Director of Construction Operations; Industrial Construction, Power Gen

Director of Construction Operations (Industrial Construction)

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We’re seeking a dynamic leader to take charge of day-to-day operations across our Industrial Construction Division. As Director of Operations, you’ll guide a team of Project Managers, Construction Managers, and Superintendents to deliver excellence across every project. You’ll own the profit and loss performance of your portfolio and drive operational success from the ground up. This role demands proven experience in industrial construction and a passion for leading high-impact teams in complex environments.

Location & Travel Details: The location of this position is flexible. The position will have up to 60% travel to regional office locations, project sites, client or vendor facilities.

General

• Develop project execution plan and direct overall activities to assist in achieving total project objectives. Responsible for budgeting, planning, staffing, safety, quality, and procurement.
• Direct (through subordinate managers) project activities to obtain optimum use of equipment, facilities, and personnel.
• Oversee a single large ($150+MM) or multiple small ($25MM - $100MM) projects.

Business Development

• Support our strong Business Development team in the selection and pursuit of perspective opportunities.
• Understand the client’s needs prior to contract execution. Provide advice, liaison, planning, etc. to prospective and current clients.
• Reviews and analyzes expenditure, financial, and operations reports to determine requirements for increasing profits, for respective projects. May coordinate activity with appropriate project operational personnel to ensure total project(s) budgets are met.
• Manage all financial aspects of contracts by performing cost analysis activities on a routine basis to protect Company's interest while simultaneously maintaining a good relationship with Client.
• Approves requisitions for equipment, materials, and supplies within limits of authority. Negotiate contracts with equipment and materials suppliers.
• In depth understanding of financial/accounting principles.

Commercial

• Significant experience reviewing and understanding industry standard commercial contracts and negotiating experience are required.
• In depth understanding of Change Order Management with a focus around cost, schedule, and scope management and cost recovery.

Stakeholder Management

• Interact regularly with senior Company management and client representatives.
• Attend periodic internal project progress, division/business unit, and corporate meetings. Represent Company in external project meetings.

Human Resources

• Enforces compliance of project personnel with administrative policies, procedures, safety rules, and governmental regulations.
• Trains, develops, and mentors subordinate personnel and approves personnel actions and pay changes for assigned area.

Safety

• Through Project Managers, and on-site Construction Managers/Superintendents insure all employees and subcontractors adhere to project, corporate, and client safety processes and policies.
• When on-site, actively participate in daily toolbox meetings with crews and subcontractors.
• Be a champion of safety within the organization and for all assigned projects.

Quality

• Through Project Managers, and on-site Construction Managers/Superintendents insure all employees and subcontractors adhere to project, corporate, and client quality processes and policies.

Preconstruction

• In the Preconstruction phase reviews the Bid/Contract documents, participates in the Bid Adjudication meeting with Go/No-Go decision.
• Supports proposal development efforts to adhere to customer RFP requirements along with providing content to position the company with the best chance of winning the project.
• Supports business unit estimate development with a focus on risks/opportunities and utilizing previous experience to give the company the best chance of award.
• Is instrumental in the development of the project execution plans and site based indirect staffing and budgets.
• In the Pre-Planning phase reviews/approves the project schedule/budgets and facilitates the handover process to Project/Construction Management.

Execution

• Monitors/controls the execution phase through administrative direction of Project Managers and on-site Construction Managers/Superintendents to ensure project adheres to schedule and budget; monitor overall safety, quality, and productivity of work performed by the division/business unit operation, investigating potentially serious situations and implementing corrective measures.
• Direct Field Supervision and coordinate with other departments for successful preconstruction and construction activities.

• A four-year construction, engineering or related degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or experience preferred. Extensive (ten or more years)…