Civil Construction Operations Manager

Job ID: 530653

Idaho Materials & Construction, is a CRH Company. Our purpose, commitment to the future, and formula for growth is to champion the safety, empowerment, and development of our employees. We strive to be The Preferred Source of quality sand, rock, landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services. We succeed as a team by embracing integrity, mutual respect, innovation, service, sustainability, and financial strength.

Western Idaho / Boise Market

Position Overview

We are seeking a strategic, business-minded leader to guide and grow construction operations in the Western Idaho/Boise market. This role combines construction expertise with market awareness, financial judgment, commercial leadership, and the ability to turn business strategy into strong operational execution.

What You'll Lead

1. Strategic Thinking & Business Planning

• Develop short- and long-term business strategies that improve profitability, capacity, and competitive position.
• Translate company goals into actionable operating plans while balancing immediate priorities with long-term growth.

2. Market Intelligence & Commercial Awareness

• Assess customers, competitors, public and private investment, infrastructure needs, and emerging opportunities in the Western Idaho/Boise market.
• Partner with estimating and leadership to select work that aligns with company capabilities, capacity, risk, and financial objectives.

3. Business & Financial Acumen

• Own budgets, forecasts, backlog, cost projections, margins, and overall financial performance.
• Use financial and operational data to evaluate pricing, risk, staffing, equipment, and investment decisions.

4. Growth & Commercial Leadership

• Identify profitable growth opportunities across customers, markets, geographies, project types, and services.
• Build a sustainable pipeline and backlog while ensuring the organization has the people, equipment, and capabilities to support growth.

5. Operational & People Leadership

• Lead and develop project managers, superintendents, estimators, and field leaders with clear accountability for safety, quality, schedule, cost, and customer results.
• Align manpower, equipment, trucking, scheduling, and cross-functional resources to deliver the strategy effectively.

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in heavy civil construction, infrastructure, transportation, paving, grading, utilities, or related operations.
• Experience leading multiple projects, teams, or a construction business unit, with meaningful P&L, budgeting, forecasting, backlog, margin, and cost-control responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate markets, customers, opportunities, and risk and to develop or execute growth strategies.
• Proven success developing project managers, superintendents, estimators, and field leadership.
• Strong knowledge of construction operations, estimating, scheduling, resource planning, and project execution.
• Strong commercial mindset and ability to build productive customer and industry relationships.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent industry leadership experience.

What Success Looks Like

• A clear strategy for where the business should compete and grow.
• Improved profitability and sustainable growth, not simply increased volume.
• Informed decisions around pricing, backlog, customers, people, equipment, capital, and risk.
• Strong leaders who can run day-to-day operations and deliver consistent safety, quality, customer, and financial results.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Manages difficult or emotional customer and or employee situations; Responds promptly to customer and or employee needs; Solicits feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Makes themself available to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; continually works to improve supervisory skills.
• Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
• Initiative - Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Innovation - Generates suggestions for improving work.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job. Other duties may be assigned as required. Requirements for this job are subject to modification by the Company and its designees, and reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Idaho Materials & Construction, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

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