About the Role
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Vice President of Industrial Construction & Operations – North America will serve as a senior member of MTLI Group’s Executive Leadership Team.
Working closely with all Vice Presidents, Regional Directors, and senior leadership, this executive will align operations, industrial construction, project management, engineering, procurement, safety, finance, human resources, and business development to ensure the successful execution of the company’s strategic objectives across North America.
The successful candidate will provide executive leadership over operational performance while helping build the systems, leadership teams, and operational infrastructure required to support MTLI Group’s long-term growth.
This role requires an experienced builder—someone who has successfully scaled industrial construction organizations, developed elite leadership teams, improved profitability, and delivered complex projects safely, efficiently, and consistently.
Executive Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute MTLI Group’s North American operational strategy.
- Lead operational performance across Canada and the United States.
- Collaborate with all Vice Presidents to ensure alignment across every business division.
- Support the CEO in strategic planning, expansion initiatives, acquisitions, and organizational development.
- Build scalable systems capable of supporting significant long-term growth.
- Develop future operational leaders and succession plans.
- Foster a culture built on accountability, execution, safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Industrial Construction Leadership
Provide executive oversight for:
- Industrial Construction
- General Contracting
- Warehouse Automation
- Material Handling Systems
- Structural Steel
- Racking Systems
- Conveyor Systems
- Mechanical Construction
- Electrical Construction
- Facility Expansions
- Distribution Centre Construction
- Facility Relocations
- Capital Projects
- Maintenance Programs
- Design-Build & EPC Projects
Ensure every project is delivered:
- Safely
- On schedule
- Within budget
- Profitably
- To the highest quality standards
- With exceptional customer satisfaction
Project Management Office (PMO)
A key responsibility of this role is the development of a best-in-class Project Management Office (PMO) that supports every division across North America.
Responsibilities include:
- Establish standardized project delivery methodologies.
- Develop project governance frameworks.
- Build company-wide scheduling standards.
- Standardize documentation and reporting.
- Implement executive KPI dashboards.
- Improve forecasting and resource planning.
- Develop project financial controls.
- Standardize change management processes.
- Improve operational reporting and communication.
- Build systems that create consistent project execution regardless of project size or location.
Operational Excellence
Lead initiatives focused on:
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean Construction
- Labour Productivity
- Capacity Planning
- Scheduling
- Resource Allocation
- Equipment Utilization
- Cost Controls
- Quality Assurance
- Risk Management
- Operational KPIs
- Customer Experience
Financial Leadership
Responsible for:
- Operational budgets
- Gross margin improvement
- Labour productivity
- Project profitability
- Forecasting
- Resource planning
- Operational reporting
- Financial accountability
- Cost reduction initiatives
- Executive performance reporting
Safety & Compliance
Champion a world-class safety culture by ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations, client requirements, and internal standards while driving continuous improvement in safety performance, quality assurance, risk management, and operational excellence across every project and region.
Business Development & Growth
This position is expected to contribute directly to MTLI Group’s growth strategy.
The successful candidate will leverage existing relationships throughout the industrial construction industry to strengthen MTLI Group’s presence across North America while supporting executive-level business development initiatives.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing new strategic client relationships.
- Expanding existing customer partnerships.
- Supporting major proposals and pursuits.
- Assisting with strategic account development.
- Representing MTLI Group at executive-level meetings.
- Supporting acquisitions and strategic partnerships.
- Identifying new market opportunities.
First-Year Expectations
- Build and implement a fully operational North American Project Management Office (PMO).
- Originate a minimum of $25,000,000 in new project awards or qualified opportunities through existing industry relationships and executive-level business development.
- Develop a sustainable pipeline of strategic opportunities that supports MTLI Group’s long-term growth objectives.
Leadership Responsibilities
Provide executive leadership, coaching, and mentorship for:
- Regional Directors
- Operations Managers
- Project Managers
- Project Coordinators
- Site Superintendents
- Site Leads
- Safety Leadership
- Procurement
- Logistics
- Fleet Operations
- Field Operations Teams
Work collaboratively with:
- CEO
- All Vice Presidents
- Executive Leadership Team
- Sales Leadership
- Finance Leadership
- Engineering Leadership
- Human Resources
- Business Development
Qualifications
Required
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience.
- 10+ years within industrial construction, EPC, design-build, warehouse automation, or material handling.
- Experience leading multi-location operations across North America.
- Proven success building and leading high-performing operational organizations.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen.
- Extensive experience managing complex industrial projects.
- Experience developing executive-level operational systems.
- Exceptional leadership and organizational development skills.
Preferred
- Professional Engineering designation (asset).
- PMP Certification (asset).
- Lean Construction or Six Sigma Certification (asset).
- MBA or advanced business education (asset).
What Success Looks Like
Within your first 12 months you will:
- Build a best-in-class North American Project Management Office.
- Standardize operational processes across every division.
- Improve project profitability and labour productivity.
- Strengthen operational reporting and forecasting.
- Develop executive KPI dashboards.
- Build and mentor future operational leaders.
- Increase customer satisfaction and operational consistency.
- Generate a minimum of $25 million in new project awards or qualified opportunities through your professional network.
- Help position MTLI Group as one of North America’s leading industrial construction and turnkey infrastructure companies.
Why MTLI Group?
At MTLI Group, you won’t simply inherit an operation—you’ll help build one.
You’ll work alongside an ambitious Executive Leadership Team, lead transformational initiatives across Canada and the United States, influence the strategic direction of the company, and play a key role in building one of North America’s most respected industrial construction and turnkey infrastructure organizations.
If you’re an executive who thrives on building organizations, developing exceptional leaders, delivering complex projects, and driving long-term growth, we want to hear from you.
Pay: $220,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
Application Question(s):
- Have you led teams of 1000+ trades staff all across USA +? explain
- What is the largest annual revenue operation you have been directly responsible for?
- How many direct reports have you managed?
- This position requires executive-level business development. How much new business have you personally originated through your relationships during the past three years?
- MTLI Group is building one of North America’s leading industrial construction and turnkey infrastructure companies. Why are you the right executive to help us achieve that vision?
- you joined tomorrow, what would be your first 90-day plan?
- Explain how you would build a best-in-class North American PMO.
- Do you currently have executive-level relationships within organizations such as Amazon, Walmart, Prologis, Coca-Cola, DHL, FedEx, UPS, GXO, Lineage, or other major industrial owners that you believe could lead to future business opportunities for MTLI
- Tell us about the most significant operational organization you have built, transformed, or led during your career.
Experience:
- Industrial construction: 10 years (Preferred)
- Pre-construction : 8 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
