Vice President, Maintenance and Construction

Overview
Job Status/Type: Full time, year-round

Position Level: Senior to Executive Level

Shifts/Schedule Requirements: Ability to work various shifts and days including nights, weekends and holiday periods to meet business needs.

This senior level executive will have 10-15 years' experience in large-scale project management and facility management that includes design, construction, facilities, and grounds maintenance. Functioning as a strategic business partner to all Cedar Point Divisions, this leader will work to frame, prepare and lead capital projects on-going, achieving precise timelines and budget requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead, design and guide a pipeline of diverse projects, recommending and tracking needed resources, dollars, and infrastructure.

Collaborate in the planning and development of major capital project execution and manage annual capital plans.

Partner with leadership and operations to define, implement and maintain a brand standard and quality standard for all projects.

Develop a series of metrics and key performance indicators to measure performance of the portfolio and ensure regular assessments to measure the effectiveness of maintenance programs and proactively identify areas for improvement and investment.

Lead, retain and coach a direct staff of leaders.

Manage the productivity and performance of an indirect staff of 250+ employees.

Act as Cedar Point's representative and liaison with all outside agencies, community leaders, manufacturers, vendors and state and county administrators.

In partnership with Human Resources, manage, negotiate, and administer various trade agreements.

Qualifications

10+ years experience in the following areas:

Managing large-scale construction projects.

Managing maintenance and construction teams.

Role bidding and negotiating for construction projects.

Creation and management of construction documents, budgets, and infrastructure.

Conducting financial analysis, budgeting, and planning for construction projects

Executive level leadership competencies to include:

Entrepreneurial spirit and compassion for role modeling, team building, coaching, mentoring, and developing future construction leaders

Strategic mindset - seeing ahead to figure possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies

Planning and execution

Business partnership

Influencing and facilitating alignment

Motivational communication and presentation skills

Resourcefulness – securing and deploying resources effectively

Collaboration - building partnerships

Accountability – holding self and others accountable to meet commitments

Action Oriented – taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm

Optimizes work processes - knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement

Decision quality – making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward

Drives results – consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances

Courage – stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Business required

A strong reputation and track record of building and maintaining relationships with architects, engineers, government entities and community leaders

Ability to work nights, weekends, and holiday periods to meet business needs.

Ability to pass a mandatory (or random) drug test, per company policy, unless prohibited by state or provincial law.

Ability to pass a background check, if 18 years of age or older, which may include, but is not limited to, credit, criminal, DMV, previous employment, education and personal references, per company policy, unless prohibited by federal, state, or provincial law.

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