Operations Manager

Southland Industries; Virginia; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with 50% company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus program

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking an Operations Manager for a remote role serving the Energy Division, with travel within a two-hour radius of Dulles, VA. You will oversee project delivery teams, manage preconstruction cost estimates, risk, scheduling, and subcontractor decisions to optimize portfolio outcomes.

You will collaborate across MEP disciplines, drive contracts and procurement strategies, and lead client engagements to ensure scope, quality, and performance expectations are met.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of MEP systems and general building construction.
• Understanding design-build/design-assist scope development, estimating, and contracting.
• Experience with cost estimating and procurement strategies.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team alignment of project scope deliverables, client management, review of scopes, risk mitigation, cost estimates, contracts, procurement strategies and construction planning
• Project Delivery team leadership including staff planning, management, and building high performing teams
• Sub-contractor and vendor strategies, prequalification, scoping, pricing and management during the preconstruction and construction phases
• Participate in project development support, customer meetings and presentations

Skills

MEPF knowledge

Design-build knowledge

Cost estimating

Contracting understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical or architectural engineering

Job description

Position Summary

The Operations Manager is responsible for the oversight of a portfolio of energy-based project deliverables and project delivery teams, this will include planning and management of personnel, preconstruction costing, constructability, risk management and review as well as portfolio financial management and reporting.

Ensure KPI performance expectations are aligned and achievable by leading and managing the project delivery teams, which includes project procurement and engineering collaboration estimating, contracts, material procurement, and construction delivery.

Accountable for project scopes of work delivery, construction cost estimates, risk reviews and mitigation, construction schedule, staffing, sub-contractor qualification and partnering decisions on managed portfolio projects in the Energy Division. The position has direct impact on the financial outcome of managed portfolio projects in the Division.

Position Details

• Ensure team alignment of project scope deliverables, client management, review of scopes, risk mitigation, cost estimates, contracts, procurement strategies and construction planning
• Project Delivery team leadership including staff planning, management, and building high performing teams
• Sub-contractor and vendor strategies, prequalification, scoping, pricing and management during the preconstruction and construction phases
• Participate in project development support, customer meetings and presentations

Qualifications

• Must have excellent working knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection (MEPF) systems and working knowledge of General Building Construction.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to become a collaborative persuasive leader of cross functional teams and help develop favorable customer relationships.
• Must understand the fundamental concepts and practical application of design build/design assist scope development, cost estimating and contracting.
• A thorough understanding of the different trades including MEP and building construction as it relates to cost and scope.
• A thorough understanding of the commercial terms within a construction contract.
• The position is to participate in the preconstruction phase to ensure the project scope, quality, schedule and performance expectations are aligned and achievable. This requires advanced knowledge in engineering and design, estimating, negotiating contracts, planning construction activities, selecting subcontractors, and leading/managing the client and project team. Various stages of preconstruction will require the ability to self-perform these tasks.
• This position requires some travel to perform site investigations and attend in-person meetings with clients, design teams, subcontractors, vendors and other project participants as required.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or University in mechanical, electrical or architectural engineering.
• A minimum of 10-15 years ofESCO, GC, or MEP contracting and management experience.
• This is a remote role. Eligibility requires that the employee live within approximately a two-hour driving radius of our Dulles, VA office to support occasional onsite needs.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with **50% company match (no cap)** and immediate 100% vesting
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance **(100% paid for employee)**
• Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
• Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
• Disability income protection insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
• **Paid parental leave**
• Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
• Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
• Wellness benefits

About Southland Industries

As one of the nation's largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation.

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Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southl