Manager, Mechanical Operations

Overview

The Manager of Operations is the senior level of regional project construction personnel attached to a project and is the lead and company face of the construction execution phase to all project stakeholders. The Manager of Construction is jointly accountable for the on-time delivery and profitability delivery of all renewable construction projects in their region. They work closely with internal stakeholders such as Client Services, Business Development, Project Controls, Pre Construction, Trade SMEs, People & Culture, and other corporate departments, and support the construction organization on non-project work such as licensing, hiring, process implementations and strategic initiatives.

They will coach and develop a construction execution organization composed of project managers, field operations managers, construction staff, superintendents, foremen, operators, technicians, apprentices and other support roles. The Manager of Operations will play an instrumental role in growing and scaling Cinterra’s regional construction capabilities as well as driving the efficiency and profitability of the regional business. The Manager of Operations reports directly to the VP of Operations and will typically have multiple teams of site management personnel they directly manage, support, coach, and mentor.

The Manager shall frequently visit sites on a regular schedule and as needed, and when not traveling will work from a remote office or other agreed location if there is no established regional office. Travel to Cinterra offices will be required from time to time to participate in key project meetings or other company activities or events.

As the leader of our regional construction execution group you will work, learn, and grow in Cinterra’s operating environment and culture: high-growth, innovative, lean, and value-driven. The successful candidate will be highly capable in dimensions such as adaptability, curiosity, resourcefulness, problem solving, pro-activity, collaboration, communication and operating in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

• Safety
  • Cultivate safety as a core value throughout the company, supporting the corporate safety program and personnel.
  • Demonstrate leadership in safety by observing and enforcing safety rules and practices, holding people accountable for safe work behaviors, and promptly correcting conditions and unsafe behaviors which may lead to accidents among all employees, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Leadership
  • Provides leadership for regional construction teams by building, in-person training, development mentoring and motivating both site management and trade craft to meet project and corporate goals.
  • Builds out and manages the regional construction execution team from the ground up, scaling operations to multi-Gigawatt level in the region.
  • Collaborates with Human Resources and leadership to optimize employee development and training for the Construction Team. Provides training, coaching, discipline, motivation, and 1:1 guidance to ensure each direct report and other managers reach their highest potential.
• Management and Administration
  • Manages portfolios of projects across the assigned region, overseeing construction installation and coordination with regional and trade SMEs to provide integrated and efficient operations across all regional projects.
  • Leads regular weekly meetings with all regional construction teams, monitors progress, documents and tracks improvement actions, and attends weekly management and regional/other meetings as required.
  • Ensures regular and timely preparation and distribution of construction reporting requirements, look-ahead schedules, productivity boards, KPI analysis and integration with project reports. Provides weekly updates to the VP of Operations.
  • Regional Planning — builds and maintains accurate man-loading schedules for high-probability projects in the regional pipeline, prepares a regional forecast plan for hiring needs, external labor, and equipment/capex needs and updates the forecast monthly.
  • Consults with field operations, project managers and other trades to agree project staffing needs. Assigns a construction…