Operations Manager - Southeast

Since 1993, Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc. has fostered a flexible approach to commercial construction based on cooperation, innovation, and accountability. A 100% Alaskan-owned, managed, and staffed company, our team has the experience, relationships, and resources to manage projects of all sizes throughout Alaska.

The Operations Manager - Southeast Alaska serves as Cornerstone's senior operational leader for the Southeast Alaska region and is accountable for the performance, growth, and long-term success of the regional construction portfolio.

The Operations Manager provides portfolio-level leadership across multiple concurrent projects, maintains visibility of regional financial and operational performance, develops project leaders, strengthens client and community relationships, supports business development, and ensures projects are appropriately staffed and supported to achieve Cornerstone's safety, quality, schedule, financial, and client-service expectations.

Project Managers and Superintendents remain accountable for the day-to-day management and field execution of assigned projects. The Operations Manager establishes regional priorities, evaluates portfolio and project health, aligns resources, develops leaders, and intervenes when project or regional conditions require additional leadership or organizational support.

• Lead the overall operational performance of Cornerstone's Southeast Alaska portfolio and establish regional priorities aligned with company objectives.
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility of project health, schedules, financial performance, forecasts, staffing, labor utilization, quality, safety, client relationships, and significant operational risks.
• Conduct recurring project-health reviews with Project Managers, Superintendents, and other project leaders and require appropriate corrective action when performance varies from established expectations.
• Coordinate regional staffing and organizational resources across active projects and anticipated work to support successful execution and sustainable growth.

• Consolidate and evaluate project forecasts, profitability, cash flow, labor utilization, financial exposure, and resource requirements across the Southeast Alaska portfolio.
• Review project financial performance and forecasts with Project Managers and require recovery or corrective-action plans when performance varies materially from established expectations.
• Maintain regional visibility of significant contractual, financial, schedule, staffing, quality, safety, and client risks and ensure appropriate mitigation and escalation.
• Provide leadership support for significant contract negotiations, procurement strategies, changes, claims, disputes, and other commercial matters requiring regional involvement.

• Serve as Cornerstone's senior operational representative throughout Southeast Alaska and maintain strong visibility within the regional construction market.
• Develop and maintain relationships with owners, architects, engineers, public agencies, community partners, trade partners, and other regional stakeholders.
• Support project leadership in resolving significant client concerns and strengthening long-term client relationships.
• Translate successful project delivery and strong regional relationships into repeat-business and future-work opportunities.
• Represent Cornerstone at client meetings, community engagements, industry events, and other strategic regional activities.

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