Director of Construction

Join the largest manufacturer of tile and natural stone in the United States and watch your career stand out with Dal-Tile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries.

Our close-knit team of dedicated professionals has made us the success we are today. In exchange for their hard work, we support our people with a family-friendly work environment, a commitment to promoting from within, unique benefits that go beyond just medical and dental, and a belief that every employee deserves a productive life outside of work. If this sounds outstanding to you, take the first step forward and explore a career with Dal-Tile.

Job Objective:  The Director, Construction is responsible for leading Dal-Tile’s construction program across showrooms, sales and service centers, distribution facilities, and manufacturing locations. This position provides strategic leadership and day-to-day oversight for a team of approximately 3-5 Construction Managers and is accountable for portfolio-level project execution, including planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, closeout, budget management, schedule performance, quality, safety, and stakeholder alignment. The Director serves as a senior liaison between business leaders, internal stakeholders, external consultants, contractors, vendors, and regulatory agencies while supporting Dal-Tile’s operational growth and construction objectives.   Duties and Responsibilities of the Position:  •    Lead Dal-Tile’s construction program across showrooms, sales and service centers, distribution facilities, and manufacturing locations. •    Manage, coach, develop, and provide performance direction to a team of approximately 3-5 Construction Managers responsible for executing construction projects across multiple locations. •    Establish construction project governance, execution standards, reporting expectations, performance measures, and prioritization practices to ensure consistent delivery across the project portfolio. •    Oversee multiple concurrent construction projects through all phases of the lifecycle, including planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout. •    Partner with senior business leaders to evaluate construction needs, define project priorities, align project scope with operational requirements, and support long-range construction planning. •    Review and approve project objectives, scope, budgets, schedules, funding requests, change orders, vendor recommendations, and major project decisions within assigned authority. •    Develop annual and multi-year project plans, capital planning recommendations, financial forecasts, resource plans, and executive-level project updates. •    Monitor portfolio-level financial performance, identify cost-saving opportunities, evaluate budget variances, and communicate risks or funding needs to leadership timely. •    Oversee project scheduling practices, milestone tracking, critical path management, recovery planning, and prioritization across multiple concurrent projects and stakeholder groups. •    Serve as a senior point of escalation for budget concerns, schedule delays, scope changes, quality issues, contractor performance concerns, stakeholder alignment challenges, and compliance risks. •    Build and maintain strong relationships with internal customers, including Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Distribution, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and HR functions. •    Lead communication between internal teams, contractors, architects, engineers, consultants, vendors, and regulatory agencies to support timely decisions and effective issue resolution. •    Provide regular portfolio-level project updates, financial summaries, risk assessments, issue resolution plans, and recommendations to leadership. •    Lead vendor and contractor strategy, including RFP processes, bid evaluation, contract support,