Area Director

PURIS

Clearwater (FL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

43 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Short-term Disability

Life Insurance

Long-term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Bonus Program

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Generous PTO

10 Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

PURIS is seeking an Area Director to manage area-specific profit and loss, contracts, projects, operations, and customer relations across our trenchless rehabilitation operations. You will plan, schedule, and deploy personnel, equipment, and materials to deliver projects within budget with high customer satisfaction.

The role requires leading financial forecasting, budgets, and safety initiatives while driving performance across the area.

Qualifications

Excellent, inclusive communication skills for multi-stakeholder environments.
Proven leadership with ability to mentor and coach teams.
Experience in managing contracts, budgets, and P&L for projects.
Strong focus on safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Ability to oversee project planning from award through close-out.

Responsibilities

Oversee all areas of project planning and execution from handoff to close-out.
Improve bottom line while maintaining quality, safety and satisfaction.
Build alliances with customers, partners, and subcontractors in the area.
Lead financial and safety performance indicators; manage budgets and EBITDA goals.
Develop forecasts, budgets, and corrective action plans with Regional VP.
Participate in bid reviews for estimate accuracy and risk assessment.
Promote a positive safety culture and ensure safety program compliance.
Implement quality initiatives within the area of control.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety Leadership

Project Leadership

Financial Oversight

Education

Bachelor’s in civil engineering or construction-related field

Job description

About PURIS

PURIS operates across North America as the largest independent trenchless rehabilitation provider with 1,300+ employees dedicated to building lasting infrastructure with smart, sustainable resource management. The PURIS Family of Companies provide trenchless renewal solutions in the water, wastewater, and stormwater markets. Our environmentally friendly solutions work within the existing infrastructure to save time, minimize environmental impact, and cause fewer community disruptions. With an unrivaled toolbox of technologies, PURIS has the RIGHT solution for each project.

Position Summary

The Area Director is responsible for the area specific profit and loss, contract and project management, operations and customer relations. The Area Director will oversee all aspects of daily operations to ensure efficient planning and scheduling of personnel, equipment, and materials to safely complete projects within budget and with a high level of customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Oversee ALL areas of project planning and execution including, but not limited to, project handoff from estimating, project preplanning, review of contract documents and requirements with project management and operations team members to ensure contractual compliance, scheduling, system setup, work execution, progress monitoring and management, project payment requests, fund collection, and close out, including evaluation and communication of lessons learned

Act in the Company’s best interest and seek opportunities to improve the bottom line while maintaining quality, safety, and customer satisfaction

Work with RVP to develop strategic and professional relationships; work to build alliances with external customers, partners, and subcontractors to ensure Company is a well-respected leader in the area and communities we serve

Lead, represent and be accountable for financial, safety and other such related performance indicators in the area of responsibility

Clearly understand and communicate the area’s financial budget and associated EBITDA goals. Display situational awareness related to the area’s current financial performance and forecasts

Prepare, communicate and be accountable for accurate and timely financial forecasts, budgets, and projections. If financial challenges are encountered, work with the RVP to quickly define, implement, and monitor corrective actions plans

Actively participate in bid reviews to ensure estimate accuracy and risk/opportunity assessment consistent with overall Company expectations

Work with RVP to establish, maintain, and foster a positive safety culture emphasizing behaviors that promote safe work practices. Ensure Company’s safety programs are implemented and instilled in the workplace

Embrace, support, assist in communicating and implementing all quality initiatives within area of control

Ensure compliance with Company required documents, reports, metrics, etc. to maintain alignment with Company budgetary goals

Qualifications

Bachelor’s in civil engineering, construction, construction management or other technical studies preferred

5+ years of proven experience in construction, open excavation /utility or trenchless pipe rehabilitation preferred

Experience in public and private contracts administration

Must possess excellent, inclusive communication skills designed to cover all potential stakeholders

Strong, positive, and inclusive leadership with emphasis on driving results and mentoring, developing, coaching a team

Measure and monitor performance of the business, to include full P&L responsibility; Adjust quickly and as appropriate

Ability to lead all areas of project performance beginning at contract award and continuing through project close-out.

Drive safety performance and results of internal team members and ensure contracting partners have appropriate safety measures in place while on Company jobsites

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical/Rx, dental, vision, critical illness and accident insurance, and short-term disability.