Director of Operations

Location: Branchburg, NJ (Fully on site) Salary: $175K - $200K+ Bonus Growing Civil Engineering & Construction Provider Seeks a New Director of Operations to join their team. Responsibilities Lead and manage the estimating team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and competitiveness of all bid submissions. Own the bid intake process, evaluating opportunities & serve as the key point of contact to external contractors. Review and approve all estimates, proposals prior to submission, ensuring margin targets, scope of work and risk management standards are met. Develop and refine estimating processes, templates, and tools to improve speed and accuracy. Oversee the project management function. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to customer specifications. Establish and maintain project management standards, workflows, and reporting cadences. Develop SOPs. Serve as an escalation point for complex project issues involving customers, subcontractors, or internal teams. Support the supply chain process, Sales Order & fulfillment dates for delivery Manage field service operations, including scheduling, dispatching, and quality assurance for installation and service work. Ensure field teams are properly trained, equipped, and operating safely in compliance with all regulatory and company standards. Coordinate with the estimating and project management teams to ensure seamless handoff from sale to field execution. Oversee warehouse, supply chain & logistics operations teams Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, contributing to strategic planning and business decision-making. Work across the production, supply chain, and administrative teams to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement. Develop and track operational KPIs and dashboards to provide visibility into performance across all areas of responsibility. Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer experience. Support the CEO in planning and executing initiatives tied to company growth and strategic objectives. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or related field required MBA or Advanced degree in relevant field preferred Minimum 10+ years in traffic signal, ITS or electrical contracting/distribution, with 5+ leading multi-functional teams (estimating-field service etc.) Has experience personally reviewing and approving bids for NJDOT/county/municipal signal works; knows controllers, cabinets, detection, and communications. Experience with municipal, state DOT, or contractor customer bases. Process builder: has stood up project management standards, KPI’s #J-18808-Ljbffr