Field Operations Manager

Opoura GmbH; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacation + holidays + personal...

Job summary

Opoura is seeking a Field Operations Manager to coordinate people, equipment, customer communication, and project information for field delivery across the United States. You will connect customers, project managers, technicians, subcontractors, suppliers, Sales, and Finance to keep projects moving from planning to execution and financial follow-up.

You will bring structure to multiple projects, communicate clearly with customers and field resources, and balance practical field decisions with

Qualifications

• Experience in field operations or project delivery.
• Ability to coordinate technicians, subcontractors, and mobile field resources.
• Strong people leadership and day-to-day people management.
• Understanding of project budgets, forecasts, costs, and invoicing.

Responsibilities

• Plan field execution by coordinating site readiness, technician assignments, mobilization schedules, and required documentation.
• Act as an operational contact for customers, clarifying project status, scope, milestones, and outstanding decisions.
• Coordinate fiber design activities, equipment requirements, purchasing, rentals, returns, and supplier deliveries.
• Guide employees and subcontractors, following up on progress, assignments, resource needs, and operational issues.
• Maintain accurate project data in Business Central, including budgets, forecasts, costs, invoicing status, and expected completion.
• Monitor financial and delivery performance, review employee submissions and subcontractor invoices, identify scope changes, and coordinate wage and hours requirements with the relevant internal teams.

Skills

Field operations

Project coordination

People management

Budget awareness

Clear communication

Resource forecasting

Tools

Business Central

ERP systems

Job description

About the job

Do you know how to turn complex field requirements into prepared teams, reliable execution, and financially controlled projects? Join Opoura as a Field Operations Manager and strengthen how we deliver technical field projects across the United States.

Your role

You will coordinate the people, equipment, customer communication, and project information behind successful field delivery. Acting as the link between customers, project managers, technicians, subcontractors, suppliers, Sales, and Finance, you will keep projects moving from planning and mobilization through execution and financial follow-up.

Key responsibilities

• Plan field execution by coordinating site readiness, technician assignments, mobilization schedules, and required documentation.

• Act as an operational contact for customers, clarifying project status, scope, milestones, and outstanding decisions.

• Coordinate fiber design activities, equipment requirements, purchasing, rentals, returns, and supplier deliveries.

• Guide employees and subcontractors, following up on progress, assignments, resource needs, and operational issues.

• Maintain accurate project data in Business Central, including budgets, forecasts, costs, invoicing status, and expected completion.

• Monitor financial and delivery performance, review employee submissions and subcontractor invoices, identify scope changes, and coordinate wage and hours requirements with the relevant internal teams.

To be successful in this position, you

• Bring structure to multiple projects while adapting to changing priorities.

• Build trust through clear, timely communication with customers, field resources, and colleagues.

• Balance practical field decisions with commercial awareness and financial discipline.

• Use project data to anticipate resource constraints, forecast changes, and delivery risks.

• Address problems directly and escape them with the context needed for sound decisions.

• Turn lessons from project execution into practical improvements.

Your background

You have a well-rounded operational toolbox built through field operations, technical services, or project delivery. Formal education is less important than your ability to coordinate people, projects, and commercial information effectively.

We imagine that you bring:

• Relevant experience in field operations or project delivery.

• Experience coordinating technicians, subcontractors, or other mobile field resources.

• Confidence guiding employees and handling day-to-day people responsibilities.

• A practical understanding of project budgets, forecasts, costs, and invoicing.

• Experience using ERP or project-management systems; preferably Business Central.

• Clear communication skills in customer-facing and cross-functional situations.

• Experience in renewable energy technology, fiber, telecommunications, or another technical industry is a strong advantage, but not a requirement.

What we offer

• Professional growth opportunities in a role with broad operational and commercial exposure.

• The opportunity to add visible value to our US organization and improve how field projects are delivered.

• Collaboration with customers, field resources, and technical colleagues across an international renewable energy technology company.

• A generous benefits package including a 401(k) plan and medical, life, and disability insurance.

• Paid vacation agreed on an individual basis, in addition to 11 holidays and five personal days.

About Opoura

We help energy companies unlock the potential of the energy transition with smart, scalable solutions. With Nordic roots and a strong footprint in North America and Europe, we bring decades of experience in software, hardware, and consulting to support our clients in connecting, controlling, and commercializing energy assets.

From IPPs to traders and TSOs, our clients trust us to navigate complex energy infrastructure, drive informed decisions, and boost performance. Backed by diverse teams and deep industry knowledge, we deliver impact across the energy value chain.

Our people make up one global team united by our diverse perspectives, working together to meet the unique needs of each region and each client we serve. We employ more than 240 dedicated employees in nine countries in Europe and North America, including Denmark, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Portugal, Romania, the UK, and the US.

Join us, and together we ignite the potential of the energy transition in a smart way.