Operations Manager

Essential Functions / Duties

Manage Resources

• Monitor and manage utilization of equipment allocated across regions.
• Coordinate manpower allocation between regions to support project and operational needs.
• Coach and provide subject‑matter expertise to substation projects and regional teams to help achieve company, divisional, and regional goals.
• Collaborate with estimators, project managers, owners, engineers, and subcontractors to address project performance, including evaluating the need for additional staffing support.

Keep Score

• Monitor key safety indicators and collaborate with the Safety & Quality Department.
• Attend all division focus job meetings.
• Participate in all focus pre‑bid, pre‑construction, and post‑construction meetings.
• Monitor work quality to ensure all division work meets or exceeds contract specifications and quality standards.
• Review project documentation to ensure appropriate correspondence, reporting, and recordkeeping are maintained.

Provide Leadership and Expertise

• Foster and maintain a safe, positive, energetic, and forward‑thinking work environment.
• Participate in the safety committee and work with the Director of Safety & Quality to promote an incident‑free workplace by eliminating at‑risk behaviors.
• Model and communicate corporate values, policies, and procedures in all business interactions.
• Recommend updates or revisions to policies, procedures, or work methods when needed to address unique situations or improve performance.
• Represent the division—when requested by regional management—with customers, partners, and industry associations.
• Conduct regular project reviews to identify issues, monitor progress, ensure specification compliance, and verify quality of work.
• Collaborate with company leadership to develop the annual budget, including capital expenditures aligned with the business plan.

Education, Skills & Experience

Required

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a journeyman electrician in substation construction.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive responsibility in electrical construction, including demonstrated ability to:
• • Lead field employees in core process adherence
  • Execute large‑scale projects (>$10M)
  • Work effectively with IBEW unions

Other

• Secondary education from an accredited college or university.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CUSP, PMP, PE).