Construction Materials Testing Operations Manager

Take Your Construction Career to the Next Level!

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Is your current organization providing the growth that you desire and deserve? Kleinfelder's Construction Materials Engineering and Testing team is looking for you! From construction management and observation/inspection services to laboratory testing and materials and forensic engineering, our Construction Services market helps to develop and maintain America's infrastructure and supply chain and is a recognized industry leader with more than 25 accredited laboratories.

Kleinfelder is seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurially minded Team Leader to join our established Construction Materials Engineering and Testing (CoMET) practice in North Carolina.

Are you a proven professional with initiative, leadership, and drive?
Can you provide the leadership experience, energy, and direction to take Kleinfelder's CoMET services to the next level?
Do you have what it takes to promote and sustain a professional environment focused on employee success, client service, safety, and quality?
Are you ready to be a core member on a team of proven, successful, CoMET industry experts?

If you answered yes to these questions, then we want to talk to you about joining our North Carolina CoMET team.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years in the construction inspection and testing industry with at least 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Proven ability to develop and lead a group of construction inspection and testing professionals with varied certifications, specialties, and experience to achieve performance and growth goals.
• Proven success with the operations and logistics of running a team of construction services professionals.
• Candidates with appropriate combination of certifications, applicable management experience, and education will be considered.
• Though not required for consideration, candidates with a BS degree in civil/structural engineering, construction management, or a construction related field are preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of inspection and jurisdiction requirements, including understanding of ICC, ACI, AWS, and NCDOT certifications.
• Ability to lead, inspire, grow, recruit, and mentor employees to success.
• Technical expertise to assist in proposal writing and pricing
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and teaming partners to provide engineering, construction, and professional consulting services in a trusted advisory role.
• Proactively network with clients, teaming partners, and industry partners to understand the market trends, needs, and future opportunities to create a return on the Investment.
• Maintain awareness of industry economic information and project development information such as interconnection applications within targeted geographic regions.
• Understand the clients' business needs and develop innovative, value-added solutions and cost-effective recommendations to exceed client needs.
• Coordinate project delivery and proposal teams with clear and succinct communication as to the client requirements and differentiation strategies.
• Experience with oversight of multiple complementary field operations.
• Well-developed presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient technical writer/detailed reviewer of data/reports.
• Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office applications (Teams/Sharepoint, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Current driver's license with acceptable (i.e., good) driving record.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
  

Job Responsibilities:

Directs and oversees all aspects of materials operations, resulting in timely and cost-effective delivery of
materials, equipment, services and labor to project sites. Collaborates with clients, project management, subcontractors and other management entities on major issues to ensure material requirements are met and that problems are resolved in a timely fashion. Manages assigned staff.
Works independently, using knowledge of industry and/or professional guidelines and protocols to
accomplish goals and objectives and solve problems of diverse scope.

Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs, creates accurate and
realistic budgets, tracks and adjusts budgets, contributes to budget planning.

• Identifies opportunities and takes action to build relationships between one's area and other areas,
  teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals, shares information and
  solicits feedback.
• Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and
  process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
• Targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.

      Communicating Effectively

• Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner.
• Tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.
• Delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling to the listener.

      Driving for Results

• Aggressively pursues challenging goals and objectives.
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• Will to put in considerable time and effort to accomplish objectives.
• Takes a highly focused, goal driven approach toward work.

      Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions

• Bases decisions on a systematic review of relevant facts and information.
• Avoids making assumptions or rushing to judgment.
• Provides clear rationale for decisions.

      Managing Performance

• Clearly defines and communicates roles and responsibilities.
• Holds people accountable for accomplishing objectives.
• Recognizes and rewards people who achieve results and deliver on performance expectations.
• Provides effective feedback on performance.

     Working with Financial Information

• Understands how financial information is used to guide business decisions.
• Develops accurate financial forecasts.
• Considers decisions from a financial perspective.

As a CoMET Leader within our SouthEast Division, you will have access to piers and seasoned experts to compliment your skills and experience and carry you to the next level of your career.  Growth opportunities within Kleinfelder are abundant.   

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients' transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES 

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.