Operations Manager - Hampton, VA

Location: Hampton, Virginia

Centennial is a national leader in renovation, construction, and design-build services, with a national reach spanning from Florida to Alaska, with offices led by construction professionals sharing a common goal; to keep promises, honor commitments and exceed client expectations. Our performance is what has helped, and continues to help forge strong partnerships, which are strengthened over time.

Driven by integrity and a long-standing culture of performance excellence, Centennial doesn’t just build structures – we transform spaces and create places. These are unique places for our clients to learn, teach, work, play, and heal. With 30 years of nationwide experience, on over $4 billion in diverse projects, we excel at making the impossible possible. Centennial provides employees opportunities, both internally and externally, to further develop in their role, yet also grow into other roles, and even leadership positions.

The Role

The Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management, coordination, and control of several projects and/or contracts, as well as ensuring processes and procedures are completed in an efficient and consistent basis by team members and across the area of responsibility. Responsibilities include client interface and ensuring client satisfaction; delivery order contract administration; cost estimates; proposals; project financial management; subcontract agreements; project staffing, purchasing and schedules; enforcement of quality control and site safety, health, coordination with project architects and engineers; project meetings; and project records and documents.

Qualifications:

• 10 + years’ experience in a supervisory position in the construction industry with a commercial and/or industrial general contractor
• Experience in managing multiple construction projects and subcontractors simultaneously
• Experience in producing detailed fixed price and lump sum estimates
• Extensive knowledge of construction and engineering means and methods
• Must demonstrate a strong ability to:
  • Adapt and be flexible to frequent changes in a fast-paced work environment
  • Demonstrate integrity consistent with Centennial’s core values
  • Collaborate and work effectively in a team environment with people of various backgrounds and styles
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, to include clear, concise, and professional presentation of information
  • Adapt to the constantly evolving world of technology, design, means and methods, systems may include but not limited to: Microsoft Office suite, ProCore, Adobe, and BlueBeam
  • Mentor and train assistant level operations team members
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field highly desired

Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Plans, coordinates, and manages all facets necessary to complete projects within budget, on time, and deliver quality work; Create and manage project budgets; Collaborate with project team effectively and continuously throughout projects; Manage delivery order execution in accordance with contract requirements and project management procedures; Attend pre-issuance site visits to determine existing conditions and client needs; Develop detailed project SOW to include drawings, renderings, preliminary approximations of types of materials to be used and basic quantity counts; Review the proposal scope of work, specifications, and drawings to ensure they clearly define the project requirements and client expectations; Prepare a detailed proposal package based on the scope of work and the line item estimate; submit to client and attend negotiations to support the proposal as submitted. Negotiate with the client as necessary; Establish logs and track required submittals and RFI’s; review for compliance with the contract documents; Coordinate project close-out; to include obtaining required documentation, assisting in pre-final inspections and As-Built drawings

• Estimating: Perform independent review of detailed estimates prepared by others; Prepare estimates based on technical specifications, scope of work and drawings or sketches; to include detailed quantity take-offs for each job order and enter line items into on-site computer containing the Unit Price Book software; Confirm that all necessary line items are included in the estimate and any unnecessary items are excluded; Prepare quantity take-offs and enter line items into on-site computer containing the pre-established unit prices using RS Means or other line item estimating tools; Develop pricing for non-scheduled line items

• Subcontractor Management: Solicit detailed proposal information from at least 3 vendors and/or subcontractors with all supporting documentation on equipment, material and labor costs for materials or equipment not covered in an industry standard manual or for work to be performed by subcontractor; Evaluate vendor and subcontractor proposals to confirm compliance with scope of work; negotiate delivery order subcontractor agreements based upon this information; Coordinate subcontractor buyout; to include arranging and attending site visits with subcontractors, tracking subcontractor proposals and entering required data in project management software; Review subcontractor proposals to ensure compliance with project requirements; Negotiate with subcontractors and prepare detailed subcontractor agreements

• Scheduling: Establish and maintain project start, progress, and completion schedules; Manage the project(s) utilizing the schedule, RFI and submittal logs, cost information and status meetings to ensure a timely and profitable completion.

• Business Development: Contact new and existing customers to discuss their needs and if applicable, understanding the full potential of frame work agreements in place to serve their market in order to propose solutions, identify improvements, enhance customer service and retention, and grow business; Assist proposal and business development departments on requests for information and proposal reviews as needed

• Safety: Ensure compliance with Centennial’s Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) guidelines along with all local requirements (OSHA, USACE EM385.1.1, etc.)

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  Responsible for driving between project sites that are often miles apart or miles from the assigned office location.

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  Occasional travel will be required.

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  The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
  • The ability to walk terrain and surfaces that may be far, uneven, or temporary.
  • The ability to regularly sit, stand, walk, talk and hear.
  • The ability to frequently use hands to finger, handle or feel.
  • The ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, squat, or reach.
  • The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Please reach out to Kelly Cocca Baker (281) 714 - 6883 for any questions related to this position.

Centennial Contractors Enterprises Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, on the basis of traits historically associated with race (including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), or any other status protected by the law.

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