Remote Director of Operations – Electrical Construction – Commercial & Industrial

Remote Director of Operations – Electrical Construction – Commercial & Industrial / Travel

Gryphon Oakwood is partnering with a leading electrical contractor to appoint an experienced Director of Operations to oversee electrical construction operations across multiple projects and locations throughout the United States.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an accomplished electrical construction professional with a proven background in operational management, financial performance, project execution, and team development
. The successful candidate will take responsibility for driving operational excellence, leading project teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex electrical construction projects while supporting the organization's continued growth.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple electrical construction projects and project management teams
• Oversee financial performance
  , including P&L management, revenue forecasting, cost control, margins, profitability, and overall project financials
• Lead, mentor, and develop Project Executives, Project Managers, and operational leadership teams
  , ensuring accountability and high performance
• Direct project execution to ensure successful delivery across safety, scheduling, budgets, quality, and client expectations
• Oversee project planning, manpower allocation, procurement, and resource management across multiple locations
• Provide executive oversight of estimating, change management, contract administration, and commercial negotiations
• Collaborate with preconstruction, VDC, prefabrication, and field leadership to improve operational efficiency and project delivery
• Establish and strengthen relationships with clients, general contractors, subcontractors, and key industry partners
• Implement consistent operational processes, financial controls, and reporting standards while identifying opportunities for business improvement and growth

Requirements:

• 10+ years of electrical construction experience
  , including significant operational and project management responsibilities
• 5+ years in a senior leadership position overseeing electrical construction projects and teams
• Proven success managing multiple large-scale commercial and industrial electrical construction projects
• Strong financial expertise across P&L management, forecasting, budgeting, cost control, and profitability
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and manage large project management and operational teams
• Extensive knowledge of electrical construction operations, scheduling, estimating, procurement, and change management
• Excellent leadership, communication, and client relationship management skills
• Ability to work remotely with regular travel to project sites and regional offices throughout the United States

Preferred Experience:

• Experience at Sr Project Manager or Project Executive level within electrical construction
• Background delivering projects across Mission Critical, Data Center, Industrial, or complex electrical infrastructure markets
• Experience overseeing multi-state operations and large project portfolios
• Strong understanding of preconstruction, VDC, prefabrication, and field technology
• Familiarity with scheduling platforms including Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project
• Proven ability to improve operational performance, develop leadership teams, and support business expansion