Operations Director

Summary

Within the assigned area (Los Angeles /Ventura), assists the Business Unit Leaders and all project leadership to develop, grow and maintain business units, from the project lead stage through preconstruction, construction and closeout. Ensures operational excellence in the execution of all required policies and procedures by the business unit’s employees. Maintains a relentless focus on meeting and exceeding customer needs and expectations.

Builds business with current customers by delivering on our promises and creates new business with potential customers in a proactive manner, promoting all our construction services.

Within the assigned area (Los Angeles /Ventura), assists the Business Unit Leaders and all project leadership to develop, grow and maintain business units, from the project lead stage through preconstruction, construction and closeout. Ensures operational excellence in the execution of all required policies and procedures by the business unit’s employees. Maintains a relentless focus on meeting and exceeding customer needs and expectations.

Builds business with current customers by delivering on our promises and creates new business with potential customers in a proactive manner, promoting all our construction services.

Project Financial Responsibilities

• Knowledge of the process of creating and managing the project’s budget and coordinates the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) development.
• Has complete knowledge of the requirements of owner’s contract, including bonds, fees, insurances, notifications, schedules, reporting, and costs.
• May assist the Project Manager in the development of the monthly Projected Final Cost Report (PFR) projections on time.

Preconstruction Services

• Collaborates, as needed, with the project’s operations team and Preconstruction to prepare, review, and monitor information and reports related to all costs involved in developing the project’s budget.
• Collaborates, as needed, with the project’s operations team to develop a plan, comply with, and report on Minority Business Entity (MBE) requirements for the project, as required.
• Collaborates with project team to establish sustainability objectives for the project.

Project Start-up and Scheduling

• Collaborates with the project manager, scheduling, superintendent, subcontractors, and suppliers to create a construction schedule.
• Assists with the development of an organizational and responsibilities matrix at the start of each project and determines the resources needed for the project (e.g., people, tools, equipment, materials, internal and external services).
• Participates in the review of the owner contract with all project participants (e.g., customers, employees, subcontractors, suppliers, government regulators, utilities) to ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with the operations team to coordinate and deliver all requirements for subcontractors and suppliers to meet project schedules.

Project Administration, Operations and Close-out

• Responsible for properly staffing projects in assigned area, including talent acquisition and retention.
• Assists project teams with employee relations, as necessary.
• Assists the project operations team on project administration and daily operations. Ensure the project team prepares and maintains the project schedule, milestone dates, and close-out checklist. Assists with project staffing and assigns responsibilities, execution, and follow-up plans, as applicable. Establishes relationships and communication tools as needed with suppliers and other key people to verify all materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and personnel are obtained and/or delivered when necessary.
  
  Ensures that all understand performance standards and expectations.
  
  Ensures that project site and company assets are secure and always maintains a safe and respectful working environment by implementing programs for safety and loss prevention, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), risk management, training, and quality control. Supports achievement of sustainability objectives for the project.
  
  Routinely visits all assigned project sites to assess progress, quality of work and…