Field Operations Manager - Data Center Construction

The Weitz Company / Contrack Watts, Inc.; West Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Rewarding Bonus Program

Comprehensive Benefits Package

401K Retirement Savings Plan With Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Fully Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

The Weitz Company / Contrack Watts, Inc. is actively seeking a Field Operations Manager to oversee data center projects in Iowa. This role includes managing field operations, providing guidance to Project Superintendents, and ensuring the development of effective field supervisors. Responsibilities also entail acting as a liaison between project management and operations.

The ideal candidate should possess at least eight years of experience in commercial construction, including six years in a Senior Project Superintendent role, and have strong leadership and communication skills. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Eight years of commercial construction experience with a focus on business management.
• Six years of experience as a Senior Project Superintendent.
• Understanding of project management database and construction field.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate all field operations for data center projects.
• Guidance and expertise provide to Project Superintendents.
• Develop and train a qualified force of field supervisors.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Decision-making

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Education

High School Diploma (degree preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Procore

JDE

Job description

The Weitz Company is seeking a Field Operations Manager to be located on data center projects for our Iowa Business Unit located in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, IA.

The Field Operations Manager is responsible for the management and coordination for all field operations. This position provides guidance and expertise to Project Superintendents on all field activities. This position may act as an advisor to Project Managers and Construction Managers on matters related to field operations. This position is responsible for developing, training, and maintaining a qualified force of field supervisors. The Field Operations Manager assists in the planning of projects through preconstruction to job completion and serves as a liaison from project management and the field. This role provides representation of field issues and needs in decision-making. The Field Operations Manager typically reports directly to the designated Construction Manager.

What You’ll Do

• Customer Advocacy
  • Views the customer and customer needs as the driving concern behind decisions and priorities. Understands who the customers are, what their needs are, and what features/products/services are required by customers. Builds formal systems for the organization that ensure employees understand and incorporate customer feedback.
• Build the Business
  • Passion for Our Business: Feels very strongly about the Weitz Company and demonstrates this in all interactions. Has an intense desire to do the right thing for Weitz customers, shareholders, and employees.
  • Decision-Making: Makes high-quality decisions in a timely manner. Understands when to make a decision and when and how to involve others. Corrects bad decisions. Assesses the risks of decisions and the positive and negative consequences of these risks. Develops decision-making systems for the organization.
  • Strategic Management: Anticipates and develops business priorities for future action. While managing the "here-and-now" focus for delivering current plan results, also takes a broad and long-term view of the full range of variables that could impact the organization. Creates a shared purpose, vision, or direction and inspires others to work toward it.
• Build the People
  • Team Leadership: Understands how to best use teams and organizational systems to achieve business goals. Builds teams by drawing all team members into active participation, by designing an effective infrastructure, by developing and communicating a shared vision, and by setting and clearly communicating expectations. Sets high, but achievable goals. Develops others. Builds high morale and team commitment.
  • Develop Others: Develops and maintains positive and effective working relationships with others.
  • Build Self: Open to self-change by actively seeking to understand and integrate ideas from feedback and other learning opportunities.
• Accelerate Change
  • Continuous Improvement: Continuous improvement is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once.
  • Innovation: Having a system of innovation in place allows businesses to plan a balanced organic growth strategy and execute projects that produce innovative and successful products, services, and business models.
  • Drive for Results: Pushes to achieve outcomes and is focused toward action. Exhibits initiative and is oriented toward accomplishment.

What We’re Looking For

• Education: A High School Diploma is required; Industry related college degree is preferred.
• Experience: Eight years of commercial construction and business management experience is necessary for this position including six years as a Senior Project Superintendent position. Experience as a business manager or owner is preferred. Successful history of leading construction field employees.
• Skills: Above average communication skills. Demonstrate consistent and creative evaluation of plans and specifications for best value. Exhibit a professional understanding of governing authority, constructability, scheduling, design, and value. Identify and understand cost, scope, and schedule variances. Able to work effectively on multiple, geographically dispersed projects. Understanding of and general orientation to project management database.
• Technology: Candidate should have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Apple products (iPhone & iPad) and have the ability to learn specific software. Solid systems experience with Procore, JDE, and Asta is preferred. Training will be provided on company standards.

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay
• Rewarding Bonus Program
• Comprehensive Benefits Package with Tax-Advantaged HSA and FSA offerings
• Employer-Paid Short and Long Term Disability Programs
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off Provisions
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan With Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Fully Paid Parental Leave
• Voluntary Products including Critical Illness Insurance and Accident Insurance
• Corporate Wellness Program with Wellness Time Off and Rewards

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position at this time.

The Company is an Affidavit Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment (minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected categories in accordance with state and federal laws). The Company is a drug and alcohol free workplace and background checks are required if applicable.