Burns & McDonnell

Construction Operations Director

Burns & McDonnell • $125K — $150K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering, business, or a related field; 13 years in engineering, construction, or project management experience required.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to present complex information clearly to all levels of employees and clients.
  • Expertise in managing projects: including proposal development, contract negotiations, and client coordination.
  • Proven success in managing budgets, savings, and profit margins on completed projects.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the organization to ensure compliance with safety controls and planning requirements.
  • Manage development and execution of strategic business initiatives to meet company goals.
  • Ensure that execution aligns with defined worker qualifications and safety procedures.
  • Measure and improve internal policies, processes, and procedures for effective field compliance.
  • Drive leadership accountability for communication and operational expectations.
  • Build relationships across global practices and regional offices to support business objectives.
  • Oversee resource allocation and staffing for safe and cost-effective project execution.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits program.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Professional development and continuous education opportunities.
  • Performance-based bonuses.
  • Flexible work schedules and remote work options.
Full Job Description
Description

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.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor Degree in construction, engineering, business, or related field and 13 years in engineering, construction, or project management or related experience required.
  • Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients. Position requires the ability to thoughtfully and positively influence, lead, and manage change. Must possess strong project management skills and a strategic perspective.
  • Expert experience in managing projects, which includes proposal development, contract negotiations, project planning, design team coordination & communication, budgeting, schedule management, and client coordination.
  • Demonstrated success as to budget, savings and/or profit margins in completed projects.
  • Capable and willing to sit for state/local contractor license testing on behalf of Company.
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office suite to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Construction Services

Primary Location US-TX-Houston

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time

Req ID: 264831

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-AN #REF N/A

About Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. The company was founded in 1898 by Clinton Burns and Robert McDonnell and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Burns & McDonnell provides services to a wide range of industries, including aviation, defense, energy, environmental, healthcare, and transportation. The company has over 7,500 employees and operates in more than 50 countries around the world. Burns & McDonnell has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the United States by Fortune magazine.
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