Assistant Director of Concrete Operations

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With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We're searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. CCI is looking for an Assistant Director of Concrete Operations in our Livonia, Michigan region. This role oversees all field operations for the Concrete Division. Provides oversight and leadership of safety training, operations, scheduling, quality, and budget for concrete operations.

What You Will Do:

As Assistant Director of Concrete Operations, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Ensures safety measures and accountability are a top priority for the entire division.
• Drives implementation and achievement of the company's strategic plan goals.
• Reviews division specific progress for strategic plan goals from month to month and year to year for sales, revenue, gross profit, and man hours.
• Oversees the flatwork and vertical operations for quality and productivity.
• Coordinates constructability reviews with procurement; responsible for quality assurance and quality control.
• Provides pre-construction planning leadership with client team and CCI project team.
• Assists with personnel functions for the division including, but not limited to, time tracking, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, scheduling, performance reviews, and discipline of division employees.
• Initiates and encourages team growth; mentors and develops subordinates.
• Actively manages field work, including durations and scheduling.
• Assists estimators to bid on projects for constructability, logistics, equipment selection and durations.
• Assists with assignment of superintendents and trade foremen with overall responsibility for all employees in the division.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with clients, vendors, employees, and anyone encountered through the course of employment. Responds appropriately and timely to all communications.
• Serves and staffs a variety of internal and external committees to support programs and the industry. Remains actively engaged in relevant industry associations.
• Shares resources with other divisions when needed.
• Supports procurement of suppliers and subcontractors (formwork, rebar, cranes, etc.).
• Monitors and assists Project Managers with analyzing cost, production, manpower loading, equipment and rental resources, and cost to complete for WIP reviews.
• Foresees potential issues and plans accordingly. Assists with recovery plans, corrective action plans, and/or problem solving.
• Stays current with changes and back charges on behalf of CCI.
• Reviews projects with Project Team at completion and provides feedback to estimating.
• Actively manages overhead for the division (100% job cost for all field employees and superintendents).
• Contributes to business development and new client engagements.
• Works with the layout team to create formwork drawings for the field.
• Complies with federal and state regulations, and company policies and procedures.
• Completes assigned and required training for this role.

What You Will Bring to the Team:

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction related discipline.
• Ten(10) or more years of experience in construction with at least five(5) years of experience in leadership roles.
• -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Preferred experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or other related job field.
• Fifteen(15) or more years of relevant work experience in construction with at least ten(10) years of experience in leadership roles.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Maintains stable performance under pressure or opposition. Handles stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
• Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
• Builds customer loyalty by effectively meeting customer needs, building productive customer relationships, and taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Plans and organizes by establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Work Environment & Physical Demands: The job will be conducted in a temperature controlled professional office environment, with moderate noise. The role will routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. On jobsite visits, the position is exposed to sounds and loud noises, such as construction equipment. The job requires protective equipment when on the construction site (hardhats, safety glasses, and high visibility clothing). Temperatures and conditions may vary depending on the weather and seasons.

Expected Hours of Work Full time position. This position regularly requires flexibility in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, priorities, and unpredictable events. Occasional weekend work and extended hours are required.

Travel Must have reliable transportation. Travel to and from the construction site is required. Most of the travel will be local, but some long distance and overnight travel may be required.

Why Christman?

At Christman, everyone is an owner. Through our employee stock ownership plan, each employee-owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401K contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more.

CCI is a premier full-service construction contractor with a tradition of excellence spanning more than a century. We are passionate about constructing facilities that drive our economy, improve our public infrastructure, and create the spaces that enable our clients to do what they do best.

With offices in Detroit, Lansing, and Livonia, Michigan, CCI specializes in:

• Carpentry & General Trades
• Concrete
• Earthwork and Site Utilities
• Demolition and Restoration
• Mass Timber
• Fireproofing
• Service
• Metal Studs, Drywall, and Acoustical
• General Contracting

Learn more about how you can grow as a Christman Expert, Leader and Partner and build more with us.

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The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.