Prefab Plant Director

About the role

Prefabricated Entities, part of the DPR Family of Companies, is seeking a Plant Director with a strong background in commercial construction, prefabricated manufacturing, and operational efficiency. This role combines these strengths to manage overall Plant costs and capital improvements.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Assistant Plant Director and teams of skilled craft trades, Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse teams in our Houston production plant.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains management-level staff in the department.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• Drive a positive, collaborative, and supportive culture in which people are inspired and challenged to achieve greatness.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements new processes, technologies, and systems to improve and streamline organizational processes and use of resources and materials.
• Leads new business application development and implementation, such as automation, product offerings, and cost management systems.
• Ensures that departmental decisions and project plans such as those for staffing, development, organization, material efficiency, hardware acquisitions, and facilities are in line with the organization's business plan and vision.
• Establishes, communicates, and implements operations-related policies, practices, standards, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent support and execution.
• Reviews and approves cost-control reports and cost estimates.
• Establishes and administers the Plant budget.
• Presents regular performance reports and metrics to senior leadership.
• Maintains knowledge of emerging technologies and trends in operations management.
• Identifies training needs and ensures proper training is developed and provided.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Manage the design and implementation of plant efficiency with changes in operational flow.
• Support production management by setting near and long-term objectives that underpin our strategic goals and driving a culture of open communication and accountability.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure adoption of Environmental Health and Safety plan within the PAFs.
• Plant capacity leadership
• Strategy alignment with other plant directors
• Ensures alignment with RPL, project teams, third-party prefab entities, and executive leadership to determine feasibility, manage plant capacity, and deliver prefabricated products
• Partner with RPL and project teams during early project assessment and alignment
• Evaluate internal plant capacity and coordinate with Prefab Entity leadership to determine production feasibility
• Participate in go/no-go discussions related to plant capability and resource allocation
• Advise leadership on alternative solutions when capacity constraints exist
• Operational Execution
• Oversee fabrication operations to ensure adherence to standard Prefab Entities operating procedures
• Direct scheduling and production planning to meet project milestones
• Manage plant setup, workflow optimization, and resource allocation
• Ensure effective event coordination within facility
• Manage logistics for shipping and material movement
• Financial & Cost Oversight
• Lead prefab estimating processes
• Maintain responsibility for cost management and budget performance
• Track labor productivity and manage workforce efficiency in coordination with SPW (where applicable)
• Monitor financial KPIs and implement corrective actions as needed
• Quality & Compliance
• Ensure QA/QC standards are implemented and maintained
• Establish and enforce safety and regulatory compliance programs
• Maintain documentation and reporting standards

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 20 years of industry-related work experience (commercial construction, prefabrication, TI, MEP, manufacturing).
• Excellent people management, verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to integrate into an existing team and foster a team-oriented working environment.
• Inspire a culture of accountability.
• Ability to work safely in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, procedures, and best practices in the industry.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.