Hire business-side Directors of Operations who own the systems, processes, and cross-functional coordination that make a construction firm actually run — ERP fluency, finance-partnership, HR / IT / risk stakeholder alignment, and back-office team leadership.
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Example candidateA structured process for the hire that runs the business-side backbone — systems, processes, cross-functional coordination. Different from VP of Operations (field-executive tier); this is the ops seat that owns ERP, finance-partnership, and back-office team execution.
30-minute call. Align on firm size, ERP stack (Sage / CMiC / Viewpoint), finance-partnership model, HR / IT / risk touchpoints, back-office team structure, and start date.
Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Directors of Ops with delivered construction-industry operations leadership. References from prior COOs, CFOs, and back-office team members included.
Every placement carries a replacement guarantee. If the hire fails within the warranty window, we run a no-fee replacement search.
Business-side Directors of Ops own the systems and processes that make a firm scale. ERP fluency, finance partnership, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment separate a Director of Ops who removes friction from one who becomes the friction the CEO has to work around.
Every Director on the shortlist has verified Sage 300 CRE, CMiC, Viewpoint (Trimble), Procore Financials, or similar fluency. Not just generic ERP experience — construction ERP configuration and adoption discipline.
Reference-verified from prior CFOs on month-end close support, cash-flow discipline, capital-cert integrity, and audit-team support. Not just internal ops role.
Verified HR, IT, risk / insurance, and legal coordination. Referenced from department heads across the firm on collaboration quality.
Every candidate is credential-verified, finance-referenced, and matched to your firm size. Anonymized examples below reflect real placement profiles.
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Example candidate“Director of Operations” means different things across firm types. Below are the specializations we recruit for:
We’ll help you scope the role on the call — firm size, ERP stack, finance-partnership model, and team structure.
Director of Ops hires live and die on ERP fluency, finance partnership, and cross-functional coordination. Below is what every candidate has documented before you meet them:
Sage 300 CRE, CMiC, Viewpoint (Trimble), Procore Financials, Textura, Yardi, Argus. Matched to your stack.
Reference-verified month-end close support, cash-flow discipline, capital-cert integrity, and audit-team support.
HR, IT, risk / insurance, legal coordination referenced from department heads.
Reference-verified retention and growth of accounting, HR, IT, and risk team members.
ERP configuration, adoption programs, SOP maintenance, and system-integration project experience.
Director of Ops, Sr Director, VP of Ops track, base + variable + LTI expectations aligned before finalist interviews.
Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks from scoping call. Total time to placement (shortlist through offer acceptance) is typically 3–4 weeks.
Pricing depends on engagement model. Per-role recruiting is a defined fee. Embedded is a monthly retainer. Executive search (Director-level, VP Ops) is a retained fee, typically 30–35% of first-year cash comp.
This is the business-side ops leader — systems, back-office, cross-functional coordination. The VP of Operations is the field-executive-tier ops leader — multi-region delivery, safety culture, GS bench. Different seats, both critical.
Yes. Both are core adjacencies — anchor sections on this page cover both.
Yes. Sage 300 CRE, CMiC, Viewpoint, Procore Financials implementation and migration leads are core coverage. Referenced from prior CFO and IT teams.
Yes. Every Director of Operations placement carries a replacement guarantee. Guarantee terms are confirmed in writing at engagement start.
Yes. Multi-hire back-office builds (Director + Ops Managers + Regional Ops Managers + HR / IT / Risk leads) route through embedded recruiting or RPO.
Generalist ops recruiters treat “operations experience” as interchangeable. iRecruit.co Director of Operations recruiters verify construction ERP fluency and finance partnership — every candidate is matched to your firm and stack.
Operations Managers are the individual-contributor role on the back-office team — ERP administration, SOP execution, cross-functional coordination support, and department-head partnership. Sits below Director of Ops, often the promotion track.
Individual-contributor operations role for GC, CM, owner, or developer offices.
Regional Ops Managers own the ops function for a regional office — local ERP administration, regional HR / IT / risk coordination, and Director of Ops reporting. Reports to Director / VP of Ops.
Regional office ops lead for GC, CM, owner, or developer offices.
30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the Director of Operations role you need, firm size, ERP stack, finance-partnership model, and team structure — then recommend the right hire path and start sourcing.
