Location: Toronto (GTA)
Compensation: 180K–250K base plus performance pay and division-level profit share
Type: Full-Time Executive Role
Reporting To: CEO
About MTLI Group
MTLI Group is a rapidly scaling North American platform company operating across construction, racking and automation, and commercial moving and facility services. We support national and regional projects across Canada and the USA. With a strong subcontractor network, established operational divisions, and an aggressive growth plan, MTLI is now building a high-performing industrial and commercial construction division.
Our 5-year goal: Build MTLI Construction into a 100M+ division with national capability.
The Opportunity
This is a senior executive role for a construction leader who wants to build and scale a division, not just manage projects. You will have full autonomy, full executive support, and the resources to take MTLI Construction from its current scale to $250M+ in annual revenue in under five years.
Your Mission
Build MTLI Construction into a $250M division in under 5 years.
This includes:
Bring and develop 20M to 50M in annual project pipeline
Build long-term relationships with developers, GCs, PM firms, and national operations groups
Expand design-build, industrial, commercial, and warehouse construction capabilities
Lead strategic bids, tenders, and RFP responses
Build a quoting engine capable of submitting 800M to 2B in annual bids
Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performance team including estimators, project managers, site supervisors, coordinators, safety, and procurement
Implement project controls, safety programs, QA and QC standards, and division-level operating procedures
Create systems and processes that scale efficiently across multiple sites
Build a culture of performance, accountability, and operational excellence
Full responsibility for division revenue, profitability, forecasting, and job costing
Maintain consistent profitability
Build division budgets, hiring plans, and target forecasts
Ensure disciplined, profitable, and scalable growth
Oversee execution of industrial, warehouse, structural, commercial TI, and design-build projects ranging from 1M to 20M+
Manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong schedule, budget, and quality control
Ensure exceptional safety performance and client satisfaction
Ideal Candidate Profile
Mandatory Experience
15 to 25 years in construction with at least 7 years in senior leadership
Managed 20M to 50M+ in annual construction volume
Track record of scaling a business unit or leading a division
Significant experience in industrial, commercial, warehouse, and design-build construction
Experience with a well-established general contractor
Strong network of developers, PM firms, national clients, and industry partners
Ability to attract top estimators, PMs, and site leaders
Knowledge of estimating, procurement, scheduling, financials, and team management
Preferred Experience
Mezzanines, structural steel, warehouse retrofits, heavy renovations
Multi-site construction rollouts
US project experience
Gold Seal, PMP, or equivalent certifications
Why MTLI
You will build a division with full CEO support, strong financial resources, integrated engineering and automation capabilities, and an established subcontractor network. MTLI is fast, entrepreneurial, and designed for leaders who want to operate without bureaucracy.
You will build your own team, create your own division culture, and receive compensation tied directly to performance and division profitability.
Compensation
180K to 250K base salary
Performance bonuses
Division-level profit share
Long-term incentive opportunities for top performance
Company vehicle or allowance
Travel coverage
Executive support team
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $185,113.47-$265,018.81 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
Application question(s):
- Which types of clients have you built repeat relationships with?
- Have you ever built a construction team from the ground up? If so describe the strongest team you ever built & what made it strong?
- Walk me through a project from 5M–25M that you led from tender to closeout.
- Have you owned a P&L before? What were your division’s profitability targets?
- What does success look like for you in the first 12 months here?
- Have you ever scaled a construction division or business? What size did it start at and what size did it reach under your leadership?
- How do you operate when you don’t have a large corporate structure around you?
- What was your average profit % and highest annual revenue managed?
- What was the total annual construction volume you personally led last year? ($MM) and profit margin?
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Commercial construction: 10 years (preferred)
- Construction sales: 5 years (preferred)
- Senior Leadership: 5 years (preferred)
- Reits, Gc's & Developers: 10 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
