Vice President of Construction

Job Overview:

Position Summary

The Vice President of Construction is responsible for the overall leadership, execution, and financial performance of Primoris Pipeline Inc.’s construction operations. This executive provides strategic direction for transmission, distribution, integrity management, facility, and related energy infrastructure projects while ensuring exceptional safety performance, operational excellence, client satisfaction, and sustainable business growth. The role partners closely with executive leadership to drive profitability, strengthen customer relationships, and support long-term market expansion.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight for planning, execution, and delivery of pipeline and related energy infrastructure projects.
• Ensure operations meet company standards for safety, quality, schedule, productivity, and cost control.
• Monitor project performance metrics and implement corrective actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and execute operational and business strategies aligned with company goals.
• Partner with estimating and business development teams on pursuits, bids, and client presentations.
• Identify new business opportunities and geographic expansion initiatives.
• Drive profitability through budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and P&L oversight.
• Evaluate capital expenditures and resource allocation.
• Champion a zero-incident safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, PHMSA, environmental regulations, customer requirements, and company policies.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project managers, superintendents, and operational leaders.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development.
• Oversee contract execution and proactively manage commercial and operational risks.
• Maintain executive-level relationships with clients, vendors, and stakeholders to promote repeat business.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in pipeline or utility construction, including senior leadership.
• Proven success managing large-scale multi-state construction operations.
• Strong knowledge of pipeline construction methods, integrity management, distribution, facilities, and applicable regulations.
• Demonstrated P&L management and financial leadership.
• Ability to travel to offices and project sites as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• Experience in EPC or energy infrastructure environments.
• Experience leading large self-perform craft organizations.
• Familiarity with Primoris systems and processes or similar contractor frameworks.

Company Overview:

Primoris Pipeline is committed to being the value and customer solutions leader in midstream, transmission, and upstream construction by delivering safe, high quality, environmentally-compliant, timely and cost-effective projects for our clients, regardless of size or challenges.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, paid weekly.

• Best-in-class medical, dental, vision, and LTD/STD coverage.

• 401(k) with company match, vested on day one.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan [ESPP].

• Pet coverage for your furry friends.

• Legal assistance coverage.

• Award-winning safety programs.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Agency Statement

We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.

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