Fire Protection - Field Operations Director (Remote/Hybrid)
Kelso Industries · Birmingham, AL · 3 days ago
RemoteRemoteManagementFull-time
Responsibilities
- Support in Leadership of executing field operations strategies across assigned projects.
- Serve as a key point of contact between field leadership and project teams to ensure alignment with project goals, schedules, and client expectations.
- Participate in project handoff meetings, providing input on manpower, equipment needs, subcontractor coordination, and field execution plans.
- Review project documents, drawings, schedules, and scopes to prepare for effective field execution.
- Cookordinate manpower planning with superintendents and field leaders; communicate and facilitate staffing needs to the Field Operations Director.
- Monitor field productivity, safety, quality, and schedule performance across assigned jobs.
- Review and analyze field documentation including daily reports, lookahead schedules, site inspections, and KPIs.
- Conduct regular site visits to ensure compliance with Mullins Mechanical safety policies, site-specific plans, and OSHA requirements.
- Lead or support safety meetings, toolbox talks, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs/MSAs), and incident investigations.
- Perform field quality audits to verify installations meet company standards and assist with corrective action plans as needed.
- Cookordinate equipment delivery, usage, maintenance, and calibration to ensure uninterrupted field operations.
- Assist in tracking project progress, identifying potential delays, and implementing mitigation strategies.
- Cookordinate feedback from field teams with vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers to resolve issues and improve execution.
- Support project closeout activities, ensuring field documentation and punch lists are completed accurately and timely.
- Participate in lessons-learned meetings and provide feedback to improve future project planning and execution.
- Mentor and support superintendents, foremen, and field staff through training, coaching, and performance feedback.
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement in field operations.
- Ensure proper timekeeping, attendance tracking, and cost code usage for assigned field personnel.
- Support the Field Operations Director during audits, reviews, and leadership meetings as required.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Superintendent, General Superintendent, or equivalent field leadership role in a self-performing construction environment.
- Strong working knowledge of mechanical construction operations, safety standards, and quality control processes.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate manpower, equipment, and field resources across multiple projects.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office, Procore, Bluebeam, and scheduling tools.
- Ability to effectively lead, mentor, and collaborate with field and project management teams.
- OSHA 30 certification required.
- Willingness to travel regularly to project sites as needed.