President residential

Job Overview

Date posted: October 18, 2025

Pay: $875,000.00 Base Salary, Plus

Job Overview

RLD Sustain Construction Company is a vertically integrated builder. We will operate with W‑2 employees only, strict forty‑hour maximums per employee, three shifts per day, six days per week, and no subcontracted core trades. We will execute against Board‑approved master schedules and critical‑path milestones.

Role Summary

We will appoint a Division President to lead Residential Retrofit, delivering full‑scope upgrades and rehabilitations, including designated full‑gut rehabs, rooftop solar, sand‑battery storage, and heat‑pump integration where applicable. The Division President will report to the President & CEO and will be accountable for schedule, safety, quality, budget discipline, homeowner coordination, and talent development across multi‑region field operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead division execution against Board‑approved schedules with portfolio/PMO governance and critical‑path recovery.

• Enforce our W‑2 labor doctrine, strict forty‑hour caps, three‑shift operations, and no‑subcontractor policy for core trades.

• Oversee full gut remodeling of single‑ and multi‑family residential properties and field installation of rooftop solar, sand batteries, and geo‑thermal heat‑pump/MEP upgrades; maintain code compliance and documentation.

• Direct audit‑grade scoping, permitting, inspections, and closeout packages suitable for financing and carbon accounting.

• Manage cost control, procurement, materials logistics, and document control; minimize rework and punch‑list backlog.

• Coordinate building‑line interfaces with the Site Infrastructure Division when exterior utilities or grading touch the boundary; execute readiness/acceptance certificates.

• Establish homeowner communication standards for occupied units; ensure safety, cleanliness, access control, and schedule transparency.

• Recruit, develop, and retain regional managers, superintendents, project managers, auditors, and installation crews; uphold safety leadership and training.

Required Experience

Demonstrated success leading large‑scale residential retrofit or rehabilitation programs across multiple regions; hands‑on command of occupied‑home protocols, schedule control, safety leadership, commissioning/closeout, and PMO field reporting; and proven ability to scale W‑2 field operations across multiple trades with a three‑shift, six‑day operating model.

Core Qualifications

Mastery of program/project portfolio management, budget and cost controls, contract and risk management, and change management; authority, lender, insurer, and utility coordination; strong stakeholder communication with homeowners and community partners; and a track record of building high‑performing field teams with low rework, callback, and warranty rates.

Technical Background (Preferred)

Construction management or engineering degree with professional credential preferred; experience integrating renewable‑energy and storage systems and HVAC/MEP upgrades into existing residential structures; familiarity with commissioning standards, readiness/acceptance certification, blower‑door/testing protocols, and enterprise document control.

Compensation Policy (Cash‑Only)

Consistent with corporate policy, RLD Sustain does not issue equity or equity‑like instruments. Compensation is cash‑based. Base Salary: substantial executive base salary starting at $875,000.00. Annual Cash Bonus: generous performance‑based cash bonuses tied to residential retrofit project closings (details shared after NDA during the initial Zoom interview). Benefits: Medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with employer match (plan details to be finalized); paid time off; relocation stipend if needed; executive physical stipend.

Work Arrangement

Division leadership role based in Crete, Illinois, with travel to regional operations and key partners as required by Board‑approved schedules.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RLD Sustain is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodation during the application and interview process.

Apply

Serious and experienced candidates may apply confidentially by emailing a resume and concise cover letter to [email protected].

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $875,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person