Vice President Operations Jobs

Converge Communication Technologies has a 17-year track record in the Structured Cabling/ Fiber/ Telecommunication/ MSP and AV vertical.

The owner is looking for a predecessor who, over a period of time, can step into his shoes and run the business. An ideal candidate is hardworking, goal-driven, and business-minded, and can envision a long-term opportunity to grow and lead a small business. For the right candidate, the owner is open to KPI-driven stock transfer over a pre-determined time period.

In the short term, the candidate needs to control operations, streamline efficiencies, and ensure the transition from sales to field execution is smooth.

Vice President of Operations Essential Functions:

• Validate that proper deliverables occur where required, e.g., sign-offs are scheduled and completed, dependent paperwork and documents are completed, data base job cases are updated, etc.
• Manages the project, employees, subcontractors and contract labor with a safety mindset.
• Actively participate in the project delivery process; provide ongoing review of plans and specifications, monitor field directives and change orders; set effective schedules and track commitments; Update and make recommendations to resolve field conflicts.
• Visit assigned projects and customer locations on as-needed basis.
• Negotiate and source suppliers with proper skill sets to complete assigned projects.
• Maintaining relationships with third-party suppliers, plus interfacing with our customers’ project management teams.
• Effectively communicate with construction team members, including customers, contractors, suppliers, building department officials, etc.
• Attend and participate in meetings for estimating, planning, site coordination, project review & walk-through throughout the project.
• Provide Technicians, and field staff with all necessary information, specifications and supplies to complete every job correctly.
• Lead multiple teams of people at multiple job sites at the same time.
• Work closely with Project Coordinators to coordinate & oversee subcontractors.
• Scheduling contractors and technicians to worksites and coordinating within these jobs and projects.
• Any other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned.
• Full responsibility for the overall management of assigned simultaneous projects from award and pre-construction through final acceptance & close-out.
• Responsible for the financial success of projects by managing costs and margins.
• Effectively manage the activities for assigned projects, including procurement of material and scheduling of labor for local projects.
• Establish job requirements for each project.

Long-Term Goals of Employment:

• After the first year of employment, stock options will be offered.
• Revenue generation.For the long-term sustainability of the company, this is the first undertaking needed to be accomplished by a predecessor.While this role is not specifically defined as a “business development” role, revenue generation fuels the sustainability of a business.It is important that a predecessor understands the revenue side of running a small business and can establish a sustainable revenue model.This can be accomplished by gradually integrating into the existing contact and client base encouraging clients to call you for the requested work.
• This predecessor will lead the company.

.Education Requirements

• Experience working on structured cabling and fiber projects.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in the related field.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently, with minimal supervision.
• Attendance must be regular, prompt, and dependable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Mentoring skills to contribute to the training and development of project coordinators.
• Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division abilities.
• Flawless attention to detail and possess significant skills in multitasking and organization.
• Mastered the basic functions and consistent use of Microsoft Office
• Ability to manage assignments and project tasks simultaneously.
• Critical thinking, decision-making and organization skills are necessary.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience working in project management with success shown in the ability to manage teams.
• Ability to read, write, and interpret instructional documents such as reports and procedure manuals.