Remote Operations Manager - Energy Project Delivery

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

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.