Head of Construction Operations

ABOUT US
Founded and self-funded by serial entrepreneurs with a track record of success, we are a start-up software and services platform operating in the residential construction space with an emphasis on solar and renewable energy products. Our goal is to fundamentally alter the residential solar landscape. We believe that our unique mix of software, managed service offerings, highly skilled staff, and company culture are positioned to do just that, and the industry is already taking notice. As we enter our 3rd year in business, we have established a clear product-market fit and are experiencing exponential growth in all the important metrics including customers, deal pipeline, revenue, profitability, and headcount. Today, our customers include many of the largest residential solar installers (EPCs) in the industry. At this time, we are seeking a talented Director of Construction Operations to report directly to and be the right hand of the Founders.


ABOUT THE JOB

This is a unique opportunity for a financial and operations professional to grow into the day to day operator of what is today a company experiencing explosive, hockey-stick growth and play a key role in driving scalability. The ideal candidate may have experience as an Analyst or Associate in Private Equity or Investment Banking on deal teams with responsibility for due diligence, valuations, financial model development, and related tasks. It is not enough to see the model and see the moves, this job requires equal parts strategic vision and front-line implementation. Applicants must understand and be prepared for the realities and messiness of a start-up and be a master of making order out of chaos. This includes both operating effectively through the imperfection of today while simultaneously visualizing and pushing towards an orderly vision of the future. Above all, the successful candidate takes full accountability for everything on their plate and relentlessly drive every task to completion.

• Phase 1: Under the direct supervision of the Co-Founders, you will take ownership of the entire deal pipeline. As these deals are construction projects, each deal has roughly 50 steps to completion. You will learn the business by immersing yourself in the in pipeline and relentlessly seeking to drive velocity. This will entail both direct, person effort as well as driving a staff of on-shore and off-shore resources in addition to working with many external stakeholders. Success in this role requires relentless attention to various excel dashboards and managing/updating these dashboards from a wide range of data sources.
• Phase 2: As our software platform continues to mature and achieve greater integration with our customers' systems, you will play a key role in the evolution of our operational model as it becomes more efficient, scaleable, and streamlined.
• Phase 3: Grow and manage various departments and drive the overall financial health of the business.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-10 years of professional experience in the area of construction operations including ownership of job profitability.
• Competent in excel including macros, pivot tables, lookups, complex multi-sheet formulas, etc.
• BS, in Finance, Business Operations, Construction Management or related field.
• Start-up, ownership mentality.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work daily from Hollywood office until fully ramped-up. Remote work with occasional work social events thereafter.
• Manage, drive velocity and forecast deal pipeline
• Manage and project the deal to cash lifecycle including owning job profitability
• Make recommendations regarding staffing levels
• Interview, train, and onboard staff
• Various special projects related to business operations as needed

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with extensive construction operations experience to take the next step in their career. The business has an established product market fit, skyrocketing demand, exponential customer growth, and it's future is limited only by our ability to streamline operations to accommodate the demand and take market share. For your hard work, you will receive:

• A generous base salary, DOE
• Generous bonus as % of salary, DOE
• Generous stipend for health insurance, benefits, etc.
• Remote work after initial ramp-up period. In office work in Hollywood is required during ramp-up period.

So if you are an experienced Construction Operations Leader looking for an opportunity to take the next step in their career while learning at the feet of successful, serial-entrepreneurs, apply now as interviews are ongoing!