Area Manager, Management Operations Manager

Job Title: Area Manager, OSP Construction

Department: Construction

Reports To: Market Manager

Employment Status: Full Time, Salary (Exempt)

Primary

Location:

Remote WI but open to MN, MI and IL

We will determine salary based on skills and experience in relation to the function of the role, as well as equity to any other employees in the same or similar role.

The Area Manager reports directly to the Market Manager. The Area Manager will partner with Market Managers, local management teams, and executive staff to provide leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure the Company has the proper operational controls, administrative, and reporting procedures and people systems in place to effectively grow the organization and to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency.

The Area Manager will work closely with the PMs and executive leadership to establish and lead the strategic operational plan and ensure the company continues to provide exceptional services to customers. As a partnering principal motivator of change, the Area Manager should be a dynamic leader who is energetic and passionate.

• Drive the market area to achieve sales, profitability, business goals and objectives.
• Ensure measurement and effectiveness of all internal and external processes; provide timely, accurate and complete reports on the operating condition of the market area.
• Implement policies, objectives, or activities of the Division to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.
• Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
• Provide regular reports and analysis of financial, operational, team performance and industry trend metrics to executive team.
• Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes.
• Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them.
• Collaborate with management to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes and personnel designed to accommodate the rapid growth objectives of the organization.
• Accomplish staff results by motivating and leading a high-performance management team: communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring and measuring job results; coaching, counseling and disciplining employees.
• Maintain a safe, engaging, creative and professionally rewarding work environment; provides personal growth opportunities for staff.
• Fosters a success-oriented, accountable environment within the Company.
• Hold monthly or quarterly one-on-one meetings with department managers to establish and review progress of goals and objectives (including continuous training) and hold accountable.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for all problems that arise within the region.
• Adheres to all company policies, procedures, standards and safety rules.
• Performs other duties as assigned and directed.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours and/or weekends, as needed, to meet deadlines or to fulfill travel obligations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics.
• Minimum 10 years of construction and/or engineering experience.
• Minimum 5 years of management experience.
• Ability to manage teams in multiple states.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills and demonstrated experience in directing and motivating multi-level talent.
• Experience conducting end to end project management of large telecommunications projects; able to provide technical and analytical guidance to a project team.
• Experience managing Outside Plant and Inside Plant projects.
• Deadline driven, self-motivated, and technically savvy.
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication skills.
• Superior time management skills.
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to be flexible, take direction with ease, including changes to schedule and workflow priorities.
• Critical thinking skills; make assessments and provide solutions to problems.
• Ability…