Senior Field Ops Leader - Grading & Infrastructure

Clancy & Theys Construction Company; Raleigh, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Clancy & Theys Construction Company in Raleigh seeks an experienced Field Operations Manager to lead and grow our self-perform grading and infrastructure operations across the Raleigh-Durham market. This hands-on leadership role requires strong civil construction knowledge, strategic planning, and the ability to build high-performing teams while driving safety, quality, and profitability.

You’ll oversee planning, staffing, equipment, and field execution on multiple projects, mentor foremen and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience supervising and managing self-perform grading, sitework, utility, or heavy civil construction operations.
• Experience hiring, leading, mentoring, and developing field personnel.
• Extensive knowledge of the Raleigh-Durham/Triangle construction market.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day self-perform grading and infrastructure operations across multiple projects.
• Develop manpower, equipment, and project execution plans.
• Coordinate with project management and company leadership to deliver work safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget.
• Conduct regular field visits to evaluate staffing, equipment, production, and performance.
• Recruit, hire, develop, and retain craft labor and field supervision.
• Mentor foremen, operators, drivers, mechanics, and laborers while establishing clear performance expectations.
• Oversee company-owned and rented equipment, trucking, fleet resources, maintenance, and repairs.
• Manage equipment tracking and telematics systems and support equipment procurement and long-term fleet planning.
• Champion Clancy & Theys' safety culture and OSHA compliance.
• Coordinate with local inspection agencies on erosion and sediment control, stormwater compliance, and permitting.
• Build strong relationships with equipment dealers, haulers, trucking providers, subcontractors, suppliers, quarries, and service providers.
• Participate in estimating, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and change management.
• Review civil plans and specifications to identify risks, opportunities, and resource requirements.
• Monitor labor, material, equipment, trucking, and subcontractor costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, field execution, and cost competitiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Field operations

Reading plans

Civil construction means

Tools

Telematics systems

Job description

Clancy & Theys Construction Company in Raleigh seeks an experienced Field Operations Manager to lead and grow our self-perform grading and infrastructure operations across the Raleigh-Durham market. This hands-on leadership role requires strong civil construction knowledge, strategic planning, and the ability to build high-performing teams while driving safety, quality, and profitability.

You’ll oversee planning, staffing, equipment, and field execution on multiple projects, mentor foremen and