Federal Construction General Manager

Position Requires an Active Top Secret Security Clearance

Position Title:

General Manager

Clearance Required:

Top Secret

Division:
Silver Lake Construction

Reports to:

President, PBDC-Federal Group Construction Division

The mission of the Potawatomi Business Development Corporation, Federal Group (PBDC/FG) is “to generate wealth and improve the quality of life for the Forest County Potawatomi (FCP) Community by making strategic investments, acquisitions and prudent asset management and community development decisions. Resources generated by PBDC/FG will help diversify the tribal economy that supports FCP’s tribal government and help improve the lives of FCP tribal members.

Through trust, support, integrity, and mutual respect, PBDC/FG is committed to building an economic engine that will support FCP for generations to come.”

The General Manager (GM) is a member of the Federal Group senior management team and will work closely with the President and other members of the Federal Group executive team. This executive is responsible for providing leadership for the company’s operations, as well as assisting in setting operating and financial objectives, overseeing the quality of services, developing efficient systems, improving ongoing financial growth, and responding to industry needs.

The GM will focus on bringing continuous improvement and best practices into the company.

The GM will identify and implement strategies to improve overall operating income and have an in-depth understanding of the financial and operations implications of those strategies.

• Company-wide strategy, business objectives, budgets, policies, and plans which will achieve company growth and profitability goals.
• Obtains profit goals by managing staff and establishing and accomplishing business objectives.
• Reinforces the company’s culture and vision for the company's relationships with its employees, suppliers, and customers through management actions and written/verbal communication.
• Instills at all levels of operations, the philosophy of continuous improvement. The following key metrics should be targeted for implementation and continuous improvement:
  Revenue earning initiatives, profit margins, operating expenses, cash flow, on-time delivery, lead times, quality, and inventory.
• At a level appropriate for operations, utilizes professional managers to oversee specific areas of responsibility in order to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Provides employees with timely, ongoing and consistent direction, performance coaching and honest feedback through one-on-one meetings, periodic appraisals and informal in-the-moment coaching.

• Accomplishes subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements, allocating resources, reviewing progress, and making mid-course corrections.
• Ensures that each project or division is properly organized, staffed, and directed to fulfill its responsibilities.
• Assures the development of operation-level planning and control systems and other management systems that may be required to ensure effective control of the company.
• Coaches immediate subordinates and delegates broad areas of responsibilities for each subordinate with authority levels regarding policies, contractual commitments, expenditures, and personal actions.
• Provides, on a timely basis, all required reports to the President, executive team, or shared services, assuring compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Maintains accurate, timely and transparent information regarding employee performance.
• Utilizes progressive and fair discipline practices to address sub-standard performance in a timely manner, and applies discipline with dignity and respect.
• Invites and accepts feedback, and provides feedback to the executive team and President.
• Accepts responsibility for continual self-development; must complete company “Government Contracting” training as well as any other required corporate training.

• Implements and utilizes processes throughout operations to achieve profit objectives.
• Oversees the execution of projects from planning through closeout,…