Vice President, Operations

Jacksonville, FL, United States

PURIS operates across North America as the largest independent trenchless rehabilitation provider with 900+ employees dedicated to building lasting infrastructure with smart, sustainable resource management. The PURIS Family of Companies provide trenchless renewal solutions in the water, wastewater, and stormwater markets. Our environmentally friendly solutions work within the existing infrastructure to save time, minimize environmental impact, and cause fewer community disruptions. With an unrivaled toolbox of technologies, PURIS has the RIGHT solution for each project.

Job Summary:

Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President, Operations will be responsible for managing employees across all areas of the business and posses ultimate leadership and P&L responsibility for the division. The Vice President, Operations will be responsible for driving growth and improvement across the division while fostering a positive, collaborative work environment.

Essential Job Accountabilities:

Responsible for providing leadership across operations, supply chain management, construction operations and working with all supporting business functions.

Lead, represent and be accountable for financial, safety and other such related performance within the division.

Clearly understand and communicate the division’s financial budget and associated EBITDA goals.

Display situational awareness related to the division’s current financial performance and forecast.

Oversee all roles and responsibilities related to the division’s staff including Area Directors, Estimating and Safety personnel.

Prepare and implement a plan for the covered business units that promotes growth of each given unit and their capabilities; Ensure consistency of that plan with the division’s strategic plan and goals.

Prepare, communicate and be accountable for accurate and timely financial forecasts, budgets, and projections; If financial challenges are encountered, quickly define, implement and monitor corrective action plans.

Actively participate in bid reviews to ensure estimate accuracy and risk/opportunity assessment consistent with overall company expectations.

Identify and support opportunities for company growth with emphasis on opportunities that enhance all products and services offered by the company.

Coordinate with Company fleet/equipment resources to ensure equipment assets are adequate and that utilization is proper to validate existence of such.

Establish, maintain, and foster a positive safety culture emphasizing behaviors that promote safe work practices; Ensure Company’s safety programs are implemented and that there is zero tolerance for non-compliance of minimum safety standards as set by the Company.

Emphasis on continued quality and efficiency improvement.

Build and lead a high-performing operations team, providing mentorship, guidance & fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Diagnose current division strengths, technical expertise, and future opportunities. Structure employee-engagement approaches, identify and prioritize critical issues & key improvement areas.

Additional Accountabilities:

Strong, positive, and inclusive leadership with emphasis on driving results and mentoring/developing/coaching a Team.

Measure and monitor performance of the business, to include full P&L responsibility for division; Adjust quickly and as appropriate.

Collaborate with and be open minded to all ideas of the upper-level team teams.

Multitask, troubleshoot, and make difficult and decisive decisions in a timely manner and in the best interest of the company.

Drive safety performance and results of internal Team Members and ensure contracting partners have appropriate safety measures in place while on Company jobsites.

Proactively implement management tools to facilitate sales growth and divisional efficiency.

Develop good, lasting professional relationships with local customers and partners to ensure the Company is a preferred provider of services and services.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

10+ years of proven experience in construction, open trench /utility or trenchless pipe rehabilitation or related field.

Experience in public and private contracts administration.

Experience with safety, materials, asset, and quality management.

Must possess excellent, inclusive communication skills designed to cover all potential stakeholders.

Must be able to lead and work with others and maintain an open mind and positive attitude.

Bachelors in business management, civil engineering, construction, construction management or related field (MBA is a plus).

Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Willingness to travel on short notice.

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical/Rx, dental, vision, critical illness and accident insurance, and short-term disability.

Several 100% company-paid benefits including: Life Insurance

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

401(k) savings plan with company match

Generous PTO

10 paid holidays

PURIS and our Family of Companies are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

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