Southeast Connections, LLC provides inclusive infrastructure solutions for the natural gas industry. We construct the systems and facilities to transport the nation's cleanest burning energy resource. Southeast Connections offers complete construction services that include pipeline construction, installation, maintenance, repairs, stations, facility modification and new construction. From Senior Management to the "boots on the ground", Southeast Connections, LLC is dedicated & determined to remain the industry leader and earn continued respect from clients through our professionalism.

We offer excellent compensation and industry-leading benefits, such as health, dental and vision, life insurance, STD and LTD starting on DAY 1. Eligibility for Company matching 401K benefit after 3 months of employment.Position Overview:

The Area Manager works closely with the Sr. Vice President to guide and direct the Operations function within the assigned region of Southeast Connections. The Area Manager has overall profit and loss responsibility for the assigned region and is responsible for Distribution projects - including underground construction, procurement, design and inspection, and related lines of work. The Area Manager also supports the business development function across the region.

Role & Responsibilities:

The Area Manager will provide outstanding operational direction and leadership, leading the Operations organization to achieve superior levels of performance and profitability, as measured by Safety, EBITDA, employee and customer service metrics. He/she will assess the existing operations and move quickly to develop and implement an appropriate strategy that addresses both short-term and long-term operational challenges. The Area Manager will establish aggressive targets and measure results against plan.

Essential Functions:

• Lead, drive and support the organization’s continued commitment to safety as a significant priority for the business.
• Maximize EBITDA results while providing best in class customer service.
• Establish the right structure and processes to proactively manage the business and monitor profitability.
• Assess the entire operations network and move quickly to improve profitability by instilling strong operating controls and disciplined work processes.
• Oversee the hiring, training, development and retention of the workforce and ensure it carries out its work in an energized and motivated fashion.
• Establish immediate credibility and earn the respect of long-tenured customers. Develop and maintain key customer and executive relationships that create an atmosphere of respect and loyalty.
• Develop a cohesive team that functions in a crisp and decisive manner in an environment that stimulates open communication and teamwork across the organization.
• Establish a metrics driven approach to decision making, utilizing contemporary process and systems for planning and executing annual operating plans set with KPIs.
• Ensures that all departmental staff, especially the key technical ones are professionally managed, mentored and developed as part of performance management practice.
• Monitors and manages job costs, overhead and margins to ensure consistent profitability and to identify and make improvements where needed.
• Be a consistent presence within industry associations to establish relationships and remain current with industry trends.

Qualifications:

A minimum of 10 years of experience in utilities, civil, energy or industrial service industries.

Service industry experience (preferred) with emphasis in general management in both large and small companies within energy or industrial services organizations. Prior leadership of geographically dispersed crews preferred.

Experience in successfully managing and growing a P&L in a services business.

A history of improving operations and profitability in a complex multi-service dispatch/scheduling environment and with a diverse base of operational experience.

Strong project management and program management experience.

Demonstrated ability to successfully deploy and manage complex projects and programs to a regionally dispersed workforce, to include achieving project milestones and budgets.

Proficient in operational excellence methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma.

A problem solver with a demonstrated history of implementing continuous procedure improvement in a distributed work force environment. Possesses a metrics driven approach to margin enhancement with specific focus on cost, pricing and productivity.

Undergraduate Degree

Undergraduate degree in Engineering, construction management, business or related field (preferred).

CRITICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

Collaborating and Influencing

• Negotiates with a genuine give-and-take approach.
• Spends time identifying all stakeholders necessary and meets or connects with all of them, neglecting no one to shape a collective consensus.
• Identifies opportunities to build relationships that will help others achieve their objectives and reaches out to those people or new people.

Driving Results

• Enables higher performance by incrementally improving approaches based on calculated risks and benefits.
• Benchmarks own performance against industry best practices.
• Proactively seeks to improve processes and implement best in class solutions, raising quality and productivity in a calculated way.
• Identifies new processes and/or systems to improve productivity and/or make the business more efficient.

Strategic Thinking

• Explains specifically how changes in competitors, clients, and market segments affect own business or institution.
• Translates broad corporate strategies into clear, specific objectives and plans for units and individuals.
• Thinks 2-3 years ahead.

Leading Change

• Communicates new direction or changes with clear rationale and appeal.
• Advocates for new direction, takes it onboard personally, even countering conventional practice.
• Speaks at all available opportunities about future direction.
• Adjusts communication style to changing situations and to respond to audience concerns (including culture, background, or style).
• A hands-on leader who embodies a strong, participatory work style. Someone who possesses the “heart of an operator.”