Fire Protection - Field Operations Director (Remote/Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Maintain and strengthen customer relationships, serving as a key field representative and ensuring alignment with client expectations.
• Analyze project plans, specifications, and materials for potential conflicts, availability, and efficiency improvements.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining quality and safety.
• Participate in project handoff meetings, providing input on scope, schedule, subcontractors, manpower, and materials.
• Review all contract documents, drawings, and schedules to prepare for field execution.
• Ensure alignment of subcontractors, equipment, and materials before project mobilization.
• Monitor and analyze key project documentation, including lookaheads, daily reports, site inspections, schedules, and KPIs.
• Attend monthly leadership reviews to address budget adjustments and lessons learned.
• Host and actively participate in monthly PX-FOD coordination meetings, ensuring alignment between field operations and project leadership.
• Collaborate closely with Project Executives to align field execution with management strategies, goals, and project requirements.
• Track progress, identify potential delays, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Host and actively participate in monthly coordination meetings, ensuring alignment between field operations and project leadership.
• Lead weekly manpower planning with other FODs, coordinate staffing across jobs, and collaborate with recruiting to meet hiring needs.
• Conduct FOD audits to verify compliance, performance, safety, and quality across projects.
• Oversee timely delivery, storage, calibration, and maintenance of owned and rented equipment; resolve issues that may impact field operations.
• Conduct routine site visits to enforce Mullins’ safety policies, site-specific plans, and OSHA requirements.
• Lead weekly safety toolbox talks, review Job Safety Analyses (MSAs), and oversee incident reporting.
• Perform regular quality audits to ensure installations meet company standards and collaborate with teams to implement corrective actions.
• Ensure closeout packages are complete, accurate, and transitioned effectively to warranty teams.
• Participate in lessons-learned sessions to improve future project planning and execution.
• Lead employee development by supporting, training, and mentoring superintendents, project managers, and field leaders.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and collaboration across all levels of field operations.
• Oversee HR-related field processes, including time tracking, attendance, and proper use of cost codes.
• Drive performance to meet or exceed company KPIs in safety, quality, schedule, and productivity.
• Collaborate with estimating teams during bid processes, providing technical guidance.
• Oversee the management of jobsite tools and equipment (owned and rented), including inspection logs, maintenance schedules, and calibration reports.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Senior Superintendent or equivalent leader in a self-performed construction trade.
• Extensive knowledge of construction operations, processes, safety, and quality standards.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Procore, Bluebeam, Revit, and Microsoft Project.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and inspire diverse project teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with stakeholders at all levels.
• OSHA 30 certification required.