Operations Manager - Southeast Heavy Industrial & Mining

Careermine; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market Salary

Bonus Eligibility

ESOP

401K

Health Coverage

Flexible PTO

Wellness credits

Education Assistance

Job summary

Sundt Construction is seeking a Senior Project/Operations leader to join the District/Division’s Senior Management Team. You’ll drive administrative rigor, financial reporting, and risk management across projects, ensuring consistency from estimating to field execution.

You will oversee QA/QC programs, subcontractor risk analysis, and prequalification processes while guiding personnel and ensuring profitable project outcomes in a collaborative, employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Advanced management and leadership experience.
• Strong business and technical skills.
• Extensive experience in estimating techniques, cost control, scheduling, and cash flow methods.
• Four year engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• 10+ years in construction of projects similar to those executed by the division.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain administrative procedures, reports, submittals, change orders and support the project audit process.
• Ensure accurate and timely operations financial reporting for all projects.
• Manage Operations functions of the profit center and participate in project go/no-go decisions.
• Coordinate with legal to prepare and timely submit active claims reports.
• Oversee design review, budgets, preconstruction and construction schedules, and subcontract/purchase orders.
• Lead QA/QC and continuous improvement programs and project closeout.
• Assign personnel and manage self-performed work.
• Develop pre-qualified subcontractor lists and analyze subcontractor risk.
• Collaborate with Senior Management Team on profitability and goals.

Skills

Advanced management

Leadership

Business skills

Technical skills

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for contributing to an environment in which the Senior Management Team of the District/Division is a fully functioning, cohesive and effective team.

Key Responsibilities

1. 1. Develop and maintain consistent administrative procedures, reports, submittals, change orders and provide documentation required to support the company project audit process.
2. 2. Ensure the accurate and timely submission of operations financial reporting for all projects.
3. 3. Manages the Operations functions of the profit center and participates in Go/No Go for project selection and supervises the orderly and timely transition of projects from estimating to the field.
4. 4. Provide assistance as required to resolve potential problems related to construction, subcontractors, owners, architects and engineers and coordinate work with legal to prepare and timely submit active claims report.
5. 5. Responsible for design review (budget vs. design), preparation of general conditions and preconstruction and construction schedules, budget review and project profitability goals, review and execution of subcontract and purchase order agreements and the coordination of purchasing plan schedule commitments.
6. 6. Responsible for implementation and execution of project QA/QC and Continuous Improvement programs as well as for the timely closeout of all projects.
7. 7. Responsible for personnel assignments and responsibilities and the management of self-performed work.
8. 8. Responsible for the development of an adequate pre-qualified list of subcontractors for all projects and responsible for risk analysis of subcontractors.
9. 9. Serves as a member of the Profit Centers Senior Management Team with shared responsibilities for: profitability goals, work obtained goals, risk management, performance expectations and personnel development.

Minimum Job Requirements

1. 1. Advanced management or technical training preferred.
2. 2. Excellent management, leadership, business and technical skills.
3. 3. Extensive experience in estimating techniques, selective engineering disciplines, cost control systems, building systems, scheduling, productivity analysis, construction operations and billing/cash flow methods.
4. 4. Four year engineering degree or equivalent combination of technical training and/or related experience.
5. 5. Proficient use of all Microsoft Office Suite programs.
6. 6. Ten or more years of experience in the construction of projects similar to those executed by the division/subsidiary.

Note: Job Description is subject to change at any time and may include other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

1. 1. Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, vest, etc.)
2. 2. May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis
3. 3. May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis
4. 4. May use telephone, computer system, email, or other electronic devices on a limited basis to communicate with internal and external customers or vendors
5. 5. Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures
6. 6. Occasionally will climb stairs, ladders, etc.
7. 7. Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis
8. 8. Will interact with people frequently during a shift/work day
9. 9. Will lift, push or pull objects on an occasional basis
10. 10. Will sit, stand or walk short distances for up to the entire duration of a shift/work day.

Safety Level

Safety-Sensitive

Note: Jobs with the Safety-Sensitive designation are those that include tasks or duties that the employer reasonably believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others such as operating a vehicle, operating equipment, operating machinery or power tools, repairing/maintaining the operation of any vehicle/equipment, the handling/disposal/transport of hazardous materials, or the handling/treatment/disposal of potentially flammable/combustible materials.

About Us

As a 100% employee-owned contractor, when you work at Sundt, you're not just hiring on at a company, you're joining a culture. Because everyone at Sundt is part owner, you'll join a team of people who are deeply invested in their work. From apprentices to managers, we're passionate about the details and deliberate in everything we do.

At Sundt we focus on building long-term prosperity for our clients, communities and employee-owners. We offer competitive pay, industry-leading benefits including a 401k and employee stock ownership plan, incentive programs for craft and administrative employees as well as training that focuses on your personal and professional growth. We're driven by skill, grit and purpose. Join us as we strive to be the most skilled builder in America.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Sundt is committed to the equal treatment of all employees, and/or applicants for employment, and prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, color, age, disability, national origin, covered veteran status, genetic information; or any other classification protected by applicable Federal, state, or local laws.

Benefit list:

• Market Competitive Salary (paid weekly)
• Bonus Eligibility based on company, group, and individual performance
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan & 401K
• Industry Leading Health Coverage Starting Your First Day
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Medical, Health Savings, and Wellness credits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Workplace Wellness Programs
• Mental Health Program
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee-Owner Perks
• Educational Assistance
• Sundt Foundation - Charitable Employee-Owner's program

NOTICE TO EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRMS Sundt Construction's Talent Acquisition team is the only authorized department to engage with and execute agreements on behalf of the company with external search firms, staffing agencies, and other third-party recruiting partners. Sundt Construction does not accept unsolicited candidate submissions. We will only consider candidates submitted by agencies that have a fully executed agreement with Sundt Construction on file prior to the candidate's submission.

Any candidate submitted without an active, fully executed agreement will not be considered a qualified referral, and Sundt Construction assumes no obligation to pay any placement or recruiting fees. Additionally, any unsolicited resumes submitted to any Sundt Construction employee-including hiring managers or other personnel-will be deemed the property of Sundt Construction without any obligation to the submitting agency.