Electrical Group Leader

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This position is responsible for providing overall management for electrical and/or specialty systems construction projects within a market-driven profit center and for overseeing staff within the assigned profit center.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management/Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical training

Experience: Two years of project management experience

or

Experience: Five years project management experience

Travel: 25-50%

Work Schedule:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates and manages a profit center structure that supports the needs of the enterprise in terms of business strategy, profitability, and competitive advantage. Spends approximately 60% of time focused on business development related activities and remaining 40% of time is focused on operational activities.
• Deploys and redeploys resources among managers' areas.
• Identifies and generates new business. Networks, establishes, and maintains customer relationships.
• Updates and maintains sales process in CRM software.
• Maintains compliance with Company policies.
• Ensures profit center compliance with Company best practices, values, and processes.
• Accurately budgets and manages sales and gross margin consistent with established needs and standards of the organization. Focuses on growth on a company-wide and national basis. Cooperates and collaborates with Geographical Group Leaders to achieve goals.
• Mentors and provides guidance to Associate Project Managers, Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, and General Superintendents.
• Partners with Talent Operations to optimize recruiting and selection, employee relations, and other related topics as it pertains to direct reports.
• Directs implementation and execution of operational efficiencies that maximize people, processes, and profitability throughout the profit center (i.e., BidSmart, Faith Performance Advantage, Lean Construction, etc.).
• Strategizes to ensure that the appropriate Project Managers are aligned with the appropriate projects. Works in conjunction with General Superintendents to ensure that the appropriate team/crew is staffed on the appropriate project.
• Works with Project Managers to ensure construction projects are profitable to meet customer deadlines and expectations. Provides assistance with planning, organizing, and staffing projects. Reviews outgoing estimates with Estimating and other groups as necessary (i.e., PreCon Managers, Faith Gear, Engineering, VDC, Logistics, Excellerate, Energy, ERM, etc.). Visits various jobsites and interacts with crew, customers, foreman, and general contractors to ensure proper job progress and to support and encourage safe behavior.
• Calls on and/or meets with and qualifies customers for appropriate geographic units to better understand their needs in order to propose solutions.
• Manages the boundaries that separate units which report directly and with other parts of the business. Monitors the flow of work between his/her unit and others in the organization; asking questions, and recommending improvements. Understands and conveys functional strategies, business strategies, and corporate mission. Fosters effective cross-functional collaborations to accelerate work processes.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

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