SVP Gas Operations

Location(s)

• Northern or Southern California

Position Summary

The Senior Vice President, Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for a utilities-focused construction business, with accountability for financial performance, project execution, safety, customer outcomes, and organizational growth. This executive role leads large-scale, multi-site operations, develops strategic and financial plans, strengthens customer and partner relationships, manages enterprise-level project risk, and builds high-performing teams while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Job Function

• Drive profitable growth through disciplined project execution and customer-focused delivery.
• Develop and execute short- and long- strategic plans aligned with organizational objectives.
• Support the pursuit of new business opportunities, partnerships, and technologies that strengthen competitiveness.
• Lead workforce planning and create development opportunities for key employees across multiple disciplines.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Set strategic and operational priorities and hold functional leaders accountable for execution.
• Apply construction management principles and appropriately leverage technology to improve performance.
• Establish strong relationships with employees, customers, construction partners, and communities to build stakeholder trust.
• Use performance management systems and KPIs to track safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, and financial results and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead large-scale, multi-site construction operations, including estimating, bidding, planning, execution, and adherence to safety protocols.
• Provide executive oversight of construction project risk, including risk registers, contingency plans, issue escalation, and mitigation strategies to protect safety, financial performance, schedules, customer expectations, and contractual obligations.
• Develop and manage the annual budget, capital plan, and long-term financial forecasts.
• Ensure cost-effective operations while maintaining service quality, safety, and compliance.
• Drive operational efficiency to achieve targeted returns and maintain cost competitiveness.
• Partner with finance and executive leadership to align financial and operational priorities.
• Monitor performance across project scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, financial outcomes, regulatory compliance, employee engagement, leadership development, and customer satisfaction.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in the construction industry, including at least 5 years in an executive or operational leadership role.
• Proven track record of managing large-scale construction operations and capital projects while achieving profitable growth.
• Experience managing a profit and loss (P&L) responsibility of $200 million or more.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the construction industry, regulated utility environment, public works environment, and capital program delivery.
• Exceptional strategic planning, financial management, and operational leadership skills.
• Strong knowledge of construction management principles and the effective use of technology.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with internal teams, construction partners, customers, and communities.
• Proven ability to lead through change and achieve growth in a safety-critical business.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee project execution, financial performance, regulatory compliance, leadership development, and customer and stakeholder satisfaction.

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