Operations Manager

Competencies

• Ability to develop long-term operational strategies aligned with company goals.
• Strong skills in guiding and motivating teams to achieve operational excellence.
• Proficient in identifying issues and implementing effective solutions quickly.
• Excellent verbal and written skills to convey objectives and collaborate.
• Expertise in financial planning and cost control to maintain operational efficiency.
• Experience in overseeing multiple projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Capacity to manage change and embrace new technologies and processes.
• Skills in assessing and mitigating operational risks effectively.
• Knowledge of paving, grading, stone base, and civil engineering principles.
• Understanding of industry regulations and standards to ensure adherence in operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily paving, grading, stone base, and DOT Heavy & Highway projects, including resource allocation, scheduling, and quality control
• Oversee operating budgets and costs, optimizing efficiency and profitability
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies
• Coordinate with other departments, clients, and subcontractors to meet project deadlines and specifications
• Develop and implement strategies to improve operational performance and productivity
• Provide leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of excellence
• Help establish production’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), interpret, and apply key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Build strong internal relationships, across all departments ensuring continuous collaboration delivering efficiencies and superior customer satisfaction.
• Oversee hauler agreements, including terms and rates; collaborate with Legal to ensure company is protected from financial liability and carriers have adequate insurance.
• Take responsibility for developing and delivering change management plans and achieving outcomes that support the organization's overall strategy.
• Manage and report on the performance of the function / business area; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold them accountable for achieving these;

take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of annual business objectives.

Communicate the function's strategy and its relationship to the organization's mission, vision and values; clarify the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility;

motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals.

• Promote a safe working culture for employees
• Work with safety and field personnel to minimize risk and increase safety
• Identify the capabilities needed to meet the current and emerging business needs of a significant business area. Evaluate current capabilities, identify gaps, and prioritize development activities.

Motivate others to develop their capabilities and fulfill their personal potential.

Build capabilities elsewhere in the organization through mentoring and other informal methods.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Education / Experience

• Any combination equivalent to : Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with 10+ years’ experience in a combination of managing grading, stone base, paving, and heavy & highway civil work.
• Experience in strategic planning and execution.
• Experience creating, working within and / or administering an assigned budget.
• High standard of ethics, integrity, and trust.
• Strong work ethic and high standards for safety in the workplace.
• Proven ability to develop relationships and to work with teams as both a leader and a participant.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills; building rapport, listening, presenting, giving and receiving feedback.

General Requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of functional areas within the company.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Project management skills.
• High ethical and professional standards.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and exemplary oral / written communication skills.
• Strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus.
• Energetic, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and ability to present themselves professionally.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Moderate travel required; must be willing to work in or travel to other locations as needed.
• Must be available as needed during non-traditional work hours.
• Must be able to work independently and with groups.
• Must be able to work under time constraints as needed.
• Ability to communicate with civic leaders and local, state, and national policy makers.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to work in an office setting to on a computer using fingers and hands to make keystrokes.

The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, and walk.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
3 days ago