POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director of Field Operations is a key leadership-level role responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of all field construction activities across the division. This role owns the field execution strategy, project delivery performance, and profitability outcomes—including full responsibility for P&L, gross profit (GP), and operating profit (OP) targets within the construction division.

As a core member of the senior leadership team, the Director of Field Operations plays a pivotal role in aligning field operations with the company’s long-term vision, growth strategy, and culture. This role leads and develops a large, high-performing team—comprising General Superintendents, Superintendents, Foremen, and crews—to ensure operational excellence, workforce scalability, customer satisfaction, and compliance across all projects.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

Strategic Field Leadership

• Sets the vision and execution strategy for all field operations across active and future projects.
• Aligns construction execution with company goals, revenue targets, and client expectations.
• Collaborates with the executive team on long-range planning, resource allocation, and strategic growth.

Financial Performance (P&L, Gp and OP)

• Responsible for divisional construction P&L, including gross profit and operating profit accountability.
• Drives labor productivity, material efficiency, and equipment utilization to meet financial goals.
• Partners with Estimating, Project Management, and Finance to track performance and identify profit improvement opportunities.

Organizational Development & Talent Leadership

• Responsible for the recruitment, development, and succession planning for all field leadership roles.
• Mentors General Superintendents and Superintendents to build a deep bench of future leaders.
• Establishes clear performance standards, conducts regular evaluations, and drives a culture of accountability and recognition.

Project Execution & Operational Control

• Responsible for construction scheduling, sequencing, and field resource deployment across multiple job sites.
• Owns the field execution plan from pre-job planning to final job closeout and post-project evaluation.
• Reviews scopes, budgets, schedules, and constructability to reduce risk and drive consistency in field performance.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Champions a zero-incident safety culture and ensures compliance with all OSHA, environmental, and company safety standards.
• Drives quality assurance through field training, audits, and proactive issue resolution.
• Owns the system for minimizing rework and increasing “first-pass” quality on all jobs.

 Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serves as a senior field-facing leader and escalation point for client representatives, municipalities, and partners.
• Responsible for consistent communication, responsiveness, and professionalism from field leaders.
• Proactively manages client satisfaction to support retention, reputation, and future work opportunities.

Cross-Functional Alignment

• Acts as the communication bridge between field and office operations, ensuring seamless integration across departments (e.g., Safety, HR, Finance, Equipment, Project Management).
• Leads weekly operations meetings, pre-job planning sessions, and post-project reviews.
• Maintains full transparency in field reporting, progress updates, and key performance metrics.
• Must keep abreast of all applicable laws and regulations at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Success Metrics

• Achievement of divisional P&L, GP, and OP targets
• Field team retention, development, and leadership pipeline growth
• On-time, on-budget, and on-quality project delivery
• Client satisfaction and repeat business metrics
• Reduction in safety incidents and rework
• Efficiency in field resource and equipment usage

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• 12+ years of construction experience, with at least 7+ years in a senior field leadership role. Preferably in underground wet utilities or heavy civil infrastructure.
• Proven leadership in managing large, dispersed field teams and multiple simultaneous projects.
• Strong financial acumen with experience owning P&L responsibility.
• Excellent knowledge of safety regulations, construction methods, and industry best practices.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills with a track record of team development.
• Experience with union and non-union labor force preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience).
• OSHA 30 Certification Preferred

SALARY RANGE: 

• $180K - $210K

OTHER CRITERIA:

• Work Location:
• Complies with company policies and procedures.
• Performs job safely with respect to others, property and individual safety

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body

• Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body.
• Be able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to stooping, standing, bending, sitting, kneeling and squatting for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds occasionally and as needed.
• Ability to lift, push and pull materials to complete assigned job tasks.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.