Operations Manager

Location Chesterton, IN

Employment duration Full time

Pay Range

Job Brief

Locations considered: Downers Grove, IL or Crown Point, IN

About Us

For over 60 years, M. J. Electric, LLC, a Quanta Services company, has built-long standing working relationships and an industry-wide reputation as the single source solution to our customer’s electrical utility construction and maintenance needs.

MJE values integrity, is inspired by our work, and is invested in delivering quality projects for our customers. Our culture is a product of our core values and operating principles which unite our personnel. Their professional competence and intelligent innovation result in outstanding customer satisfaction. We stand by everything we do.

We are committed to investing in our employees and their growth through training, tools, equipment, industry-leading safety measures, advancement opportunities and more. At M. J. Electric, you aren’t just applying for job, you are building a career.

About this Role – Operations Manager

We are looking for a talented Operations Manager who has a passion for quality construction. This position is responsible for providing oversight, coordination, management support and technical expertise for all aspects of overhead transmission and distribution line and substation construction maintenance.

What You’ll Do

• Work closely with Project Managers and customers to assure crews and contractors are coordinated to work efficiently and meet contracting requirements, budgets, forecasts and schedules. Ensures that barriers to construction progress are removed in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate safety leadership by supporting the implementation and management of the MJE Safety Management System.
• Assist Project Managers with project scope development and project authorization through completion.
• Ensure that MJE Senior Management and Joint Venture Management is kept current on the progress of construction projects, business opportunities and industry trends.
• Systematically and regularly appraise and evaluate project progress against established goals, timelines and objectives. Provide assistance to Project Managers to correct deficiencies in these areas.
• Understand critical design requirements of on-going projects and continuously monitor construction quality to ensure compliance within established tolerances.
• Promote and develop common systems and processes to provide for proper accounting, reporting of project costs, customer billing, scheduling, material procurement, record keeping, documentation and budgeting by Project Managers.
• Interface with key customers to ensure that construction activities in affected areas are communicated and understood.
• Coordinates and directs the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, institutes and maintains other planning and control procedures (including the cost accounting system), and analyzes and reports variances.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive project management skills with a track record of achievement of complex projects.
• Ability to analyze complex information and formulate decisions.
• Knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting methods
• Ability to provide oversight to numerous projects throughout a large geographic area
• Extensive (7+ years’) utility construction experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Accounting or Business Administration

What You’ll Get

• 401(k) with company match (Traditional & Roth)
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Lifelock Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Discounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability