Field Operations Manager

SUMMARY: The Field Operations Manager plays a critical role in overseeing field operations, project services, and resource management across all stages of construction projects. This role focuses on optimizing resource allocation, managing personnel, and driving efficiencies to ensure project success. The Field Operations Manager is responsible for strategic planning, onsite cost control, safety, quality, and proactive risk management. This role requires strong leadership, hands-on industry experience, and the ability to drive continuous improvement across multiple projects.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS.

Field Operations & Project Oversight:

• Provide high-level strategic oversight of multiple regions or divisions, ensuring projects align with company goals, timelines, and budgets.
• Drive Construction Managers to find efficiencies in project execution.
• Lead onsite cost control and project budget management.
• Enforce safety and quality standards across all projects.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement proactive solutions for continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute contingency plans to mitigate risks ahead of time.

Resource Management & Allocation:

• Oversee resource allocation across multiple sites or regions, ensuring personnel have the necessary equipment, tools, and vehicles while addressing large-scale resource constraints or surpluses.
• Plan ahead to ensure proper staffing levels and efficient deployment of resources.
• Evaluate resource utilization trends and provide strategic recommendations for optimization.

Leadership & Team Development:

• Develop and mentor Construction Managers, ensuring they have the tools, skills, and leadership support to manage their teams effectively.
• Hold Construction Manager teams accountable for their site’s performance in safety, quality, financial metrics, and overall execution of meeting project goals and deadlines.
• Develop Construction Manager team members to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Assist in recruiting and interviewing Operations personnel to support company growth.

Planning & Strategic Execution:

• Monitor the financial performance of all assigned projects, ensuring adherence to budgets and mitigating financial risks across job sites. 
• Develop project lookaheads, drive scheduling, and ensure teams hit targets.
• Think ahead to anticipate challenges and create forward-thinking solutions.
• Implement continuous improvement processes to maximize efficiency.
• Apply project management principles to keep operations streamlined and cost-effective. 
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

All employees must demonstrate the ability to promote and embody the Premise Core Values: Be Ready to Learn, Own the Result, Build Trust, Do the Right Thing, and Drive to Complete.

In addition to the above, other required qualifications for this role are: 

• Minimum of 5 – 7 years experience in a similar role
• High school diploma or combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Experience managing $5M projects and overseeing 20 job sites.
• Background in solar, substations, large electrical, and civil construction.
• Hands-on knowledge of skilled trades, with experience as a Field Manager, General Foreman, Superintendent, or Construction Manager.
• Ability to run multiple sites simultaneously and implement best practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively, clearly, and succinctly through spoken and written forms with peers, management, and customers. Able to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds. 
• Effective use of Premise provided software and tools including Microsoft Office Suite, PDF Software, Project Management Software, and ability to learn other software, as needed. 
• Ability to travel up to 60% of the time. 
• Valid driver’s license and ability to maintain a clean driving record. 

Preferred qualifications are:

• Working knowledge of the wireless/telecommunications industry
• Knowledge of Prevailing Wage and Six Sigma, EOS, and Lean process 

OTHER REQUIRED COMPETENCIES: 

• Adaptability, Change Management - Maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes or ambiguity in work tasks or the work environment. Adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures. Uses different skills and modifies personal style depending on the situation. Can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Innovation - Generates innovative solutions in work situations. Seeks and uses different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities. Can envision alternative solutions and is not constrained by the thoughts and approaches of others or by past practice. Views situations from multiple perspectives and evaluates numerous potential solutions. Targets relevant and important areas and addresses meaningful issues. Can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.
• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods and honest analysis to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Can see hidden issues. Looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answer. Is skilled at using analysis skills to define the problem and identify the solution.
• Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities. Compares data from different sources to draw conclusions. Uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action to develop appropriate solutions. Takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.  Most solutions, suggestions and decisions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time.
• Managing Work and Priority Setting - Effectively manages one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Can identify and concentrate efforts on the more important priorities. Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal and creates focus. Can attend to a broader range of activities and gets more done in less time than others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit, walk, lift, squat, push, pull, climb stairs, ladders, and possibly towers, hear, see, reach, grasp and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, telephone, power tools, and equipment. The employee must have the ability to occasionally lift more than 50 lbs.

 WORKING ENVIRONMENT: 

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee will work both inside in a normal indoor office environment and outside at remote job sites. The employee may be exposed to extreme weather conditions, including heat and cold and wet or humid. The employee may work in high places, and/or work around moving mechanical parts, vehicles and other equipment. The employee may also work in areas where the noise volume is loud and constant. The employee must have the ability to work overtime and to travel to remote job sites for approximately 60% of their work week which will include overnight stays.

Premise Inc. is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, veteran-friendly employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements.  The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description are not all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

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