Vice President, Aggregates & Asphalt Operations Excellence (North America)

Our client is a leading North American producer of construction and infrastructure materials seeking a strategic and technically accomplished executive to lead Aggregates & Asphalt operational excellence across North America.

Reporting directly to the North American executive leadership team, this high-impact role will drive performance improvement, operational excellence, cost optimization, leadership development, and best-practice implementation across a large network of production facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong business acumen and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders across a complex, multi‑site organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for Aggregates and Asphalt operations across North America.


• Develop and implement operational excellence initiatives that improve productivity, safety, and financial performance.


• Establish and manage KPI frameworks to drive performance measurement and continuous improvement.


• Lead and develop performance improvement teams while fostering a culture of accountability and innovation.


• Identify and deploy operational best practices across multiple regions and business units.


• Support talent development, succession planning, coaching, and leadership capability building.


• Monitor market developments, emerging technologies, and industry trends to improve operational effectiveness.


• Provide technical and commercial leadership during mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and due diligence activities.


• Partner with regional and functional leaders to achieve strategic business objectives.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.


• MBA preferred.


• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within aggregates, mining, construction materials, cement, asphalt, or related heavy industrial sectors.


• Strong technical understanding of quarrying, aggregates production, and operational performance.


• Demonstrated success leading large-scale operational improvement initiatives.


• Experience with resource development, permitting, land acquisition, reclamation, and environmental compliance.


• Strong financial, commercial, and strategic planning capabilities.


• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and change leadership skills.


• Track record of leading geographically dispersed teams in a complex operating environment.

Additional Information

• Executive leadership position with North American scope.


• Significant travel throughout the U.S. and Canada.


• Competitive executive compensation package, annual incentive opportunity, and comprehensive benefits.