Operations Lead

Job Description

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Job Title: Enterprise Project & Fab Leader

Location: Remote

Reports to: Chief Operations Officer – ECS Mechanical

FLSA Status: Full-Time / Exempt

Company Overview

EMCOR Construction Services (ECS) is part of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building services for a diverse range of businesses. ECS is a nationwide group of 50+ operating companies with over 30,000 employees and annual revenues of $10.7 billion. Our operating companies are mechanical and commercial electrical contractors with expertise that includes virtually all U.S. commercial, healthcare, institutional, education, hospitality, manufacturing, transportation, and water and wastewater markets. We also have several operating companies that focus on commercial fire protection. They provide integrated life safety solutions, including fire detection and suppression systems, and the most advanced security technology available today. The ECS headquarters team provides key support for its electrical and mechanical companies, including finance and accounting, human resources, legal, national purchasing and information technology.

Position Summary

The Enterprise Project & Fab Leader is a highly respected professional and mentor with strong field credibility. This person has demonstrated Prefabrication & Fabrication expertise in Mechanical piping, Plumbing, Sheet metal/HVAC and has prior experience in Project Executive, Operations Management, Fabrication/Prefab leadership roles. Responsibilities include but are not limited to performing routine oversight and mentoring of an assigned selection of operating companies.

ECS HQ is based out of McLean, Virginia. However, candidates in other locations within the U.S. and meeting the requirements below may be considered.

Compensation Range: $175,000 - $225,000

This position is bonus eligible.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Visit ECS operating companies across the U.S. to assess and support project teams and fabrication processes (up to 40%-50% travel).
• Assesses execution rigor and field performance.
• Support operating company with turnaround situations where execution is the issue.
• Help operating company enhance productivity and predictability in the field.
• Strengthens prefabrication and fabrication integration.
• Mentors and provides guidance on local projects or fabrication shops.
• Evaluate and support operating company project teams and fabrication operations with improving project control systems.
• Participate in activities to support faster stabilization of new acquisitions.
• Transfers best practices across operating companies.
• Develop a project execution playbook that embraces autonomous processes while maintaining common standards to serve as a roadmap from procurement to completion, emphasizing project forecasting accuracy, project margin predictability and stronger prefab utilization where appropriate, to ensure projects remain on budget and on schedule.
• Understand when prefab adds value and when it does not.
• Improve coordination between fab shop and field teams.
• Evaluate shop productivity and workflow and support operating company with improving processes.
• Strengthen material flow and readiness.
• Participate in activities to support faster stabilization of new acquisitions.
• Align prefab strategy with estimating and procurement.
• Ensure installation teams are prepared for prefab integration.
• Assess and support operating company with project and fabrication cost tracking and forecasting methods.
• Evaluate and support operating company project teams and fabrication operations with productivity measurement approaches.
• Support project teams and fabrication operations with labor planning and crew sizing.
• Assess and assist operating company with developing/improving fabrication shop workflows.
• Support fabrication operations with prefab integration into field operations.
• Evaluate and support project teams and fabrication operations with schedule management discipline.
• Assess operating company change order management processes and identify opportunities for improvement of processes.
• Support project teams and fabrication operations with field reporting and communication cadence.
• Transfers best practices across operating companies.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Requirements/Preferred Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related areas of study or field experience; and minimum of 10-15 years experience in Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Sheet Metal/HVAC. Experience must include prior experience as a Project Executive, Operations Manager, Fabrication/Prefab Leader or Senior Project leader working for a $100 million+ contractor. Experience must include:

• Successful leadership of larger projects specializing in Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Sheet Metal/HVAC work. Fire Protection experience a plus.
• Market/Sector experience managing Data Centers/Mission Critical, Advanced Manufacturing/Semiconductor, Large Healthcare, Complex Commercial Construction projects.
• Demonstrated Prefabrication & Fabrication expertise.
• Experience managing large, complex multi-trade projects is strongly preferred.
• Exposure to high-reliability environments (schedule + quality critical) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and understanding of integrated fabrication strategies strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated System & Technical Competency evaluating and improving project controls systems, cost tracking and forecasting methods, productivity measurement approaches, labor planning, fabrication shop workflows, prefab integration into field operations, schedule management discipline and change order management processes.
• Experience with project execution playbook development that streamlines workflows and standardizes processes for project or fabrication operations in the construction industry.
• Proven track record of leading projects while maintaining a commitment to Ethics and Safety.

Computer Skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications.
• Experience with Accubid, Procore, Bluebeam or other construction software.
• Familiarity with construction/financial software packages.

Language Skills

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to commute to field locations. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job site locations. The employee must have the ability to travel by plane and/or car 40-60% of the time.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee may expect to work in typical office environment conditions except when visiting field locations. Field environments may vary based on project, manufacturing, or weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.