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EPC Field Operations Leader
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You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And ─ as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” ─ is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care .
The EPC Field Operations Leader is a leadership role for a team of individuals who are responsible for planning, executing, and optimizing field construction activities and industrialized construction initiatives across the company’s EPC (Engineer, Procure, Construct) portfolio. This leader guides individual site leadership personnel to ensure each project is delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards, while scaling field teams, standardizing execution, oversight of subcontracting partners, and aligning construction operations with engineering, procurement, and project management. Activities are performed both on-site at customer facilities and within the various Faith Technologies offices. Ideal candidates must be proficient in the use of a PC and Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and Word), ACC, Bluebeam and experience in Accubid is preferred.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: High School Diploma or GED, Journeyman or Master Electrician License, Construction Management Degree, or equivalent field experience Experience: 15+ years of field experience, including not less than 10 years of successful experience as a project superintendent. Proven experience leading a team of superintendents and electrical and or mechanical self-perform labor for an EPC company that has overall responsibility for the project(s)
Travel: up to 75% Work Schedule: This position works between the hours of 6 am and 6 pm, Monday through Friday. Schedule may vary and can include, but is not limited to nights, weekends, and holidays.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Champions a zero-incident safety culture and application of FTI Safety Policies across all job sites • Leads construction operations and a successful team of Superintendents, Field Engineers, Assistant Superintendents, Construction Managers, Quality Controls Managers, and Foreman • Ensure seamless integration of design, manufacturing, and field execution. Bridges operations, Excellerate, VDC, and Preconstruction teams to optimize constructability, manufacturability, and scheduling outcomes • Maintains strong alignment with Project Management on specific project goals, challenges, finances, and quality. • Assist project teams in coordinating visits, inspections, and punch lists with customer field representatives and JHAs. • Ensures field execution aligns with projects schedules, production goals, budgets, and contractual obligations. • Establishes, supports and enforces standardized construction methods, field procedures, best practices, and continuous improvements efforts to provide consistency across projects. • Reinforces project compliance with all federal, state, and local building codes • Responsible for field personnel management, including addressing staffing, performance, safety, and site‑level issues • Assists in construction estimates. • Assists with coordination and deployment of large field projects (includes, but is not limited to: change orders, material management/material orders, and manpower scheduling). Identifies and coordinates in areas of risk management. • Assists Workforce Manager, Group Leader, and Project Managers with the oversight of Field Personnel and Subcontractors. • Assists group with overall resource planning and scheduling over multiple projects. This includes identifying when specific crews and individuals to be ready to move from one site to the next. • Meets with Project Managers on a scheduled weekly basis to review job tracking and responsibilities (hours, materials, manpower, etc.). • Coordinates with Project Coordinator and Workforce Manager on their daily manpower needs. • Assist site specific leadership with issue resolution as needed. • Monitor productivity and implement solutions to improve productivity in areas identified. • Attends meetings as needed to provide feedback and updates with project management, customers, and other stakeholders. • Effectively delegates to field leadership with proper control systems in place to ensure accountability and to prevent decision making bottlenecks. • Manages the boundaries that separate units which report directly and with other parts of the business. Monitors the flow of work between his/her unit and others in the organization; asking questions, and recommending improvements. Understands and conveys functional strategies, business strategies, and corporate mission. Fosters effective cross-functional collaborations to accelerate work processes. • Review of daily superintendent and foremen reports for quality information, scheduled progress, and completeness. • Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
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