Construction Operations Manager – Orange County / Los Angeles, CA
Lead the work. Develop the team. Shape the future of construction.
Erickson-Hall Construction Co. is looking for an experienced Construction Operations Manager to lead and support our growing operations across Orange County and Los Angeles, California. This is a high-impact leadership role for a construction professional who understands that successful projects are built through strong teams, disciplined execution, and meaningful relationships.
As an employee-owned general contractor specializing in public works and educational construction, we are looking for a leader who can bring together field operations, project management, and company strategy to deliver exceptional results. The right candidate will have the experience and presence to guide teams, solve complex challenges, develop people, and help drive operational excellence across multiple projects.
This is an opportunity to make an impact - not simply manage projects, but help build the people, processes, and culture that make great projects possible.
General Description:
The Operations Manager role supports Erickson-Hall Construction Co. by overseeing the entire construction process from planning to execution. This involves developing and maintaining long-lasting relationships with various stakeholders including; architects, engineers, contractors, and suppliers. The Operations Manager serves as a link between field teams, office staff, clients, and vendors to drive execution from planning through completion.
Essential Duties:
- Oversee multiple projects within a region to ensure projects are safely delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with project quality requirements.
- Manage resource allocation within region including staff, selection of subcontractors, and other resources required for project team success.
- Lead monthly project health check-ins to monitor construction schedules, financial forecasting, project status reports, and subcontractor activities to maintain project performance requirements.
- Collaborate with estimating, purchasing, and design teams to ensure smooth transitions from preconstruction to field operations.
- Promote and enforce safety programs, trainings, and policies, as well as promote and address safety in the performance of project team members and subcontractors.
- Promote and support administration of Quality Assurance/ Quality Control program and standards with project team, subcontractors, and inspectors.
- Serve as a key liaison between field operations and upper management, providing regular updates on performance metrics and progress.
- Develop high-performance teams through supervision, training, mentoring, and coaching Project Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents, and field staff to maximize performance and professional growth.
- Propose, prioritize, and implement operational process and policy improvements as part of the corporate Operations team.
- Analyze workflows of multiple projects and propose optimizing strategies.
- Proactively identify potential project, staffing, or financial risks and develop solutions.
- Provide direction with Project Executives in assigned region(s).
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
- Minimum 10 - 15 years of progressive experience in construction operations or related fields.
- Proven leadership experience managing teams of Project Managers, Superintendents, and subcontractors.
- Strong skills in influencing, collaboration, and generating buy-in.
- Thorough knowledge of construction estimating techniques and quality inspection processes is highly desirable. Strong working knowledge of construction methods, materials, equipment, and best practices.
- Excellent project management skills including scheduling, budgeting, and client communication.
- Ability to assess job costs, analyze reports, and identify financial risks and opportunities.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel locally as needed.
Physical Demands:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
- Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body.
- Be able to work in various positions including but not limited to stooping, standing, bending, sitting, kneeling, and squatting for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift, push, pull up to 25 pounds occasionally and as needed.
- While performing the duties of this position, an employee is regularly required to work indoors and outdoors and may be subjected to noise that regularly occurs at a construction site.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Be able to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, office materials or controls and reach with hands and arms.
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Profit-Sharing
- 100% employer-paid Health/Dental premiums for team members
- Generous Vacation and Sick Time off
- Nine (9) Paid Holidays - Including your Birthday!
- 100% employer-paid Life, AD&D, and Long Term Disability insurance
- Retirement plans with company contribution
- Subsidized tuition on Child Care
- Health/Dependent care FSA's
- Making a difference in the communities you serve
Acknowledgments
Erickson-Hall Construction Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of the following, whether actual or perceived or based upon identification or association: race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, pregnancy or childbirth (and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, marital status, registered domestic partner status, military status, veteran status, political activity or affiliation or any other basis protected by law.