New Construction Operations Manager - San Francisco Bay Area

Summit Sourcing Group is seeking individuals with a background in the elevator industry for a New Construction Operations Manager.  We are searching for people that want to make a difference in their role and have a proven track record of top performance in leading a field organization in safety, efficiency, profitability, and a strong desire to provide high levels of customer satisfaction.  This organization offers the right person a real opportunity to make an impact on a business.  If you match this description, please submit your resume to us!

In this role, you will be responsible for working individually, and as a team, in driving positive results through a variety of activities, including those below:

Work closely with the new construction team to ensure that projects are installed at or below the estimated cost for each job in a safe and efficient manner.

Effectively communicate site requirements to be complete prior to starting a project with the General Contractor so as to avoid any disruptions in the work to be started and completed.

Conduct regular and systematic job visits to track the progress of each installation and contractor’s work completion.

Develop workload schedules to utilize union employees to the best of their abilities for each project that they are assigned and level-load production.

Provide leadership and guidance to unionized elevator mechanics on a daily basis so that they are clear on their work objectives, safety expectations, quality requirements and completion of job tracking.

Regularly train employees on the company’s safety policy and frequently conduct on-site safety surveys to determine compliance and understanding of requirements.  Discipline those that are unable to conform to the requirements.

Identify change order opportunities on site for work that is out of agreed upon scope.

Review bid documents with sales staff to help determine appropriate material and labor required for projects in a proactive manner to accurately estimate each proposal.

Maintain strong levels of consistent communications with customers to provide them with a level of comfort that you have their needs handled and will execute on getting the job done.

Manage field employees per the standard agreement between the company and union.  Resolve issues that may arise with efficiency and speed to not obstruct the progress of work.

Here are some of the characteristics of the people that have been effective in this role:

You have the ability to highly function in a face paced environment where you have multiple demands from various parties going on at the same time.

You have excellent time management and communication skills.

You are comfortable managing challenging customers and strive to turn those folks into promoters of the work that you do for them.

You are able to develop others confidence in you as a leader by understanding their needs and doing what it takes to make them better at their job.

You are a HUGE stickler for safety!

You can work with a team or by yourself and are not afraid to go above and beyond your job description to make the customer happy.

You have a drive to make a difference and seek out further leadership opportunities.

While the below are not mandatory, these qualifications are great to have:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college

Background in construction

Experience managing an organized labor force (bonus for elevator mechanics)

Familiarity and comfort level with Microsoft products, SAP and other technologies

Summit Sourcing Group utilizes the latest technologies in digital interviewing tools. Qualified candidates will be asked to complete a digital interview to be presented to clients along with references for consideration. Our process is designed to reduce the time for placement for both the client and candidate and be HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.