Position Summary The Field Operations Manager / Electrical General Superintendent is the company's primary field leader and is responsible for the successful day-to-day execution of electrical projects across multiple active job sites. This position is a hybrid of a General Superintendent, Foreman, and Project Manager. The role is responsible for directing subcontractor foremen, maintaining project schedules, solving field problems, protecting project margins, controlling materials and company assets, identifying change-order opportunities, maintaining quality and safety standards, and ensuring strong communication between the field, office, and general contractors. This is a leadership and field-management position, not a full-time production electrician role. The successful candidate must be highly technically competent and willing to work with tools when needed, but success will be measured by the performance of the overall field operation—not by the number of hours personally spent performing installations. The goal of this position is to ensure projects move forward efficiently and profitably without requiring constant involvement from company ownership. Reports To Owners Primary ResponsibilitiesField Operations & Project Execution

• Serve as the company's primary field representative across active projects.
• Visit and oversee multiple job sites simultaneously.
• Maintain visibility into the status, schedule, manpower, productivity, and major risks of each assigned project.
• Support project mobilization and startup.
• Assist with shutdowns, inspections, punch lists, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Coordinate field resources and help determine manpower requirements.
• Forecast upcoming labor, material, equipment, and scheduling needs.
• Identify potential delays and field problems before they become major expenses.
• Maintain consistent company expectations and construction standards across projects.
• Make independent field decisions when necessary to keep projects moving. Electrical & Technical Oversight
• Provide journeyman-level or greater electrical expertise in commercial construction environments.
• Interpret electrical drawings, specifications, one-lines, schedules, details, and construction documents.
• Apply strong working knowledge of the National Electrical Code.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical and installation problems.
• Identify constructability issues and recommend practical solutions.
• Review installation methods for quality, efficiency, code compliance, and cost effectiveness.
• Assist with difficult or critical installations when necessary.
• Provide technical direction to subcontractor foremen and field teams.
• Ensure work meets company, contractual, code, and quality standards. Subcontractor Management
• Direct and oversee subcontractor foremen.
• Establish clear expectations for productivity, quality, schedule, safety, and professionalism.
• Hold subcontractor foremen accountable for agreed-upon expectations.
• Evaluate subcontractor crew strengths, weaknesses, and capabilities.
• Adjust direction and manpower recommendations based on crew performance.
• Correct poor installation practices and inefficient field behaviors.
• Escalate recurring or significant subcontractor performance concerns to company leadership.
• Maintain professional working relationships, including in difficult or high-pressure situations.
• Recommend crew or personnel replacement when coaching and corrective action are unsuccessful. Training & Field Coaching
• Coach and develop subcontractor foremen in planning, sequencing, productivity, communication, and problem solving.
• Provide technical instruction where appropriate.
• Help foremen improve decision-making and field leadership capabilities.
• Teach more efficient and cost-effective installation practices.
• Distinguish between performance issues, knowledge gaps, and training needs.
• Focus development efforts primarily on foremen and field leaders rather than extensively training individual subcontractor electricians. General Contractor Coordination
• Serve as a primary field contact for general contractors and project representatives.
• Attend project meetings, coordination meetings, and site meetings as required.
• Coordinate sequencing with the GC and other trades.
• Communicate schedule, access, manpower, shutdown, and coordination concerns.
• Address field conflicts and work collaboratively toward solutions.
• Maintain professional relationships while protecting the company's contractual and financial interests.
• Avoid making significant financial, schedule, or scope commitments without appropriate company communication or approval.
• Communicate significant field commitments promptly to company leadership. Scope & Change Order Management
• Understand project contracts and contracted scope of work.
• Recognize work that falls outside the original scope.
• Identify potential change orders and unforeseen field conditions quickly.
• Prevent unauthorized or undocumented extra work.
• Document changed conditions with photographs, descriptions, quantities, labor impacts, and other supporting information.
• Communicate potential change orders to project and company leadership promptly.
• Assist with gathering information necessary for pricing.
• Track pending and approved changes from the field perspective.
• Ensure authorized additional work is properly documented so the company has the ability to recover its costs and margin. Material Management
• Monitor jobsite material consumption and purchasing.
• Review significant or unusual material requests.
• Verify requested materials are necessary before unnecessary purchases are made.
• Reduce material waste and duplicate purchasing.
• Identify excessive usage, loss, misuse, or possible theft.
• Improve material planning and coordination.
• Ensure materials are properly stored and secured.
• Monitor field inventory where appropriate.
• Standardize commonly used materials and installation approaches when beneficial.
• Identify installation practices that unnecessarily increase material costs. Cost-Effective Installation & Profitability
• Evaluate how work is being installed in the field.
• Stop inefficient, overly labor-intensive, or unnecessarily expensive installation methods.
• Direct crews toward more efficient installation approaches.
• Consider labor, material, equipment, schedule, quality, and long-term project impact when making decisions.
• Identify recurring productivity issues.
• Improve constructability and field execution.
• Prevent unnecessary overtime, rework, and wasted mobilization when within the role's control.
• Protect project margins through proactive field management.
• Understand that field decisions directly affect project profitability. Tool & Equipment Management
• Maintain accountability for company-owned field tools and equipment.
• Oversee issuance and transfer of tools between employees, subcontractors, and jobsites when applicable.
• Maintain visibility into who has possession of company property.
• Conduct periodic inventories.
• Recover tools and equipment from completed projects.
• Identify missing, damaged, neglected, or improperly used company property.
• Verify significant tool purchases are necessary before additional purchases are made.
• Reduce duplicate and unnecessary equipment purchasing.
• Ensure tools and equipment are maintained and stored appropriately.
• Promote responsible use of company assets. Project Communication
• Maintain consistent communication with company leadership and the office.
• Provide clear updates on project status, schedule, manpower, production, and major risks.
• Report problems early rather than after they become emergencies.
• Communicate subcontractor concerns and manpower needs.
• Communicate significant material, cost, schedule, safety, and scope concerns.
• Provide written notes, photographs, and field documentation when appropriate.
• Ensure office leadership has the information necessary to make informed project decisions.
• Serve as a bridge between field operations and office/project management. Safety
• Promote a strong company-wide safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements and company safety policies.
• Identify and correct unsafe conditions and work practices.
• Perform routine safety observations while visiting jobsites.
• Ensure required safety procedures and documentation are being followed.
• Assist with incident reporting and investigation when necessary.
• Hold subcontractor leadership accountable for unsafe behavior.
• Lead by example in all safety matters.

Hands-On Expectations This position requires strong technical ability and a willingness to step into the work when necessary.

The Field Operations Manager may:

• Troubleshoot difficult electrical problems.
• Assist with critical or technically challenging installations.
• Support shutdowns and energization.
• Demonstrate proper installation methods.
• Step in temporarily when doing so is necessary to keep a project moving.

However, this position is not intended to function as a full-time production electrician. The more time this individual spends personally installing work, the less time is available to manage the larger field operation. The expectation is to solve the immediate problem, establish the appropriate direction, and return responsibility for production to the foreman and field crew. Required Qualifications

• Journeyman-level electrical knowledge and experience.
• Strong commercial electrical construction background.
• Strong working knowledge of the NEC.
• Highly competent reading electrical plans, specifications, schedules, one-lines, and construction documents.
• Strong troubleshooting and field problem-solving ability.
• Experience directing electricians, crews, foremen, or subcontractors.
• Ability to manage multiple active projects simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of construction scheduling and sequencing.
• Ability to independently make sound field decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver's license.
• Acceptable driving record.
• OSHA 30 Construction certification.
• CPR certification.
• First Aid certification. Preferred Qualifications
• Master Electrician license.

NFPA 70E

certification.

• Aerial lift certification.
• Forklift certification.
• Additional construction equipment certifications.
• Prior General Superintendent, Field Operations Manager, Electrical Superintendent, or similar leadership experience.

Travel Requirements Regular travel is an essential function of this position.

Travel may include:

• Daily travel between local project sites.
• Regional travel.
• Out-of-area projects.
• Overnight travel.
• Multi-day travel.
• Remaining near a distant project for several consecutive days or longer when project needs require.

Travel requirements will vary based on the company's active project portfolio. Leadership Expectations The successful candidate understands that construction rarely occurs under perfect conditions.

This person must:

• Get the best possible performance from the workforce available.
• Remain adaptable and resourceful.
• Make good decisions with incomplete information.
• Maintain high expectations while remaining realistic.
• Know when to coach, correct, escalate, or recommend replacement.
• Avoid becoming consumed by frustration over worker skill levels or circumstances outside their control.
• Focus on outcomes and solutions.
• Take ownership of field problems.
• Operate with the mindset that company resources, reputation, and profitability are their responsibility to protect. Personal Characteristics The ideal candidate is:
• Self-motivated
• Dependable
• Organized
• Professional
• Calm under pressure
• Accountable
• Detail-oriented
• Trustworthy
• Adaptable
• Resourceful
• Decisive
• A strong communicator
• A strong problem solver
• Comfortable working independently
• Capable of exercising sound judgment
• Highly ownership-oriented How Success Is Measured The Field Operations Manager / Electrical General Superintendent is successful when:
• Projects move forward without constant owner intervention.
• Field problems are identified and resolved early.
• Subcontractor foremen take ownership and are held accountable.
• Field manpower is planned proactively.
• Schedules are maintained or risks are communicated early.
• Material spending and waste are controlled.
• Company tools and equipment are accounted for.
• Unnecessary purchasing decreases.
• Change-order opportunities are identified and documented.
• Unauthorized extra work decreases.
• Installation productivity improves.
• Rework decreases.
• Quality becomes more consistent across jobs.
• Safety standards are consistently enforced.
• General contractor relationships remain strong.
• Communication between the field and office improves.
• Project margins are protected and improved.
• Ownership is able to spend more time on estimating, bidding, sales, business development, strategy, and running the company.

Pay:

$65,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Work Location:

In person