Head of Operations & Business Management

The Operations Manager will be working on projects in Cedar Rapids area. Serving as a liaison between projects assigned personnel and executive management. It is accountable for establishing and maintaining a mutually beneficial working environment for the location's employees, providing management, communication and leadership to facilitate sound business decisions across multiple customer contracts to ensure division success. Monitors and ensures customer satisfaction and cultivates new business opportunities.

Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, and Holidays

• Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Legal Insurance
• Assumes complete responsibility for the assigned Construction Division, its operations, its equipment and its facilities;

Assumes complete responsibility for safety requirements by holding others accountable and supporting commitment to worker safety, worker’s compensation loss management and DOT compliance in coordination and cooperation with the EHS department;

Maintains regular communication with internal and external stakeholders in effort to monitor and ensure customer satisfaction and organizational congruence;

Identifies and implements continuous process improvement initiatives to allow efficient service delivery;

Identifies, analyzes and reports key performance indicators of divisional operations and holds stakeholders at all levels accountable to them, ensuring employee engagement, maximum productivity and maximum profitability;

Monitors and holds others accountable to maintaining an appropriate and effective work schedule and quality control program to ensures the Company’s promises of quality and timeliness are met;

May be responsible for the employee and subcontractor schedule - budgets time required to meet production deadlines in a safe manner;

When utilized, works closely with Project Management personnel to ensure smooth departmental hand offs and appropriate information and documentation flow;

Acquires complete knowledge of assigned contracts including in depth knowledge of units, pricing, systems and other specific customer requirements. Seeks new business opportunities;

Actively involved in the bid compilation and contract negotiations;

Negotiates unit additions with the customer as they arise;

Actively seeks knowledge of business finances on a weekly basis;

Adjusts work activities to make financial success a priority;

Monitors work being performed to ensure compliance with safety requirements and contract terms;

Ensures equipment is maintained per established Manufacturer and Company standards;

Manages equipment procurement needs using cost vs benefit analysis;

Actively seeks and actively participates in the on-boarding process of new Subcontractors;

Effectively identifies need for, acquires and manages an appropriate workforce in correlation with customer demands in participation and support of Human Resources;

Ensures that both positive and negative feedback are delivered and appropriately documented in a timely manner, either personally or through appropriate delegation, in alignment with Company procedures regarding employee performance reviews;

May perform the duties of field personnel as needed;

Bachelor’s Degree in an industry-related Engineering or Project Management field and 2-4 years of hands-on

Commitment to technology-driven process improvement;

Proficient word processing, spreadsheet, database, Internet and cloud-based computer skills are required. Working knowledge of Google suite of applications strongly preferred;

Travel is required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Occasionally bend, squat, kneel, crawl or twist on concrete, dirt or gravel surfaces

Frequent use of sight (specifically, close to perform computer work), hearing and voice

Wear required personal protective equipment if required

The wage range for Operations Manager is $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 .

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.