Field Operations Manager

JOB OVERVIEW:

This position will be a leader of developing construction systems, processes, means, methods and specialty equipment for the business unit. This position will be a supervisor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) during the phases of engineering, planning, start-up, construction and closeout.  They will lead the organization in developing safe, quality and efficient construction methods. They will ensure the project supervision is trained and adhering to company standards and consistent project delivery.  This position will be an innovator and maintain an entrepreneurial spirit in developing the company delivery methods to be safe, high quality, efficient and effectively implemented.  This position will perform and demonstrate competency with construction means and methods in multiple industries. They must have the ability to listen and ability to build relationships with project supervision, construction teams, vendors and clients.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Safety: The FOM will support and honor the culture and a positive attitude towards our safety program.  They will not sacrifice the well-being of people and a safe jobsite for the benefit of productivity.  They will encourage positive behaviors on each project towards our safety program and protecting our people. They will endorse and support our motto of:  "No business objective is so important that it will be pursued at the sacrifice of safety." .

• Leadership: The FOM will engage with the project leaders and supervisors to create buy-in and gain the support of utilizing the company standards, means and methods. They will support the Director in developing professional and respectful leaders and managers. These are the leaders that are the WHO that establish and ensure “Organizational Excellence” in everything we do.

Operational Excellence: The FOM will facilitate the development and implementation of the company processes and best methods for how a Solar PV facility must be built in accordance to design, specification, schedule and the cost estimate. They will help establish these methods and processes ahead of construction starting.  The FOM will lead in a manner that promotes continual improvement and documentation of those lessons; thus, incorporating all that back into our procurement system and best methods.

• Quality Product: The FOM will establish work methods and practices that produce a quality outcome the first time. Rework occurring will be considered a responsibility the FOM carries to ensure a root cause is found in these instances and training is provided to eliminate and ensure quality defects do not occur. We will honor our quality standards, engineering standards and quality methods that produce the product we promised.
• On time Execution: The FOM will establish our standards and methods in a manner that ensure an on-time delivery of the plant.

• Fiscal Responsibility: The FOM will establish our construction field methods that will ensure a predictable fiscal outcome for each project. They will train and mentor our supervision to understand their budget, man-hours, efficiencies and production on the job.  The FOM will ensure mentoring of supervision on estimate breakdown, budgeting, planning, monitoring and forecasting. They will support in the process of ensuring the health of our projects and the proper utilization of labor and equipment resources to achieve that goal.
• Talent Development: The FOM will develop the supervision and our greatest asset: our people.  They will ensure this development through participation on the project site and providing feedback.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• 10 years of experience as a self-perform Construction Superintendent.
• Demonstrated experience supervising construction crews or teams of people.
• Solar construction project experience required in civil, structural, mechanical and electrical.
• Ability to read and follow blueprints and specification documents.
• Demonstrated ability to lead medium to large teams (10-50 people).
• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others in the workplace.
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc.).
• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.).
• Extensive travel required.

BENEFITS AND PAY:

• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• We provide paid sick leave as required by Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution.
• Salary $186,000 - $228,000 annually, dependent on experience, qualifications, and competencies

Salary : $186,000 - $228,000