FEC - OERP Operations Sr. Specialist

Turner Construction Company; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

First Equipment Company seeks a Senior On-site Equipment Rental Programs (OERP) leader to drive day-to-day operations on multiple projects. You will manage the OERP team, coordinate staffing, coach staff, and ensure safety standards and SOP alignment across sites.

You will partner with the Program Manager, Finance, and Operations to review metrics, optimize equipment utilization, and deliver excellent customer service to project teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years in construction rentals, logistics, equipment, or warehouse management.
• Forklift certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of On-site Equipment Rental Programs (OERP) operations.
• Know-how of construction gear, site logistics, and maintenance.
• Understanding of P&L, cost control, and budgeting.
• Experience improving customer satisfaction, efficiency, and revenue growth.
• Active listening and strong follow-up practices.
• Project management experience; ability to juggle priorities.
• Analytical thinking to assess metrics and performance.
• Leadership and collaboration skills.
• Professional communication and relationship-building.
• Strong verbal communication.
• Supervisory experience in on-site operations.
• Experience coaching and developing teams.
• Experience with Lean/5S and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the OERP team to ensure program execution across projects.
• Develop staffing plans and coverage strategies.
• Provide coaching and performance feedback to on-site staff.
• Train staff on standard work, safety, docs, and service standards.
• Ensure SOPs and OERP tools are used consistently across projects.
• Oversee yard layout, tagging, and movement of equipment.
• Maintain SOPs and dashboards to drive consistency.
• Identify issues and recommend process improvements.
• Collaborate with OERP Program Manager, Finance, and Operations to review metrics and drive improvements.
• Provide vendor performance feedback to inform decisions.
• Promote safety culture on sites and with vendors.
• Foster accountability and customer service across OERP activities.
• Liaise between field operations, vendors, and program manager.
• Visit project sites and rental vendor facilities to assess execution.
• Deliver excellent service and timely communication to stakeholders.
• Supervise and participate in hiring, onboarding, and appraisals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Lean / 5S

Analytical thinking

Communication

Staff coaching

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

Division: First Equipment Company

Project Location(s): Dallas, TX 75202 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved:

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education:

Job Family: Construction

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description

Lead day-to-day operations of First Equipment Company (FEC) On-site Equipment Rental Programs (OERP) with primary focus on managing and developing OERP teams on projects. Provide direction, coaching, and support to project on-site teams to ensure consistent execution of OERP processes, safe and efficient equipment use, and excellent service to project teams and rental vendors across assigned projects.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support On-site Equipment Rental Programs (OERP) team of specialists, coordinators, and other field-based personnel to deliver consistent program execution and provide support across one or more projects.
• Develop staffing plans, schedules, and coverage strategies to ensure appropriate on-site OERP support throughout project phases.
• Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to on-site staff; conduct regular check-ins, ride-along, and jobsite observations.
• Train new on-site OERP personnel on standard work, safety expectations, documentation requirements, and customer service standards.
• Ensure consistent application of OERP procedures across projects, including equipment requests, check-in/check-out, inspections, and returns.
• Oversee on-site equipment logistics: yard layout, staging, tagging, utilization tracking, and movement between work areas.
• Maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) and reinforce use of OERP tools (e.g., dashboards, forms, checklists, and reports) to drive operational consistency.
• Identify recurring operational issues and recommend improvements to processes, tools, and training materials.
• Partner with OERP Program Manager, Finance, and Operations teams to review on-site metrics (e.g., utilization, idle time, cycle times, vendor response, re-rent vs. owned mix) to identify trends, gaps, and risks and facilitate actions for improving performance, mitigate risks, and customer satisfaction.
• Provide field-level feedback on vendor performance, cost trends, and operational risks to inform program decisions.
• Champion safety culture among on-site OERP staff, project teams, and vendors to promote adherence to company policies and practices, and model compliance with jobsite safety protocols.
• Promote culture of accountability, responsiveness, and customer service across OERP activities.
• Serve as reliable liaison between field operations, vendors, and OERP Program Manager to facilitate operational issues.
• Visit project sites and rental vendor facilities to establish presence with stakeholders, assess program execution, observe staff performance, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide exceptional customer service and timely communication with project team stakeholders and on-site trade and rental vendors for relationship development and service excellence.
• Supervise team and participate in hiring process, onboarding, and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited program and minimum 4 years of experience in construction rentals, logistics, equipment, or warehouse management, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Forklift certification, desired
• In-depth understanding of OERP operations
• Solid understanding of construction equipment, jobsite logistics, and equipment maintenance requirements
• Working knowledge of financial principles including Profit & Loss (P&L), cost control, and budget forecasting
• Experience with customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and revenue growth
• Active listening skills and responsive with strong follow-up practices
• Project management experience and able to manage competing demands
• Apply analytical thinking to assess metrics, assess performance, and manage through complex decisions and judgments
• Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Professional presentation delivery, interpersonal relationship building, and written communication skills
• Professional verbal communication skills to communicate expectations
• Supervisory experience in warehouse, yard, or construction support operations
• Management experience with ability to coach, mentor, and develop high-performing teams
• Experience with leading continuous improvement concepts, methodologies, and tools (e.g., 5S or Lean) to impact work efficiency and productivity

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee regularly travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

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