Senior Manager, Operations & Project Execution
We are seeking a dynamic and accomplished Senior Manager, Operations & Project Execution for one of the largest integrated service companies in the construction industry, experiencing continued growth across the business today. Made up of a group of 5 companies focused on various aspects of the construction industry, the company has proved to be a leader in multiple areas and specialties and offers customers turnkey solutions across all business units.
The Industrial Services group has grown on the strength of capable people willing to take on demanding industrial work. Reporting to the Vice President, Senior Manager, Operations & Project Execution takes ownership of day-to-day operational execution across the business unit, allowing the Vice President to focus more fully on strategy, key customers, and growth. The role leads Project Managers and Superintendents, provides functional leadership for estimating, workforce planning, and continuous improvement, and works through direct reports and cross-functional influence rather than managing every activity personally.
This role suits a hands-on leader who has built operational discipline inside a growing business, rather than one who prefers to inherit a fully built system. You will create structure without adding bureaucracy, hold teams accountable without losing their trust, and lead from the field as much as the office. Leaders who enjoy turning capable teams into consistent, self-sufficient ones will find this role rewarding.
Key Responsibilities:
- Champion a field-first safety culture, ensuring compliance with company, customer, and regulatory safety standards while driving continuous improvement in safety performance.
- Lead the successful execution of projects from award through closeout, delivering work safely, on schedule, within budget, and to contractual requirements.
- Serve as the senior operational escalation point, resolving complex project, resource, and customer issues to maintain project performance.
- Drive accountability across Project Managers and Superintendents for schedule adherence, productivity, quality, forecasting accuracy, and client satisfaction.
- Oversee project portfolio performance through regular reviews of forecasts, work-in-progress, cash flow, change orders, risk mitigation, and recovery plans.
- Partner with executive leadership to achieve business unit financial objectives, improving margins, labour productivity, resource utilisation, and cost controls.
- Lead workforce planning and resource allocation across projects, while fostering productive relationships within a unionised, multi-craft workforce environment.
- Provide strategic leadership for estimating and preconstruction, including bid reviews, risk assessments, and seamless transition from estimating to project execution.
- Develop and implement operational systems, KPIs, governance standards, and continuous improvement initiatives that support scalable growth and operational excellence.
- Build, coach, and develop high-performing operational teams while maintaining strong customer relationships and supporting business growth through exceptional project delivery.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in industrial construction, industrial services, EPC, maintenance, turnaround/outage, or other project-based environments, including leadership of Project Managers and Superintendents across multiple concurrent projects.
- Strong expertise in project controls, estimating, contracts, scheduling, procurement, change management, and overall project execution.
- Advanced understanding of project financial management, including cost control, forecasting, WIP reporting, labour and equipment productivity, and margin optimisation.
- Proven track record of improving operational performance through process implementation, organisational discipline, and continuous improvement in growing or evolving businesses.
- Demonstrated success developing high-performing project and field leadership teams through coaching, mentorship, accountability, and succession planning.
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and lead organisations through change.
- Experience leading unionised, multi-craft workforces and working effectively with collective bargaining agreements and union leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field preferred; PMP, CCM, OSHA 30, and experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, ERP/CRM systems, and integrated project delivery models are considered strong assets.
Platinum Global Talent Solutions is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. We refer candidates based on their qualifications and experience, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.