Senior Vice President of Field Operations

Job description

Senior Vice President of Field Operations

Central Florida, Orlando / Central Florida Metro

About Whites Site Development

Whites Site Development is a Central Florida-based civil site development company operating an integrated platform of general contracting and civil engineering services. We deliver complex multifamily and commercial ground-up site work across Central Florida – earthwork, underground utilities, base, and civil infrastructure — managing self-perform field crews and a pre-qualified subcontractor bench under one roof.

We are growing to $25M and then to $50M. The SVP of Site Work is the person who makes that execution possible.

The Role

This is the most senior field leadership position at Whites Site Development. The SVP of Site Work owns all field operations — every active job, every crew, every superintendent, every subcontractor in the field — and is accountable for the delivery performance of the entire company.

This is not a project manager role. This is not a single-job superintendent. This is the executive who oversees all jobs running simultaneously, sets the operational standard across the organization, and ensures that what was promised to every client is what gets built — on time, on budget, and at the quality level WSD's reputation demands.

You will report directly to the Executive Director and VP. You will own the field side of the business the way a COO owns a company. If something is wrong in the field, it is your problem first.

What You'll Own

Full responsibility for field operations across all active WSD projects simultaneously — typically 8–18 concurrent jobs at $25M–$50M volume

Direct oversight of all WSD superintendents — hire, mentor, evaluate, and hold them accountable for job delivery across their assigned portfolios

Daily situational awareness of all active sites — schedule status, crew production, material deliveries, sub performance, and risk items — with the ability to intervene fast when a project is drifting

Subcontractor performance management in the field — clearing, concrete, asphalt, and specialty subs all answer to the same standard you set

Equipment and crew deployment — scheduling crew mobilization and demobilization across all active jobs in coordination with the VP and project managers

Quality control and safety standard enforcement across all WSD field operations — no job is exempt from the standard

Direct collaboration with estimating on bid reviews — your field knowledge validates the productivity assumptions and crew cost inputs before a number goes out

Client-facing field presence when required — owners and GCs dealing with schedule or scope issues need to see WSD's most senior field leader, not a coordinator

Identification and escalation of field risks before they become schedule impacts or cost overruns — you see it first and you say it first

Building and refining WSD's operational playbook — crew standards, production benchmarks, daily reporting protocols, and field compliance requirements

Who We're Looking For

This role requires a rare combination: someone who knows the dirt at a technical level and has the leadership maturity to run a multi-project, multi-crew operation at scale.

15+ years of progressive field leadership experience in civil site development, heavy civil, or underground utility construction in Florida

Demonstrated track record managing multiple simultaneous jobs — not sequentially, concurrently — with overlapping crew deployments, active material schedules, and live client relationships

Deep technical knowledge of Florida civil site work: grading and earthwork, underground utility installation (storm, sewer, water), dewatering, base installation, and SWPPP compliance

Proven experience leading and developing field superintendents — you have built teams, not just managed them

Thorough understanding of Florida site conditions: soil types, muck, dewatering needs, wet season logistics, and the scheduling discipline required to deliver in a state that fights you

Familiarity with Florida construction permitting, inspection workflows, and regulatory compliance in the field

Experience managing subcontractors in the field — scope compliance, daily performance, and escalation when subs are not meeting the standard

Equipment operations knowledge — you understand what a GPS dozer does, how a pipe crew is composed, and what a day's production looks like for each crew type WSD runs

Strong communicator — you can debrief a superintendent, brief an owner, and give the VP a clear status update in the same morning

Compensation expectation consistent with a senior executive field operations role in a high-growth Florida construction company

What Makes This Role Different

Most companies at WSD's size are not structured to have a position like this. We are building it deliberately because we believe that the highest-performing site development platform in Central Florida requires a full-time, executive-level field operations leader — not a VP who dabbles in the field and also does business development.

The SVP of Site Work at WSD has the authority, the budget accountability, and the organizational weight to actually run the field. You will not be doing paperwork while jobs fall behind. You will be in the field, on the phone, and in the room when decisions get made.

Core Values We Hire For

Reliability — your crews mobilize when they're supposed to, your jobs finish when they're supposed to, and your team trusts what you say

Transparency — you surface problems fast and without spin; you do not manage perception, you manage outcomes

Accountability — when a job misses, you own it before you explain it

Company First — your ego does not run the schedule; the client's project does

Resourcefulness — you solve field problems with the crew and equipment you have, not the crew and equipment you wish you had

What We Offer

Executive compensation package commensurate with responsibility — base, performance incentive, and company vehicle

Direct reporting relationship to the Executive Director — you are in the room where strategy gets made

Full authority over field operations — not advisory, not coordinative; actual authority to direct crews, manage subs, and hold the line on quality and schedule

A growing company with serious infrastructure: estimating depth, an engineering entity, a pre-qualified sub bench, and an inventory control system — the tools to actually do the job right

Central Florida's most dynamic civil work — multifamily, commercial, mixed-use — at a scale that makes this one of the most challenging and rewarding field operations roles in the state

How to Apply

This is a confidential search. Send your resume and a brief professional summary — include the largest concurrent job portfolio you have managed (number of active jobs, combined value, crew count) — to:

We respond to every qualified candidate promptly. No recruiters.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Worksite address

orlando, FL, 32885, US

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