Senior Operations Manager - Utility Construction Projects

M.J. Electric; Chesterton (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid Holidays and PTO

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

Disability Insurance

Job summary

M. J. Electric, LLC, a Quanta Services company, seeks an Operations Manager to oversee overhead transmission and distribution line and substation construction maintenance. You will coordinate with project teams, manage budgets, and drive compliance and quality across multiple sites.

Responsibilities include safety leadership, scope development support, and keeping leadership updated on progress and trends. Strong leadership across a large geographic area is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience with complex projects.
• Ability to analyze complex information and make decisions.
• Knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting methods.
• Ability to oversee numerous projects over a large geographic area.
• Extensive 7+ years of utility construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Project Managers and customers to ensure crews and contractors are aligned with budgets, forecasts, and schedules.
• Demonstrate safety leadership through the Safety Management System.
• Assist Project Managers with project scope development and authorization through completion.
• Keep senior and joint venture management informed on progress, opportunities, and trends.
• Regularly assess project progress against goals, timelines, and objectives and help address deficiencies.
• Understand design requirements and monitor construction quality within tolerances.
• Develop and maintain systems for budgeting, cost reporting, and procurement.
• Interface with customers to ensure clear communication of construction activities.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts; manage cost accounting and variances.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Financial forecasting

Oversight leadership

Utility construction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

M. J. Electric, LLC, a Quanta Services company, seeks an Operations Manager to oversee overhead transmission and distribution line and substation construction maintenance. You will coordinate with project teams, manage budgets, and drive compliance and quality across multiple sites.

Responsibilities include safety leadership, scope development support, and keeping leadership updated on progress and trends. Strong leadership across a large geographic area is required.