Sr Mgr, O&M Operations

Fluor Corporation; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Training & development courses

Job summary

Fluor seeks an experienced Operations Manager to maintain key client relationships, manage projects to contract terms, and identify value-added opportunities that maximize profitability. The role requires leadership to drive risk-aware planning, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration across site operations.

Responsibilities include overseeing maintenance planning, scheduling, and outage activities, plus developing resource plans and ensuring efficient execution while negotiating changes

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
• Experience in managing project operations and client relationships.
• Strong understanding of contract terms and project controls.
• Proven leadership and budget oversight capabilities.
• Analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain client relationships through regular communication and feedback.
• Manage work to contract terms and optimize returns.
• Identify profit-share opportunities and incentive programs.
• Assess and manage project risks; report to leadership.
• Identify future client needs and upsell opportunities.
• Apply analytical tools to improve client operations and profitability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Act as first-line contact to the Client Plant Manager; conduct quarterly interviews.
• Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and outage activities.
• Provide estimates for work orders and ensure compliance with contracts.
• Develop resource plans and ensure efficient execution of work.
• Review contracts; negotiate changes; establish annual goals.
• Approve salary rate changes in coordination with owners.
• Inspect drawings and determine additional engineering design needs.

Skills

Client communication

Risk management

Budget management

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree or global equivalent

Job description

At Fluor, we are proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our employees, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you’re invited to apply for this role.

Job Description

• Maintain client relationships by regular communication to better understand project operations, this communication should; appraise of Fluor activities, advise of potential improvements, assess changing needs, develop teamwork and ask for client feedback on performance
• Manage the work to the terms of the contract by eliminating leakage and optimizing returns
• Identify profit share/bonus opportunities by ascertaining whether a value added incentive program should be implemented to reward employees for performance excellence
• Manage risk as assigned by director of operations by reviewing risk on a regular basis and identifying significant business risk for Fluor
• Identify future client requirements and up selling opportunities by developing on-site assessments of client operations and proposing project plans
• Apply appropriate analytical tools and techniques by assessing client organizations, acquiring client engagements with significant profitability potential and transforming the client organization from the current state to the proposed future state
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Job Requirements

• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and seven (7) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to eleven (11) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

Other Job Requirements

• Act as the first line of contact to the Client Plant Manager by conducting quarterly interviews and maintaining close client relationships
• Manage and execute maintenance, modification and outage activities in accordance with the requirements of the prime contract
• Ensure maintenance planning and scheduling activities are fully integrated with plant operation
• Provide maintenance planning services including estimates for work orders
• Ensure that the duties and responsibilities of the contract are clearly defined, documented and understood, and complied
• Establish and maintains practices and procedures that ensure maximum efficiency in the execution of work
• Provide resource plans, addressing overall resources, costs, scheduling and other details appropriate for the safe and efficient execution of work
• Administer contracts with regard to cost, schedule, safety, and other project controls; furnish and maintain project billing instructions
• Establish and maintain practices and procedures that ensure maximum efficiency in the execution of work, including analysis of historical data to assist client in providing equipment reliability at optimum costs
• Perform annual review of contracts and negotiate any change orders approved by company management
• Establish goals and objectives each year for assigned projects with division management
• Approve salaried rate changes and renegotiate craft wage rate changes annually with owners
• Review existing drawings and old project for accuracy and determine additional engineering design needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically degreed, preferably in engineering or business field of study with minimum seven (7) years O&M Home office or Site experience and five (5) years experience managing small to medium somewhat complex Operations & Maintenance (O&M) sites or projects
• Experience in an operating commercial plant
• Minimum seven (7) years in a supervisory/management position
• Experience in heavy industrial environment, as a Maintenance Manager or Senior Supervisor
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customer, and the general public
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Experience managing budgets
• Experience in conflict resolution

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.

Benefits Statement: Fluor is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee health, wellness, and financial security. Our offerings include medical, dental and vision plans, EAP, disability coverage, life insurance, AD&D, voluntary benefit plans, 401(k) with a company match, paid time off (personal, bereavement, sick, holidays) for salaried employees, paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees, parental leave, and training and development courses.

Market Rate Statement: The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Notice to Candidates: Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.

To be Considered Candidates: Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.

Salary Range: $119,500.00 - $222,500.00