Operations Manager

Insero Talent Solutions has partnered with an industry leading and exponentially growing $80MM+ Commercial/Industrial/Civil Electrical and Utilities construction company headquartered in Upstate New York to recruit a General Manager for their Newburgh, NY/Orange County operation.

Company Summary :

Our client has a rich history, starting from a small contractor and growing into one of the largest electrical/utilities contractors in New York providing the highest quality, energy-efficient, cost-effective electrical installations and utilities work. They proudly service the entire state of NY and are expanding their construction service in dynamic markets.

Position Summary :

The General Manager reports directly to the Company’s President and is responsible for being a key business partner to the Executive Team and helping the Company reach their goals by providing strategic management over the operations of their divisions and scaling their division.

Responsibilities:

• Strategically meeting division financial metrics and complete management of the department, operations and personnel.
• Ensuring employees follow company policies/procedures and put in company values into practice.
• Providing direction and guidance through 1-on-1 coaching to employees based on their scorecards.
• Determining staffing requirements and ensuring that office positions are filled promptly.
• Assisting in employee recruitment, training, performance evaluation, promotion, and termination activities.
• Planning, coordinating and managing all departments to achieve corporate goals.
• Developing and implementing a strategic business plan for profitability with reporting and proactive management practices.
• Scheduling regular team meetings to discuss business updates, issues, and recommendations.
• Reviewing of the job cost reports and performance of each department/ team weekly.
• Monitoring, managing, reporting, and analyzing financials for the company, per job, and as needed.
• Reviewing company financials with the Executive Team monthly.
• Strategically planning with the Executive Team, including the growth of the organization, the people in the organization, and our systems.
• Developing strategies to improve overall quality and productivity.
• Assisting in budget preparation and expense management activities.
• Addressing customer inquiries promptly and professionally and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Identifying business opportunities with new and existing customers.
• Reviewing and managing the manpower across the state effectively.
• Reviewing contracts of each project.
• Creating plans for projects that are high risk and high pressure.

Requirements and Qualifications :

• An Associates in construction management, engineering or related field, Bachelors degree or higher are preferred.
• 10+ years of construction/EPC and 4+ years in an operational management position, electrical contracting and construction are required.
• Ability to develop and coach people to improve performance, and prepares them for future roles
• Calm under pressure and maintain stable performance when under heavy pressure or stress
• Strategic thinking/visioning: able to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way. Determines opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends
• Efficiency: able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort and time
• Organization and planning: plan, organize, and schedules in an efficient, productive manner. Focus on key priorities
• Proactive aggressiveness: moves quickly and takes a forceful stand. Takes initiative to discover new methods of being productive
• Driven and self-motivated: does not need to be pushed to get things done. Possess the stamina to perform outstanding work and work hard consistently
• Cultural fit: entrepreneurial and puts Company’s values into practice.