Regional Director of Operations - Southeast

Position Overview

The Regional Director of Operations – Southeast is the senior field-operations leader responsible for the execution, productivity, resource management, and operational performance of all projects across B&S’s Southeast region. Reporting to the VP/GM, Southeast Division, this leader owns B&S’s self-perform field organization while serving as a visible, client-facing representative of the company with general contractors, developers, and owners.

Key Responsibilities

• Client-Facing Leadership & Pursuit Support

• Serve as a recognized operational leader for B&S in the Southeast, building and maintaining relationships with general contractors, developers, and owners.
• Partner with the VP/GM, Business Development, and Estimating teams on pursuits, providing constructability reviews, means and methods evaluations, crew and equipment planning, and phasing recommendations.
• Support preconstruction efforts by bringing field-based credibility and operational insight that helps win projects and reduce execution risk.
• Represent B&S during client meetings, site walks, and project planning discussions.

• Field Operations Leadership

• Own field execution across all active Southeast projects, including safety, quality, production, scheduling, and overall operational performance.
• Establish and enforce realistic, defensible production rates by activity, depth, and site conditions, while ensuring actual field performance is captured and utilized for future planning and estimating.
• Direct labor, equipment, and resource allocation across projects to maximize productivity and utilization.
• Partner with superintendents and project teams on constructability, logistics, sequencing, and execution strategies before projects reach the field.
• Review weekly and three-week look-ahead schedules to ensure readiness of labor, equipment, materials, permits, and subcontractors.
• Lead recovery planning and corrective action efforts when project performance falls below expectations.
• Champion a safety-first culture in partnership with the Safety organization.

• Field Organization Leadership & Talent Development

• Recruit, hire, develop, and retain B&S’s self-perform workforce throughout the Southeast, including operators, pipe crews, laborers, foremen, and superintendents.
• Build a strong local workforce in the Atlanta market and across the Southeast to support sustainable project staffing and reduce dependence on traveling labor.
• Mentor and develop superintendents and foremen while building organizational bench strength for future growth.
• Partner with Human Resources on workforce planning, recruiting strategies, onboarding, certifications, training, and retention initiatives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, operational excellence, safety, and continuous improvement across the field organization.
• Develop succession plans and leadership pipelines that strengthen long-term organizational capability.

• Performance & Resource Optimization

• Monitor and analyze project production metrics to identify trends, diagnose root causes of underperformance, and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvements in labor efficiency, production rates, equipment utilization, and overall field productivity.
• Oversee regional allocation of labor, equipment, subcontractors, and support resources, ensuring optimal deployment across projects.
• Minimize unnecessary rental, standby, downtime, and overtime costs while maintaining operational readiness.
• Leverage operational data and field performance metrics to support informed decision-making across the region.

• Cost, Schedule & Operational Standards

• Partner with Project Managers on operational budgets, labor planning, equipment forecasting, change order development, and cost-code discipline.
• Support development of baseline schedules, phasing plans, and recovery strategies to ensure successful project execution.
• Ensure consistent field documentation, production tracking, reporting, and performance measurement through company systems and processes.
• Conduct regular site visits to reinforce company operating standards, construction methods, quality expectations, and leadership presence.
• Standardize field processes, operating rhythms, and best practices to improve consistency, scalability, and onboarding effectiveness throughout the region.
• Champion adoption of technologies, tools, and processes that improve field performance and operational visibility.

• Regional Planning & Business Leadership

• Partner with the VP/GM to develop annual operating plans, workforce forecasts, equipment-capital strategies, and regional growth initiatives.
• Provide operational insight on project selection, market expansion opportunities, staffing requirements, and resource capacity planning.
• Own and monitor key regional performance metrics, including safety, productivity, equipment utilization, labor efficiency, schedule performance, quality, and margin attainment.
• Drive consistency in operational processes, reporting, and field standards across all Southeast projects.
• Support the long-term development of a high-performing regional organization capable of sustaining continued growth and increasing project complexity.

• Risk Management

• Identify operational risks early, including labor shortages, weather impacts, equipment constraints, subcontractor performance concerns, and scheduling issues.
• Develop mitigation strategies that proactively address project and operational risks.
• Serve as an early-warning system for leadership by escalating risks and recommending practical solutions before issues materially impact project performance.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of progressive experience in heavy-civil, self-perform construction project management, including leadership responsibility for multiple concurrent projects and teams.
• Deep expertise in earthwork, mass grading, and wet utilities (storm, sanitary, and water systems), with strong knowledge of erosion control, aggregate placement, and paving/concrete coordination.
• Proven success representing a construction organization with general contractors, developers, and owners throughout project pursuits, preconstruction, and execution.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale field organizations, including recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing superintendents, foremen, and craft professionals.
• Experience leading regional operations through periods of growth, including workforce planning, resource forecasting, process standardization, and organizational development.
• Strong analytical and operational judgment, with the ability to identify performance gaps and implement practical, field-driven solutions.
• Proven leadership, coaching, and communication skills that build accountability, develop talent, and drive operational excellence.
• Strong safety leadership record and commitment to maintaining a safety-first culture.
• Proficiency with construction scheduling software and the ability to read and interpret civil plans, profiles, phasing plans, and construction documents.
• Atlanta-based and willing to travel throughout the Southeast region.
• Data center, mission-critical, or large-scale industrial site development experience preferred.