Remote Director of Protection & Controls Operations

Jobot; Bedford Park (IL); À distance; USD 220 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jobot seeks a Director of Protection & Controls Operations to lead P&C across North America from remote locations with extensive travel. This role reports to the VP and integrates multi-site operations, safety standards, and customer-focused execution.

The position blends strategic leadership with hands-on field presence to protect critical electrical infrastructure. You will manage General Managers and Area Managers, drive budgets, and advance the expansion of P&C services, while

Qualifications

• 15+ years in electrical services, utility services, field operations, testing, or commissioning.
• 5+ years leading multi-location operations, including managers who lead their own teams.
• P&L ownership for an electrical or technical services business.
• Strong working knowledge of protective relays, protection and controls, commissioning, or utility substations.
• Credibility with technicians, ideally having come up through the trade.
• Comfortable with everyone from a technician in the substation to a utility executive.
• Grit: a track record of working through hard situations and delivering.
• Instinct to show up in person when it matters.
• Business development experience with major customers, proposals, and contracts.
• Strong safety leadership.
• Electrical Engineering degree preferred; MBA a plus

Responsabilités

• Lead day-to-day P&C operations across multiple branches and service locations in North America.
• Translate strategy, budget, and operating priorities into clear plans, accountabilities, and execution rhythms.
• Lead General Managers and Area Managers directly, including hiring, coaching, development, succession planning, and performance management.
• Own operating execution for safety, quality, labor utilization, productivity, project delivery, customer service, and financial performance.
• Monitor and act on labor hours, revenue, gross margin, utilization, backlog, and forecast accuracy.
• Lead the operating forecast and annual budget, along with workforce, equipment, and capacity plans.
• Build strong relationships with utility customers, take part in account planning and major proposals, and resolve service issues quickly.
• Spend real time in the field and earn the trust of technicians.
• Identify problems early, travel to them, and stabilize the situation.
• Influence and align people across the organization, including peers and senior leaders who don’t report to you.
• Support technician qualification, training, career progression, and retention.
• Drive compliance with safe work practices, field audits, and regulatory requirements.
• Improve processes, reporting, and technology to increase visibility, scalability, and control.
• Support expansion into adjacent services, including apparatus testing and battery energy storage system testing and commissioning

Connaissances

Grit

Safety leadership

Business development

Customer relationships

Field operations experience

People leadership

Formation

Electrical Engineering degree

MBA

Description du poste

Jobot seeks a Director of Protection & Controls Operations to lead P&C across North America from remote locations with extensive travel. This role reports to the VP and integrates multi-site operations, safety standards, and customer-focused execution.

The position blends strategic leadership with hands-on field presence to protect critical electrical infrastructure. You will manage General Managers and Area Managers, drive budgets, and advance the expansion of P&C services, while