Director of Electrical Construction

Position Summary

The Director of EOL Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for the organization’s End-of-Life (EOL) switch gear modernization, retrofit, replacement, and lifecycle services business. This role is responsible for the safe, profitable, and efficient execution of complex low- and medium-voltage electrical infrastructure projects, with exposure to high-voltage applications, while driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, revenue growth, and team development.

The Director works cross-functionally with sales, engineering, supply chain, field services, and executive leadership to develop scalable processes, optimize resources, manage risk, and ensure successful project delivery across a growing portfolio of modernization programs.

Pay: $150,000–$175,000

The pay listed is the salary range for this position. Any specific offer will vary based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

You may be eligible to participate in a Company incentive or bonus program.

• Develop and execute the strategic vision, operational plans, and growth objectives for EOL Operations.
• Lead a portfolio of switch gear modernization, retrofit, replacement, and lifecycle extension projects.
• Establish performance metrics, governance processes, and operational standards to drive consistent execution.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Partner with commercial teams to support business growth, customer retention, and market expansion.

• Ensure projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with customer and contractual requirements.
• Oversee project planning, scheduling, resource allocation, procurement, and execution strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and field operations on equipment modernization, protection systems, compatibility assessments, construction execution, and commissioning activities.
• Support successful completion of design reviews, factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), startup, and commissioning efforts.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards, regulations, and company procedures.

• Serve as the executive point of contact for key customers and strategic projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, contractors, utilities, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead project reviews, operational updates, and executive-level customer meetings.
• Manage project risks, scope changes, contract obligations, and customer expectations.

• Own operational performance and financial results for the EOL business segment.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, and resource requirements.
• Monitor project profitability, revenue, margins, utilization, and cost performance.
• Identify operational, technical, financial, and safety risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive accountability for achieving business objectives and operational targets.

• Lead, mentor, and develop project managers, engineers, field service leaders, and operational personnel.
• Recruit, retain, and build high-performing teams.
• Establish performance expectations, succession planning, and professional development programs.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Champion a world-class safety culture across all operations.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, company policies, and customer requirements.
• Promote best practices for outage planning,…