VP of Operations in Nashville, Tennessee at The Boring Company

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating anunderground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunnelingspeed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloopadoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.
Nashville is home to the Music City Loop, a first of its kind transportation system, connectingdowntown Nashville to the airport and other points of interest in Music city. We are looking for anoperational leader to oversee all construction operations, ensuring the site runs safely,efficiently, and in lockstep with company goals.
Responsibilities● Lead end-to-end construction operations across tunneling projects, including stationconstruction, buildout, and supporting infrastructure.● Oversee supply chain, trucking/assets, and logistics to maintain continuous material flowand equipment availability for high-tempo field operations.● Direct welding, fabrication, and specialty trade activities critical to tunnel segments,stations, and related structures● Build and manage multi-disciplinary construction teams, enforcing operational disciplinein a fast-paced underground and surface environment.● Identify and react to technical and operational issues on-site, quickly coming up withmitigating actions.● Work with civil servants, elected officials, and contractors in local, state, and federalgoverning bodies, ensuring technology, operations, and construction are up to code.● Identify weak points across systems and processes, then propose and executecorrective actions.● Work closely with architectural and engineering teams on needed designs and features,delivering actionable requirements as the site scales.● Strategically stay ahead of an evolving and scaling site with appropriate operational andtechnological changes.● Make determinations on the best internal and outsourced approach for technical andconstruction work.
Basic Qualifications● Bachelor's Degree in Construction, Engineering or relevant field● 10+ years of relevant experience● Experience overseeing operations at a physical site, ideally spanning multiple functions(e.g., operations and construction)● Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to change● Strong attention to detail● Motivated to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Preferred Skills and Experience● Experience managing both operational and construction teams simultaneously● Comfortable serving as the on-the-ground point of contact for a multi-function site● Position may require extended hours and weekend work