Vice President, Operations Manager

Strategic Leadership
• Foster a positive, high-performing team culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and professionalism.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to define, develop, and implement operational strategies aligned with corporate goals and growth objectives.
• Participate in executive decision-making and business planning, including long-term equipment and resource investments.
• Represent the company at project joint venture (JV) meetings and strategic bid reviews and lead JV meetings as necessary
• Represent the company and interface with owners and partners at all project DRB meetings.

Operational Management
• Oversee the execution of all tunneling and underground construction projects with the ability to act as on-site Project Manager and manage projects as needed.
• Manage project performance, budgets, schedules, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Establish and maintain operational policies and performance metrics.
• Create standardized processes for project start up and close out, documenting and implementing lessons learned from past projects, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, cost coding, and timekeeping.
• Lead the claims management process for all projects.
• Partner with the equipment department to ensure proper equipment resources are allocated/procured for projects and programs/policies are in place to ensure equipment is operated safely on projects and proper maintenance is performed.

Business Development & Client Relations
• Support preconstruction, estimating, project pursuit, and business development efforts by providing technical expertise and operational insight including constructability guidance and project execution KPI’s.
• Foster and maintain strong client and partner relationships to promote repeat business and strategic alliances.
• Participate in bid reviews, project selection, and contract negotiations.

Safety & Quality
• Champion a strong safety culture across all operations.
• Partner with the Corporate Safety Director to implement the corporate safety program on all projects, maintain the overall vision, and provide feedback.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Ensure consistent application of QA/QC programs and procedures.
• Collaborate with Safety department to continually improve safety performance metrics.

People Management
• Lead and mentor/train project management teams, superintendents, engineers, surveyors, and field staff to ensure continuous development and alignment with company goals.
• Set performance expectations, deliver regular feedback, conduct performance reviews, and establish training and career development plans for the project teams.
• Partner with Human Resources to proactively manage workforce planning including forecasting staffing availability and needs to ensure adequate project staffing and the best match of key people on each project.
• Partner with Human Resources to recruit, develop, and retain team members.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and results driven culture.