Manager Engineering Operations

To be a team member at ADB Companies, or as we call it, part of the A-Team, you must be ALL IN to support the company's mission, vision, and values.

OUR MISSION: We are a customer-centric partner providing innovative solutions. The safety, well-being, and career growth of our team members are the benchmarks of our success.

POSITION TITLE: Manager, Engineering Operations
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

POSITION OVERVIEW:

ADB is a Nationwide full turnkey provider of technology infrastructure solutions including Wireline, Wireless, Technology, and Engineering. Our customer centric approach has ensured long term relationships with commercial clients, service providers, local, state, and federal government organizations. We recognize our team members as our greatest asset ensuring that their safety, well-being, and career growth are always our number one priority. Our ALL IN culture includes a focus on Safety, Wellness, Learning, Diversity and Inclusion, and giving back to our Communities.

ADB is seeking a Manager of Engineering Operations to manage field technicians, engineers, and subcontractors within the engineering department. This position will create tools, processes, and software development for the entire OSP engineering department. The ideal candidate will have an extensive background in engineering operations, be safety focused, customer and quality centric, with a strong work ethic and ALL IN attitude.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leader with the ability to make challenging business decisions, gain a people following, participate in and drive the company culture, hold others accountable, and manage the outcomes of results

Responsible for the P&L of at least one engineering market

Responsible for the supervision and development of internal team members; includes hiring, terminating, time management, schedule allocations, performance management, production standards, career advancement planning, etc.

Oversees the management of external sub-contractors; includes on-boarding, terminating, performance management, production standards, contract negotiations, etc.

Participates and presents in strategic planning meetings, manages a group scorecard, ensures goals are met by following the I404 action planning process and having complete buy-in to the ADB Way

Responsible for ensuring training, production, and operations standards are set for all team members and subcontractors and that the market drives for continuous improvement of the team's efficiency, speed, and quality

Collaborates with other market leaders to develop and implement solutions based on company standards and processes which establish consistency across all markets, reduces risk, and promotes efficiencies in support of the organization's goals and objectives

Oversee team member access to ADB and Customer systems such as the GIS Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, AGOL (mapping), 3GIS, and Mobile Devices

Responsible for the development of market growth strategies to include but not limited to: Financial, People, Cultural, Geographic, and Safety Growth

Responsible for the integrity of all engineering data in Market

Collaborate on the creation of design specifications, unit testing, and technical documentation with Architect or SME level resources

Responsible for the culture and team unity of the engineering group within the market

Ensure the financial health of the department, forecasting, JCR reviews, and overall financial results of the department

Ensure customer retention and development to drive the growth of opportunities for the department with a strong passion of being customer centric

Performs other duties as assigned by leadership

SUCCESS FACTORS:

25% Travel Ability Nationwide

A strong belief in ZERO- Being Safe 100% of the time is the expectation

Alignment with company mission, vision, and values

Strong team player with the ability to adapt to diverse team members

Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills

Exceptional Critical Thinking skills

Detail Oriented - a high level of attention to detail is required

High level of professionalism, ability to clearly communicate with external customers and internal leadership on a regular basis

Ability to lead a team and hold accountability to meet overall operation and division goals

A high level of time management, accountability, and workflow priority establishment skills

Self-motivated, goal- oriented, and driven to accomplish department goals

Ability to be organized, problem solve, and be solution oriented

Ability to support a fast paced, demanding work schedule; could include late evenings and/or weekends when requested

Ability to be challenged, take constructive feedback, and handle a high level of challenging situations in a professional way

Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office (outlook, excel, work, PowerPoint, project)

Proficient knowledge of CAD/Spatial applications such as GIS, 3GIS, AutoCAD, Google Earth, etc. required

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Corporate headquarters is located at 18777 US Hwy 66 Pacific MO 63069

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, projectors, copy/fax, and smartphones

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

5+ Years in a Leadership Role required; for an OSP Engineering department preferred

2+ Years Engineering experience in OSP telecommunications required

2+ Years Engineering Software Development Experience preferred but not required

Experience with ObjectARX .NET framework development, file structures CSV, XLS, PDF, GDB, enterprise relational databases including SQL Server, PostgreSQL is preferred but not required

Experience with languages including VBA, C , Python, SQL and ASP.net, JavaScript API, HTML for GIS automation and applications is preferred but not required

Engineering Bachelors Degree preferred but not required

High School diploma or equivalent required

ADB Companies, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates agree to complete a selection assessment and pre-employment drug screen.