What is a Vice President?
The role of a Vice President within a construction company is to oversee all aspects of a construction project. They may also be involved in planning and managing the project from its earliest stages, including developing a budget and identifying potential contractors. Vice presidents must have excellent leadership skills to coordinate the efforts of multiple teams working on different parts of the same construction project.
What are the typical duties and activities for a Vice President?
From employer to employer the job description of a Vice President will vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:
Manage a team of architects, engineers, contractors, and other construction professionals to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget
Estimate costs of labor and materials required for each phase of the construction project
Negotiate contracts with vendors to ensure that terms are met
Manage all aspects of a project’s design, including working with architects and engineers to develop the plans
Coordinate subcontractors to ensure that all materials are purchased and delivered on time
Maintain accurate records of all costs and expenses related to each construction project
Oversee daily operations across multiple construction sites to ensure that work is progressing as planned
Recommend changes to improve efficiency or safety at construction sites
Skills required to be a successful Vice President
To be successful as a Vice President, the below skills are important;
Collaboration
Teamwork
Communication
Time management
Leadership
Organization
Problem solving
Critical thinking
How can we help with your Vice President job search?
For over 15 years we have specialised in securing contract and permanent opportunities for Vice Presidents across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.
Working globally with the largest contractors, consultancies, along with many infrastructure owners and operators, we are ideally positioned to work with talented Vice Presidents and secure the market's leading Vice President opportunities.
With a reputation for being experts in the sectors that we operate, we are also renowned for consistently delivering the right opportunities to our candidates, working proactively in order to give our candidates the edge in a competitive marketplace.
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Waterloo is a city on the province of Ontario that lies 58 miles southwest of Toronto. Waterloo is know as a twin city to Kitchener and is often referred to as “Kitchener-Waterloo”. Waterloo has an estimated population of 104,986 as of the 2016 census and covers an area of 24 square miles. Waterloo has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple large constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:
Alexandra Avenue
Road reconstruction from Westmount Road to Lourdes Street on Alexandra Avenue.
Expected start: Spring 2021 Expected completion: Fall 2021
Laurel Creek
Creek rehabilitation which includes complete landscape and restoration of Laurel from Regina Street to Weber Street.
Expected start: Spring 2021
Expected completion: Summer 2021
Lorindale Street
Completion of 2020 road surface asphalt road reconstruction and waterman looping on Lorindale Street (full length of the street) from Colonial Public School to Denholm Street.
Expected start: Spring 2021
Expected completion: Spring 2021
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