Construction Operations Director

The Construction Operations Director is responsible for the managerial leadership and direction of self-perform construction strategic business initiatives, execution management, and organizational leadership. This role leads in a dynamic and profitable manner while ensuring alignment with Burns & McDonnell's core objectives and Constructors core values. In addition to execution performance, this position is responsible for ensuring that leadership accountability, safety controls, and operational expectations are consistently followed.

• Lead the organization in a manner that ensures safety controls, task qualifications, and planning requirements are consistently followed.
• Manage development and execution of overall strategic business initiatives to achieve goals and objectives; and achieve stated targets and standards for company objectives & key results (OKRs).
• Ensure that work is not performed outside of defined worker qualifications and authorizations; and that planning requirements are met prior to execution in high-risk environments.
• Responsible for the measurement and effectiveness of internal policies, processes, and procedures, with emphasis on field adoption and compliance.
• Drive accountability across all levels of leadership to ensure that expectations are clearly communicated, understood, and followed through.
• Responsible for building relationships across various global practices and regional offices to support self-perform business objectives and ensure alignment of expectations.
• Responsible for ensuring self-perform scope has the proper resources and qualified personnel to support active and projected projects safely and cost-effective utilization of resources
• Responsible for overall successful execution of self-perform projects with a primary focus on safe, sustainable, and repeatable performance.
• Recruit, hire, develop, and retain employees with a focus on building leadership capability and accountability at all levels.
• Responsible for conducting performance evaluations for direct reports, including assessment of leadership accountability, ownership, and decision-making.
• Adhere to and enforce Burns & McDonnell Quality Control program.
• Ensure compliance with company HSES program and safety policies, with emphasis on consistent application and enforcement in the field.
• Responsible for the recruitment, development, training, and retention of staff.
• Responsible for conducting performance evaluations for department staff.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to the department.
• Responsible for interpreting the organization's policies, purposes, and goals to staff.
• Responsible for overall QA/QC process adherence.
• Enforce compliance with company and site safety policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.