Area Manager

Jobot; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an Area Manager for our civil construction projects in Northern California. You will oversee mega projects, coordinate with PMs, field teams, and estimating to ensure safety, quality, and profitability.

The role requires leadership across multiple sites, robust scheduling, and proactive risk management. A strong ability to manage personnel, budgets, and contracts is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading heavy civil road/highway projects.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders across teams.
• Strong scheduling, safety, and cost control skills.
• Wamiliarity with contract drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Supervises multiple project works on a mega project or over multiple projects.
• Supports project managers and field teams to ensure standards and contract compliance.
• Participates in monthly financial reviews and risk analysis sessions.
• Oversees staffing, safety, quality, and cost control across projects.
• Travels to jobsites and company offices as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Safety management

Scheduling

Job description

Established Civil Construction firm seeks Area Manager

A bit about us

Based in the Bay Area we are a leader in our industry that provides full service for road and freeway projects from paving to sanitary, storm and water work! With numerous recognition and awards, our work has encompassed private schools, hotels, business parks, commercial developments, airports, and rapid transits. We are very close to securing one of our largest projects for the start of the year and are actively seeking an Area Manager with experience in Heavy Civil Road/Highway Construction to oversee the operation of projects in Northern California.

Salary: $200,000 - $240,000 per year

Why join us?

• Competitive Base Salary!
• Paid employee benefits package!
• Progressive Career Growth and Promotion Opportunities!
• Tuition and Training Reimbursement!

Job Details

• Supervises multiple types of project work on a mega project or over multiple projects. Supports project managers, area superintendents, field engineering, and estimating to ensure Company standards are being followed and project compliance with contract drawings and specifications.
• Collaborates with company leadership in each project to ensure proper staffing and technical expertise are allocated to achieve success.
• Participates in monthly financial reviews of each project, as well as periodic strategy reviews, leads project teams in safety, quality, cost control, cash management, scheduling, and other performance metrics.
• Supports the estimating team and company leadership in selection of project pursuits considering the competitive landscape and company strengths.
• Supports the estimating team, advises on technical and commercial aspects of contracts, and actively participates in bid reviews and risk analysis sessions.
• Through market knowledge and industry contacts, supports staffing efforts on new projects.
• Supports the project teams by coordinating Company support through active and regular engagement with various corporate departments including safety, accounting, project controls, equipment, estimating, and human resources.
• Understands the Company's Safety Policies and actively participates in all aspects of the Company safety program.
• Enforces Company and project safety plans on all projects to ensure Company and sub-contractor safety compliance and performance.
• Ensures quality is built into all aspects of each project and process - ensures zero re-work.
• Evaluates project activities to determine compliance with government regulatory agencies and coordinate with agencies for permit requirements and environmental regulations.
• Builds a strong relationship with each project Owner and maintains a positive relationship through partnering and regular communication.
• Develops a robust understanding of each contract. Ensures notices, change orders, disputes, and claims are actively managed.
• Reviews and monitors each project schedule monthly and ensures compliance with Company and contract schedule requirements.
• Reviews and ensures project activities are planned before work has started and quantities, cost, and budgets for each activity are tracked to ensure profitability.
• Reviews daily, weekly, monthly cost results and always takes actions to reduce costs.
• Meets bi-monthly with project managers to assess costs, revenues, extra work reports and projections as project progresses.
• Travels to jobsites and Company offices when necessary.
• Maintains knowledge of Company values and strategic plan.
• Performs performance reviews for direct reports consistent with company standards. Develops career opportunities or corrective action plans if needed.
• Cultivates and provides opportunities for rising talent within the organization
• Actively participates in developing employee recruiting and retention best practices. Directly contributes to recruiting and retention activities when relevant.
• Perform additional assignments per management's directions.

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