Director of Operations – Construction Services at Aksengineeringforestryllc · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Operational Leadership: Partner with the Head of Construction to manage the day-to-day operations of the EPS construction organization, helping ensure projects, teams, and priorities remain aligned with company goals.
Project Oversight: Provide leadership and support to Project Managers, Construction Managers, Superintendents, and other field leaders. Help identify project risks, remove roadblocks, and ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to client expectations.
Financial Management & Forecasting: Partner with project and finance teams to manage monthly forecasting, project financial performance, budgets, margins, and overall financial health of the construction division. Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and help develop strategies to improve performance.
People Leadership & Mentorship: Build strong relationships with field and project leadership across the organization. Regularly mentor high-performing team members and help develop career paths for employees who are looking to take the next step in their careers, such as a Construction Manager progressing toward Project Manager responsibilities.
Talent & Staffing: Partner with leadership, HR, and Talent Acquisition to identify hiring needs, develop staffing plans, participate in interviews, and help build the workforce needed to meet current and future project demands.
Business Development: Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and industry contacts. Participate in business development activities, client meetings, networking, proposals, and pursuits to help grow EPS's project pipeline.
Estimating & Contracting: Support the pursuit of new work by reviewing project opportunities, developing project pricing and estimates, evaluating risks, and participating in contract negotiations with clients and partners.
Client Relationships: Serve as a senior point of contact for key clients and help ensure EPS maintains strong, long-term relationships. Understand client needs and work with project teams to deliver a high level of service.
Team Coordination: Lead and Influence construction professionals working across projects nationwide by promoting clear expectations, consistent communication, shared accountability, and responsiveness to varying project and regional needs.
Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve operational processes, project delivery, communication, forecasting, staffing, and overall efficiency. Help develop and implement consistent best practices across EPS.
Risk Management: Work with project leadership to identify and address operational, financial, contractual, schedule, safety, and staffing risks before they become larger issues.
Leadership Development: Support the development of future EPS leaders by sharing expertise, providing constructive feedback, modeling accountability, and contributing to professional growth opportunities.

Qualification

A level-headedDemonstrated ability to mentorExperience in heavy civil constructionExperience with project forecastingProfessional certifications such as PMP

Required

10+ years of progressive construction experience with increasing responsibility for project and/or operational leadership.
Strong project management background with experience managing complex construction projects, preferably in the heavy civil, energy, infrastructure, or utility-scale construction industries.
Demonstrated ability to support and develop project managers, construction managers, superintendents, or other construction professionals through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and constructive feedback
Strong understanding of project financial management, including budgets, forecasting, cost control, project profitability, and financial reporting.
Ability to analyze project and business data, identify trends and risks, and make sound business decisions.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and lead teams across multiple locations and projects.
A level-headed, solutions-oriented leadership style with the ability to remain calm, exercise sound judgment, and respond effectively in challenging situations.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with employees, clients, subcontractors, and internal leadership.
Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop employees and help high-performing team members advance their careers.
Strong business acumen and an understanding of how project execution, client relationships, staffing, and financial performance contribute to overall business success.
Comfortable participating in business development, client relationship management, estimating, pricing, and contract negotiations.
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced, growing organization.

Preferred

Experience in heavy civil construction, utility-scale energy, renewable energy, power generation, or related infrastructure.
Experience managing multiple projects or a regional/divisional construction operation.
Experience with project forecasting, P&L management, and business unit financial performance.
Experience developing and implementing operational processes and best practices across a growing organization.
Experience participating in competitive pursuits, estimating, project pricing, contract negotiations, and client development.
Experience building and developing geographically distributed teams.
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, or similar.

Director of Operations – Construction Services

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Qualification

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Company

Aksengineeringforestryllc

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