Director of Operations

L7

addition managementBranchburg, NJyesterday

$175 K - $200 K

Position: Director of Operations Location: Branchburg, NJ (Fully on site)
Salary: $175K - $200K+ Bonus
Growing Civil Engineering & Construction Provider Seeks a New Director of Operations to join their team.
Responsibilities:
  • Lead and manage the estimating team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and competitiveness of all bid submissions.
  • Own the bid intake process, evaluating opportunities & serve as the key point of contact to external contractors.
  • Review and approve all estimates, proposals prior to submission, ensuring margin targets, scope of work and risk management standards are met.
  • Develop and refine estimating processes, templates, and tools to improve speed and accuracy.
  • Oversee the project management function.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to customer specifications.
  • Establish and maintain project management standards, workflows, and reporting cadences. Develop SOPs.
  • Serve as an escalation point for complex project issues involving customers, subcontractors, or internal teams.
  • Support the supply chain process, Sales Order & fulfillment dates for delivery
  • Manage field service operations, including scheduling, dispatching, and quality assurance for installation and service work.
  • Ensure field teams are properly trained, equipped, and operating safely in compliance with all regulatory and company standards.
  • Coordinate with the estimating and project management teams to ensure seamless handoff from sale to field execution.
  • Oversee warehouse, supply chain & logistics operations teams
  • Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, contributing to strategic planning and business decision-making.
  • Work across the production, supply chain, and administrative teams to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Develop and track operational KPIs and dashboards to provide visibility into performance across all areas of responsibility.
  • Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer experience.
  • Support the CEO in planning and executing initiatives tied to company growth and strategic objectives.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or related field requiredMBA or Advanced degree in relevant field preferred Minimum 10+ years in traffic signal, ITS or electrical contracting/distribution, with 5+ leading multi-functional teams (estimating-field service etc.)Has experience personally reviewing and approving bids for NJDOT/county/municipal signal works; knows controllers, cabinets, detection, and communications. Experience with municipal, state DOT, or contractor customer bases. Process builder: has stood up project management standards, KPI’s
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Level

ManagerL7

Salary

$175 K - $200 K

Location

Branchburg, NJ

Occupation

Construction Managers

Industry

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Posted

yesterday

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