Operations Project Lead — Construction & Fabrication

Prairie Mechanical Corporation; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Mechanical Corporation in Omaha, Nebraska seeks a seasoned operations leader to drive the projects division's day-to-day execution, optimize resources, and ensure safe, profitable, on-schedule delivery aligned with VP of Projects objectives.

You will oversee project execution, field operations, logistics and fabrication, lead multi-team development, establish PM processes, monitor costs, forecasting, and KPI performance while mentoring the operations staff and advancing Prairie’s core

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of mechanical construction operations.
• Excellent leadership and team development skills.
• Strong financial and business acumen.
• Proficient in project management systems, scheduling software, and construction accounting principles.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead multiple teams and projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop project operations team.
• Conduct performance evaluations and development activities.
• Identify future leaders and complete succession planning.
• Promote accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Understand and use Prairie’s core values to hire, coach and hold employee’s accountable.
• Support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retention initiatives for project operations.
• Oversee project execution from turnover through closeout, ensuring they are carried out safely, efficiently, and profitably.
• Establishing and maintaining consistent project management processes and standards.
• Review project manpower assignments with the project coordinator based on workload, expertise, and resource availability.
• Monitoring project schedules, manpower plans, procurement activities, and project milestones.
• Identifying potential risks and mitigating project issues and customer concerns.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Financial acumen

Communication

Team development

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or business administration

Job description

Prairie Mechanical Corporation in Omaha, Nebraska seeks a seasoned operations leader to drive the projects division's day-to-day execution, optimize resources, and ensure safe, profitable, on-schedule delivery aligned with VP of Projects objectives.

You will oversee project execution, field operations, logistics and fabrication, lead multi-team development, establish PM processes, monitor costs, forecasting, and KPI performance while mentoring the operations staff and advancing Prairie’s core