Director of Operations - Industrial Electrical - Michels Power, Inc.

Heavy Industrial Electrical | Midstream Energy | Power Generation | Industrial Infrastructure

Location: Nationwide
Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: Required

Leading Operations for Critical Energy & Industrial Infrastructure

Strengthening our nation's power grid, industrial facilities, and energy infrastructure isn't easy, but reliable electrical systems are essential to everyday life. From power generation and industrial manufacturing to compressor stations, pipeline facilities, and mission-critical operations,
Michels Power, Inc. delivers the electrical infrastructure that powers America's economy.

Michels Power, Inc. is one of the nation's largest and most respected electrical power delivery and construction contractors
, executing complex projects across heavy industrial electrical construction, inside wiring, substations, transmission, power generation, Midstream energy infrastructure, renewable energy, compressor stations, and emergency power restoration
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Our teams provide electrical construction services for natural gas compressor stations, pipeline facilities, power generation assets, industrial manufacturing plants, processing facilities, pumping stations, substations, and other critical infrastructure projects throughout North America.

The Director of Operations serves as a senior leader responsible for fostering a safe, high-performing, and profitable operational environment through strategic planning, operational oversight, and execution leadership across multiple regions and project portfolios.

This role partners closely with the Vice President and executive leadership team to establish strategic goals, drive operational excellence, and oversee day-to-day business performance. The Director of Operations ensures alignment across safety, financial performance, workforce development, and execution strategy while supporting some of the company's most complex industrial electrical, Midstream, power generation, and energy infrastructure projects
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The successful candidate will lead teams supporting projects including compressor stations, pipeline facilities, power generation assets, industrial process facilities, manufacturing operations, substations, and other heavy industrial electrical infrastructure projects
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• Lead and manage divisional operations to align with the strategic vision established by executive leadership
• Oversee multi-project, multi-region electrical construction operations
  , ensuring performance against safety, revenue, margin, and production goals
• Support organizational growth across heavy industrial, Midstream energy, power generation, industrial electrical, and energy infrastructure markets
• Develop operational strategies that enhance project execution, client satisfaction, profitability, and workforce utilization
• Address operational challenges related to financial performance, market growth, workforce development, project execution, and resource planning
• Support strategic planning and market expansion initiatives across key energy and industrial sectors

• Promote and maintain a strong safety-first culture
  , ensuring compliance with all health, safety, and environmental policies and regulations
• Identify workplace risks and ensure corrective actions are implemented across all projects and operating regions
• Champion Michels' commitment to safety as a core operational value across all levels of the organization

• Review analyses of operations, project performance, costs, productivity, forecasting, backlog, and resource utilization
• Lead and facilitate monthly operational and financial reviews with Project Managers, Regional Managers, and…