local construction market and ability to effectively negotiate construction contracts to Ryan's best business and legal interest. You must have a proven ability to manage team successful & profitably and lead & develop people. Resolving issues promptly for a 'win-win' solution is required.

Some things you can expect to do :

• Develops contacts and quickly builds relationships with potential clients
• Play a key role in relationship building and management of customers
• Make effective and convincing formal sales presentations to prospective customers
• Effectively negotiates business and legal provisions of construction contracts
• Consistently achieves customer satisfaction goals and raving fans
• Consistently achieves high levels of quality, design and profitability on projects assigned to the team
• Achieves team financial goals
• Assures that the team's accounts receivable are managed effectively and collected promptly
• Assures that team warranty issues are resolved promptly and effectively
• Assures that general team administrative responsibilities are carried out promptly, correctly
• Assesses and promotes professional development for direct reports
• Implements, and holds team accountable to, corporate goals and initiatives
• Makes effective and convincing formal sales presentations
• Advanced knowledge of construction means and methods, building types, estimating, scheduling, cost control and material pricing
• Delegates appropriate type and amount of work to others in order to leverage personal effectiveness
• Effectively prioritizes and balances big picture and immediate responsibilities
• Ability to listen effectively, value the opinions of others and acknowledge contributions of others
• Ability to communicate and work well with others at all levels
• Ability to train, manage and hold staff accountable to get results consistent with corporate plans
• Ability to recognize, select and hire top talent at the appropriate time
• Effectively negotiates the business and legal provisions of construction contracts
• Resolves issues promptly for a 'win-win' solution
• Displays natural leadership skills and qualities to guide a team of up to two Team Leaders, eight Project Managers and three Project Assistants

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Ryan Companies is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.