VP/GM HMA & Construction

AMAT

Beaumont, Texas, United States | Beaumont, Texas, United States | Beaumont, Texas, United States | Beaumont, Texas, United States | Port Arthur, Texas, United States

Job ID: 526466

Position Overview

This position is responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational oversight for aggregate and asphalt paving operations. The role leads all aspects of the business, including safety, operations, sales, financial performance, quality control, equipment management, and critical support functions, while ensuring the successful execution of company objectives and growth strategies.

The incumbent is accountable for driving operational excellence, optimizing profitability, maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality, and fostering strong customer relationships across all business lines. This position plays a key role in developing high-performing teams, advancing continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring efficient coordination of resources to meet organizational goals.

Critical competencies include business acumen, strategic thinking, customer focus, talent development, results-focused leadership, team leadership, and the ability to drive collaboration across diverse operations. The successful candidate will be an effective leader who can motivate teams, promote a strong safety culture, and deliver sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)
• Champion a strong safety culture by partnering with safety and field teams to reduce risk and always ensure employee well-being.
• Oversee daily operations, ensuring safe production, high quality, customer satisfaction, and compliance with safety and environmental standards across asphalt operations.
• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing workforce.
• Provide overall leadership and supervision for asphalt operations and teams.
• Drive operational performance and continuous improvement to meet or exceed company objectives.
• Develop and manage the annual operating budget in collaboration with the Company President.
• Ensure efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective use of resources through strong leadership and direction.
• Build and sustain effective, engaged teams.
• Ensure all crews are properly equipped and trained, and that all applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Direct construction activities through superintendents to ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget; address and resolve critical issues as needed.
• Support and advise teams during the bidding and proposal process.
• Oversee capital expenditure projects within the assigned region.
• Partner with the Company President to establish long-term strategies, goals, and policies.
• Lead sales and marketing efforts to maximize revenue, customer satisfaction, and profitability.
• Drive performance management, employee development, succession planning, and effective recruiting and hiring practices.
• Leverage strong communication and performance management skills to achieve financial success, safety excellence, and operational effectiveness.
• Hold team members accountable for delivering results and meeting expectations.
• Maintain consistent and reliable attendance.
• Provide overall leadership of operations and commercial strategy, analyzing operational and financial performance to achieve production and profitability goals.
• Drive business development by managing key customer and vendor relationships and leading bid/proposal efforts to grow market share.
• Ensure the organization achieves targeted financial and safety outcomes.
• Establish strategic direction for growth initiatives, including expansion into new markets and channels.
• Own full P&L responsibility, including budgeting, performance monitoring, and strategic adjustments to maximize returns and profitability.
• Lead succession planning, mentoring, and professional development for direct reports.
• Serve as a role model in leadership, teamwork, customer focus, continuous improvement, and safety, while building strong relationships with industry stakeholders, agencies, suppliers, and contractors.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience
• Bachelor's degree or related experience with a minimum of 10 years of Construction Management, Engineering, Business Management, or other related discipline and/or equivalent combination of knowledge, skills and abilities (experience required). Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience managing P&L responsibility required.
• Experience in mining, construction or manufacturing.
• Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record is required
• Eight to ten years in a management role within the construction industry preferred

Work Requirements
• Must be 18 years in age or older.
• Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen and criminal background check.
• Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers or supervisors with other duties as required.
• Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required.
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends when necessary.
• Knowledge and understanding of functional areas within the company.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and exemplary oral/written communication skills.
• Strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus.
• Energetic, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and ability to present themselves professionally.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Must be able to work independently and with groups.
• Must be able to work under time constraints as needed.

Knowledge/Skill Requirements
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to work with customers
• Ability to perform multiple tasks effectively with a focus on timeliness and responsiveness
• Ability to prepare annual budgets and work with and/or administer budget; ability to answer questions and present financial data to leadership
• Knowledge and understanding of functional areas within asphalt operations
• Ability to drive change and sell new concepts and approaches through persistence, self-motivation, energy, tenacity, follow-through, and commitment
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
• Understands how overall business works (High Business Acumen)
• Strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical, good judgment and strong operational focus
• Experience in strategic planning and execution
• High standards of ethics, integrity and trust
• Strong work ethic and high standards for safety in the workplace
• Must be available as needed during non-traditional work hours
• Excellent influencing skills
• High drive to deliver results
• Desire to drive high level of engagement across business

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Able to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to manipulate objects, talk and hear.
• Vision abilities (with correction) include close, distance, peripheral, depth, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is frequently required to sit, and use hands.
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Able to safely drive a vehicle for long periods of time.

Work Environment

Standard office environment.

Tempo is fast-paced with deadlines.

The noise level in some areas of the work environment may be moderate

What CRH/Texas Materials Offers You

• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
• Competitive base pay
• Medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs