Operations Director for Complex Exhibitions & Production

Design and Production Incorporated; Lorton (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Design and Production Incorporated (D&P) is seeking a Director of Operations to drive the full delivery chain from detailing to fabrication and installation. You will align shop and field teams, optimize schedules, and implement scalable processes to support complex, high-end exhibits and bespoke projects.

The role calls for a strong operational leader who can balance hands-on shop floor activity with strategic oversight, ensuring safety, quality and profitability across concurrent programs.

Qualifications

• Hands-on operational leader with fabrication or bespoke production experience.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects with coordinating shop and field teams.
• Strong understanding of cost, productivity, schedules and margins.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations across production, detailing, shop and field teams.
• Build an operating rhythm to prioritize, avoid bottlenecks and move multiple projects.
• Drive accountability for schedule, cost, quality, productivity and safety.

Skills

Operations leadership

Production planning

Project management

Cost control

Safety management

Shop floor operations

Field installation

Team leadership

Process improvement

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Design and Production Incorporated (D&P) is seeking a Director of Operations to drive the full delivery chain from detailing to fabrication and installation. You will align shop and field teams, optimize schedules, and implement scalable processes to support complex, high-end exhibits and bespoke projects.

The role calls for a strong operational leader who can balance hands-on shop floor activity with strategic oversight, ensuring safety, quality and profitability across concurrent programs.