VP of Operations

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Position Overview: The Vice President of Operations will oversee the operational aspects of our construction projects, ensuring efficient and effective project management from inception to completion. This role requires a strategic leader with a strong background in construction operations, particularly in concrete tilt and industrial construction. The VP of Operations will work closely with various departments to drive project success and organizational growth.

Reporting Structure: The Vice President of Operations will report directly to the COO as part of Uprite Construction Group’s Shared Services. Additionally, you will indirectly report to the President and coordinate any efforts regionally with the management of that region.

• Direct Reports: Director of Field Operations
• Indirect Reports: General Superintendents, Project Field and Office Staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety and Compliance: Ensure all operations comply with safety regulations, industry standards, and company policies. Promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
• Operational Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership for all operational activities, ensuring alignment with company policies, goals and objectives.
• Project Team Supervision: Oversee project operations, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of construction projects. Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Lead and mentor a team of project managers, superintendents and other operational staff. Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. Develop and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Budget Management: Support the development and management of operational budgets, ensuring cost control and financial performance. Review and analyze project expenses vs budget with the project team. Implement corrective actions as needed.
• Schedule Management: Support the development and management of project schedules, both the master schedule and weekly planning, ensuring on time delivery of projects. Review and analyze project delays and impacts with the project team. Implement corrective actions as needed.
• Client Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and other stakeholders. Ensure client satisfaction and address any issues or concerns promptly.
• Reporting and Analysis: Provide regular reports and analysis on operational performance, project status, risk assessments, and key metrics to senior management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Safety and Compliance:

• Comply with all safety policies, report suspected safety concerns, make recommendations for enhancements to the safety program, and visibly support and uphold the company’s strong safety culture.
• Conduct safety audits/inspections of the worksite and ensure that items are immediately corrected.
• Acknowledge and celebrate safe behaviors and actions of others.

Operational Leadership:

• Use discretion and independent judgment and professional skills to perform daily duties and resolve routine and complex operations issues.
• Assist with the resolution of operations/project-specific problems and challenges; act as a senior-level operations resource for others.
• Mentor and support operations staff; encourage their professional development and growth.
• Attend and participate in monthly project review meetings.
• Assist as needed with the hiring of operations staff.
• Assist as needed with operations staff evaluations, reviews, layoffs, furloughs, disciplinary actions, and overall staff allocations.
• Support and promote company culture and reputation internally and in the marketplace.

Project Team Supervision:

• Support the project teams with project-specific quality needs related to specifications, plans, codes, company standards, and other applicable items.
• Ensure project teams perform pre-installation meetings and implement quality control checklists. Review and provide recommendations, timely cures, and follow-up for any quality deficiencies.
• Periodically attend and participate in internal team meetings to ensure project team is operating effectively.
• Evaluate situations adversely affecting the possible success of projects and determine specific root causes. Coordinate and actively participate in the efforts to resolve these project issues by becoming one of the project team members during any high risk situation. Integrate yourself seamlessly with the team. Follow through with adequate oversight to support project recovery efforts, ensuring all necessary recovery goals have been achieved.
• Ensure the project teams are overseeing the progress of each trade scope relative to the plans and specifications, codes, approved submittals, and quality management.

Process Improvement:

• Provide feedback and reports to the applicable regional management regarding staff or project-related concerns or issues. Create a plan in collaboration with the regional management. Coordinate and actively participate in the efforts to resolve these concerns and issues.
• In coordination with the Director of Field Operations & Regional Management, ensure operations staff receive proper training.
• Provide leadership related to operational systems, policies, and procedures. Support the business units to understand, adopt, and comply with these items.

Budget Management:

• Assist preconstruction and project teams with development of scopes of work, evaluation and selection of subcontractors necessary to perform the work safely, timely and within budget.
• Assist in value engineering and solving design problems within the parameters of compliance with design professionals and code enforcement officials.
• Review project budgets periodically in detail with the project teams. Ensure that figures reported during the monthly project review meetings are accurate.
• Support and participate in the evaluation of staff needs in comparison with project and regional budgets.

Schedule Management:

• Review and assist in the evaluation of the overall working project schedules, including durations of all scopes, contractual compliance, and timeliness of updates. Should deficiencies be discovered, actively participate in the curing of these issues with the project team.
• Work with and ensure the project team has effectively planned for project completion, close-out and project turn-over. Ensure these are completed successfully and in a timely manner.

Client Relations:

• Assist the preconstruction team with proposals as requested, including project schedules, logistics plans, staffing needs, risk analysis, and general approach.
• Actively participate in client presentations as required.
• Create and foster collaborative and effective client relationships.

Reporting and Analysis:

• Maintain knowledge of each project’s current status and upcoming operations.
• Perform regional project site audits, including reviewing daily reports, safety documentation, subcontractors’ coordination meetings, project signage, postings, proper project records, document management, environmental compliance, QA/QC plan, closeout, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 20 years of experience in construction operations, with a focus on concrete tilt and industrial construction.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale construction projects.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop and implement strategic plans and process improvements.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and industry standards.

What We'll Provide:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance in accordance with plan guidelines.
• Safeharbor 401K plan with quarterly company match.
• Up to 3 weeks of PTO per year.
• 10 Paid Holidays per year.
• Company paid life insurance.
• Company bonus plan

About Us

Uprite Construction was established in 1991 as a multi-service construction company specializing in project site development, ground-up, new construction, renovations, and tenant improvements for the commercial and industrial sectors. Check us out at upritecomgmt.com!

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