General Manager, Construction

GENERAL MANAGER, CONSTRUCTION – ELECTRICAL COMMERICAL CONSTRUCTION

O’Connell Electric Company is seeking an individual with proven experience in the Electrical Commercial Construction industry. In this leadership role, the General Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of our Rochester, NY office. The role of General Manager is a critical position, which requires exceptional leadership and communication skills to ensure all teams members within your scope of management function at the highest level of professionalism and excellence.

This position does require frequent travel within New York State. A valid driver’s license is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead diverse teams of administrative and support staff, project managers, and operations personnel to effectively develop and sustain corporate growth while providing exceptional customer service.
  • Inspire coworkers to attain goals and pursue excellence while identifying opportunities for improvement and providing constructive suggestions for change.
  • Consistently acknowledge and appreciate each team member’s contributions and effectively utilize each team member to their fullest potential.
  • Motivate employees to work together in an efficient and team-oriented manner while also mitigating any conflicts.
  • Track and share lessons learned as appropriate.
  • Help train project managers in learning new technologies to better drive our business processes and fully utilize technology the company has already adopted.
  • Effectively communicate with assigned employees regarding changes within the organization and general corporate news.
• Lead business development efforts for appointed office and/or geographic region of operations.
  • Actively participating in our industry associations by developing strong relationships within our National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), both on a local and regional level. Motivate PMs to engage in business development opportunities with customers as they relate to specific projects.
  • Assist in proposal efforts to ensure appropriate project scoping, estimating, and effective bidding to ensure adequate profit margins are included in all bids.
  • Assist in presenting the company’s qualifications to customers and various key decision makers.
  • Convey key messages and our value proposition regarding business development initiatives and contribute subject matter knowledge to generate content for corporate communications.
• Apply project management experience to drive compliance with office staff, project managers, and operations personnel to ensure our methodology is applied and standards are enforced.
  • Must be OSHA 30 certified and ensure team members comply with appropriate training.
  • Ensure project managers are proactively tracking and reporting on their jobs to keep them on time and within budget.
  • Analyze projects for profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates, utilization, and report jobs on an exception basis to designated senior management.
  • Assist CFO and accounting staff with follow-up and pursue payroll and billing questions as well as difficult receivables.
  • Understand basic revenue models, billing procedures, and customer billing requirements.
  • Ensure legal documents are carefully reviewed, modified as appropriate, completed, and signed.

• Lead processes for innovation and change and remain at the forefront of emerging industry trends and new standards.
• Conduct regular status meetings with project management teams and report to corporate accounting staff.
• Communicate important project information to superiors and senior management team.
• Lead efforts to ensure the office and grounds are properly maintained.

Key Competencies for Success:

• Electrical construction experience required.
• Confidence in professionalism, leadership, and initiative to lead teams and drive business growth.
• Detail-oriented and capable of multi-tasking.
• Experience managing projects and diverse teams with ability to see and comprehend “the bigger picture.”
• Strong computer skills including experience with MS 365, Timberline, Trimble Enterprise, and other industry-specific applications.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to apply good judgement in determining matters that can and should be resolved at the lowest level possible and escalate appropriate matters to senior leadership.
• Professionalism to communicate and manage difficult/sensitive information tactfully.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a business discipline, construction management or similar field of study is preferred.
• Electrical industry experience required.
• Minimum of 10 years of personnel management experience, including mentoring of team members.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience managing construction projects.

Compensation:

The minimum and maximum annual salary that O’Connell Electric Company, Inc. believes in good faith to be accurate for this position at the time of this posting is between $135,000 to $164,000 annually.

It is important to O’Connell Electric that potential candidates for this position understand that compensation depends on numerous factors including the geographic location where the role will be performed, skills required, experience, complexity, travel, and market rate. O’Connell Electric aims to reward performance and attract top talent with competitive, fair pay and benefits. Please note that the top of the salary range represents exceptional, and/or senior-level positions, which meet all required qualifications. Actual offers take the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience into account.

Equal Opportunity:

O’Connell is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable state and federal non-discrimination laws. The Company will recruit, hire, train and promote all persons without regard to race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, citizenship or immigration status, military or veteran status, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws.