A wrong VP or division leader hire is the most expensive mistake a contractor can make. As a construction VP recruiter and executive search firm, The Birmingham Group places the leaders who own a P&L: VP of Construction, VP of Operations, Division President, and C-suite roles for general contractors, CMs, and specialty contractors. We have recruited exclusively in construction since 1967, so we know which executives can carry a backlog, hold a team together, and win the next pursuit. When the seat at the top sits open, the whole division feels it, and the right search partner is what protects it.
VP and Executive Roles We Recruit
We run confidential executive searches for the leadership seats that set a contractor’s direction, from divisions running $50M to more than $1B in annual revenue.
Owns delivery, field leadership, and margin across a portfolio.
Runs a business unit with full P&L and growth accountability.
Sets operational strategy and holds the leadership bench together.
Construction finance, bonding, and cash-flow leadership.
Owns the number the whole company bets on.
Market-level ownership of people, clients, and backlog.
Below the executive tier, we also place superintendents, project managers, estimators, and preconstruction leaders, so we can build a whole leadership bench, not just fill one seat.
How Our Construction Executive Search Works
Hiring a VP or division leader?
Tell us the role and the market. We run it confidentially from first call to signed offer.
Why General Contractors and CMs Choose The Birmingham Group
- Construction-only executive search since 1967, so every conversation starts with someone who knows the work.
- A network of construction executives built over decades, reachable when you need a division leader, not in six months.
- Confidential by default, whether you are replacing a VP who does not know yet or opening a new region quietly.
- We know the difference between an executive with a title and one who can actually carry a commercial or specialty division.
For Construction Executives Exploring a Move
If you are a VP, division president, or C-suite leader weighing your next step, we handle those conversations quietly and never send your name anywhere without your say-so. Submit your resume confidentially or browse current construction leadership jobs.
Frequently Asked Questions
A construction VP recruiter runs confidential executive searches for leadership seats, VP of Construction, division presidents, and C-suite roles, reaching proven executives who are not actively job hunting and vetting them before you invest time.
An executive hire owns a P&L and a team. The search is quieter, the vetting goes deeper into track record and leadership fit, and one wrong pick can stall a whole division, so the stakes and the process are on a different level.
We approach candidates discreetly, never publish the role in a way that signals a change, and only share your company with a candidate once both sides are serious. Many of our searches replace an executive who does not yet know.
VP of Construction and Operations, Division President and Manager, President and COO, CFO and Controller, Chief Estimator and preconstruction executives, and regional business unit leaders across commercial, healthcare, heavy civil, industrial, and other sectors.
Because we already know this market, we typically deliver a confidential short list in weeks. We benchmark offers against our 2026 Construction Salary Survey so the number is right the first time.
The seat at the top is the one you cannot afford to get wrong. Let us run it.