Area Manager I - Layne Water Resources

General Summary

This position is responsible for all operations of the geographic area including providing leadership (including setting clear expectations), oversight and strategic direction to ensure the delivery of short- and long-term goals. Experience in the water resources field (Wells, rehabilitation and servicing) strongly preferred.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Aid in the preparation and implementation of strategic plan for the area and business unit that promotes growth of the business unit and its capabilities, which are consistent with the region and corporate strategic plans and goals.
• Prepare and communicate accurate and timely financial forecasts, budgets, and projections.
• Be a visible model and champion for our employees to conduct themselves and our business activities consistent with our Core Values and Code of Conduct; enhancing our reputation for truthfulness and fair dealing.
• Ensure that the Company’s Safety programs are implemented, and that there is zero tolerance for non-compliance with minimum safety standards set by the Corporate and region leadership.
• Create and mentor, ensuring that Area employees are properly trained in the skills necessary for success at Granite, given opportunity for stretch assignments, and given full access (including transfer) for leadership development.
• Embrace leadership and employee development with active participation in Employee Development initiatives.
• Performance-manage employees resulting in high performance teams.
• Promote change and the Pursuit of Excellence in the geographic area.
• Build a culture that strives to lead the industry in technological and process improvement.
• Collaborate with regional functional leadership in developing best practices and personnel inside the business unit.
• Ensure that area personnel meet the highest standards as set by functional leaders and take an active part in personnel and team development.
• Actively participate in bid reviews for all large dollar and/or complicated bids to ensure estimate accuracy, risk and opportunity assessment, and strength and weakness analysis is consistent with overall Group expectations.
• Actively participate in the management of the area water well drilling business, including but not limited to, ensuring that best industry practices are adopted, projects are consistent with financial expectations, and commodity purchases utilize Company resources and are consistent with divisional expectations.
• Develop strategic and professional relationships; work to build alliances with customers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure Layne is a well-respected leader in the local community.
• When requested by management, provide personnel and development opportunities to help build bench strength for Company growth. In union shop environments, when necessary, act as a collaborator with labor relations, to the collective bargain process. In merit shop environments, work with the Corporate and local benefits coordinators to ensure Layne's programs provide the appropriate benefit coverage and compensation for non-union craft employees.
• Ensure that the Company’s equipment standards and policies are being met. Include Corporate Functional equipment leadership in regular inspection of branch equipment resources.

Education and Experience

• BS degree
• Minimum of eight + years related experience
• Knowledge of construction operations (technology, equipment, methods), company policies, procedures and standards
• Knowledge of craft employee relations, Union and/or Open Shop, including the collective bargaining process as well as all employee related laws and regulations
• Understanding of water resources
• Excellent communication, organizational, supervisory, and planning skills required
• Proficiency with all MS Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Excellent organizational, supervisory, and decision making/problem solving skills essential
• Strong written and oral communication skills to effectively disseminate information

Our Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Sick leave
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending plans
• Musculoskeletal health programs
• Mental wellness programs
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) matching

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.