Director of Field Operations - Commercial

About the Role

The Director of Field Operations - Commercial is responsible for the leadership and oversight of Commercial Field Operations activities, successfully managing through their team. This key leadership position requires a passion for building, extensive building experience, strategic thinking, and a strong drive for continuous learning. The role ensures that all TMG projects are performed safely and consistently according to established processes and philosophies. This position will work from the Metairie office when not in the field and will be expected to travel between jobsites within and outside of Louisiana and Texas.

Responsibilities

• Place the utmost importance on safety for TMG employees and subcontractors.
• Read, understand, apply, and communicate TMG safety standards per the Field Operations Playbook and Safety Policy.
• Apply and enforce OSHA standards at all times, with no exceptions.
• Establish production goals and formulate effective execution plans that deliver profitable results.
• Plan and prepare construction schedules and milestones, and monitor progress against established budgets.
• Plan, organize, and evaluate supervision and labor of each project according to schedules, specifications, and budget.
• Oversee and monitor material and labor variances of each project for performance daily with field supervision and determine required action to maximize profitability.
• Develop strategies for field operation improvements and efficiencies.
• Develop and maintain positive and open communication with internal and external stakeholders (customers, site supervisors, builders, inspectors, other trades).
• Develop and implement quality control programs.
• Participate in the quarterly and annual performance review process.
• Positively represent TMG as the most sought-after construction partner and employer of choice within the industry and the community.
• Consistently contribute to and promote a positive company culture.
• Believe in and exemplify the TMG Core Values: (1) Work Ethic, (2) Solution Oriented, (3) Project Excellence, (4) Client Centric, (5) Professionalism.
• Assist with TMG’s positive revenue and profitability.
• Market the TMG Mission, Vision, and Brand Promise externally and internally.
• Maintain knowledge and familiarity with TMG marketing, statistical, and project-related information necessary to discuss and sell the company.
• Locate or propose potential business deals by contacting potential partners.
• Build market position by locating, developing, defining, and closing business relationships.

Competencies

• Embrace the role of mentor for their team, encouraging continuous performance development for team members.
• Place importance on sustaining and improving positive company culture.
• Create a cohesive team built on mutual trust; create and maintain psychological safety for those on their team and throughout the organization.
• Demonstrate empathy for others.
• Encourage their team to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
• Check in with team members proactively and regularly, helping them prioritize tasks and align their work with corporate strategy.
• Demonstrate respectful behavior toward employees at all levels of the organization.
• Portray and exhibit a professional presence in the communities served, potential future communities, and through social media outlets.

Requirements

• 15+ years of general construction experience in the commercial space, with the ability to demonstrate technical building knowledge.
• Proficient with MS Excel, MS Word, and project management software; familiarity with P6 and Procore is a plus.
• Track record of proven leadership abilities (communication, relationship building, training & development, employment decisions) as well as commercial project management experience.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment criminal, driving, and drug screen successfully.
• Must possess a current and valid state driver’s license and a clean driving record.

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully:

• Regularly use close vision to read engineering blueprints, reduced-size black and white drawings, specifications, fine print, reports, schedules, estimates, spreadsheets, summaries, and other documents in either hard copy or on a computer monitor.
• Converse on the telephone and in person, use hands and fingers to write and type, prepare email messages with attached files, and use personal computers and calculators.
• Periodically lift and/or carry heavy documents such as specifications and/or equipment, weighing up to 25 pounds.