Senior Construction Operations Leader – Alaska Projects

Beckley Mechanical Company; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Beckley Mechanical Company is seeking a Construction Operations Manager to lead the execution of our commercial plumbing and mechanical projects in Alaska. This role goes beyond a traditional PM, owning project execution and mentoring PMs and Superintendents.

The candidate will oversee budgets, scheduling, field execution, and change management, while collaborating with leadership and Preconstruction to improve handoffs and project delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant commercial construction leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of the financial side of projects and field execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple commercial construction projects across the company.
• Develop and coach Project Managers, Superintendents, and field leaders.
• Own project budgets, job-cost performance, labor productivity, forecasting, and profitability.
• Perform WIP reviews and identify risks early.
• Coordinate schedules, manpower, material flow, and field execution.
• Ensure strong handoffs between Preconstruction and Construction.
• Oversee change orders: identification, pricing, and follow-through.
• Resolve complex project, customer, contractual, and operational issues.
• Drive continuous improvement of construction processes and planning.

Skills

Leadership

PM development

Job costing

Forecasting

Scheduling

Change management

Team leadership

Multi-project management

Contracts/Drawing/Documentation

Procore

Lean construction

Prefabrication

Tools

Procore

Lean construction

Prefabrication

Job description

Beckley Mechanical Company is seeking a Construction Operations Manager to lead the execution of our commercial plumbing and mechanical projects in Alaska. This role goes beyond a traditional PM, owning project execution and mentoring PMs and Superintendents.

The candidate will oversee budgets, scheduling, field execution, and change management, while collaborating with leadership and Preconstruction to improve handoffs and project delivery.