Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gilbane Building is a prominent company in the construction industry, and they are seeking a Next 150 Operations Manager. This role involves overseeing the execution of strategic plans, ensuring operational rigor, and partnering with various departments to drive consistency and mitigate risks.
Responsibilities
- Leads preparation, documentation, and follow-up for divisional operating rhythms, including project reviews, staffing reviews, safety follow-ups, financial reviews, and project recovery meetings
- Partners with Project and Business Leaders to standardize operating practices, improve predictability, and support scalability across markets and delivery models
- Serves as a liaison between project teams, department heads and BU/Divisional leadership to ensure alignment between strategy, execution, and continuous improvement
- Analyzes feedback from Gilbane and engage internal resources to develop and implement process improvements
- Supports project startup readiness, including scope review, estimate handoff, staffing plans, equipment needs, logistics planning, schedule alignment, and initial financial setup
- Develops companywide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Gilbane Jobsite Standards including Worker Wellbeing and Next 150 Baseline Execution Standards
- Ensures alignment with approved Enterprise Standard Operating Procedures (Baseline) and Next 150–specific procedures, consistent with subsidiary governance expectations
- Supports delivery of the Next 150 financial plan, with emphasis on performance, productivity, margin protection, and forecast accuracy
- Leverages results from the Project Vitals reviews to develop and implement risk mitigation processes and ensures they are in place and executed within the BUs/Division
- Partners with Next 150 leadership to establish and maintain multi-year financial plans and business growth strategies
- Drives disciplined use of project financial forecasting tools and performance dashboards to monitor, assess, and mitigate risk
- Partners with Finance to identify emerging risks, manage fee erosion, and proactively address performance gaps
- Leads early identification and escalation of project- and portfolio-level operational risks, including schedule, cost, staffing, and delivery challenges
- Supports claims avoidance and commercial discipline in alignment with enterprise expectations and Next 150 governance requirements
- Maintains governance structures that prevent preventable, high-impact risks from entering enterprise or subsidiary watchlists
- Operationalizes the Next 150 organizational design, ensuring clarity of roles, spans of control, and decision rights as the business scales
- Partners with Human Resources and Talent Acquisition to support onboarding and integration of planned hires, maintaining productivity and cultural alignment during growth
- Supports the development and execution of training programs, as needed, in support of Enterprise learning requirements and Divisional strategies
- Maintains short- and long-range staffing plans, supports transfer planning, tracks open needs, and coordinates with HR, Talent Acquisition, and operations leadership to support capacity readiness
- Models disciplined, visible leadership behaviors consistent with Gilbane’s values and performance culture
- Supports leadership capability and team effectiveness across operations, preconstruction, and project delivery functions
- Coordinates staffing plans and transitions in alignment with approved subsidiary and enterprise workforce strategies
- Reinforces Safety as a non-negotiable, embedding safety expectations, leadership engagement, and accountability into daily operations
- Models disciplined, visible leadership behaviors consistent with Next 150 values, culture, and performance expectations
- Drives the safety culture; review incidents and trends; partner with Safety to implement corrective actions
Skills
- 15+ years relevant experience including oversight of self-perform operations
- Strong Technical and Communication skills are critical
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Leadership and management skills
- Financial management and business acumen skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Construction Management
Benefits
- Plus benefits
- Retirement program
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