Head of Construction in Los Angeles, California at Riley Projects

About Riley

Riley was founded with a simple mission: to make healthy and sustainable living accessible to everyone, everywhere. We are reimagining homebuilding with a kit-of-parts system that merges design excellence, offsite-fabricated components, and modern construction methods to deliver high-quality, low-carbon housing at scale. Our goal is to become the most compelling home-creating company of the 21st century, driving the world’s transition to low-carbon, high-quality spaces to live in.

We’re not a traditional real estate or construction company. We are building a vertically integrated platform that spans design, product, manufacturing, and delivery — with the ambition to grow from dozens to hundreds, and ultimately to hundreds of thousands of homes.

The Mission of the Role

As Head of Construction/Delivery, your mission is to build the operational engine that transforms Riley’s product system into completed homes, on time, on budget, and at quality.

You will be part of the founding team, working directly with leadership to define not just your function, but also the DNA of how we build Riley. This is a role for someone who thrives in ambiguous, high-stakes environments where resourcefulness, grit, and alignment to mission matter more than playbooks.

Focus: Build the delivery machine—field ops, procurement, and trade partnerships.

• Owns the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), takt planning, vendor/trade partner ecosystem.
• Ensures repeatability, safety, quality, and speed in builds.
• Bridges design intent with real-world execution—turning system into homes on time and budget.

What Success Looks Like

• Projects delivered with <5% schedule and budget variance.
• Strong trade partner/vendor ecosystem established.
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and takt planning implemented across projects.
• Repeatable site operations playbooks created and used.

Outcomes:

• Deliver projects against takt-planned schedules with <5% variance.
• Build trade partner/vendor ecosystem for scalable delivery.
• Implement Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) across projects.
• Create repeatable site ops playbooks.

Core Competencies:

• Field execution leadership & vendor management
• Operational systems thinking
• Discipline in safety, quality, and scheduling
• Problem-solving under pressure