Operations Manager

• Lead the day-to-day operations and overall performance of the SRT Division.
• Oversee projects from award and startup through execution and closeout.
• Establish priorities and expectations for Project Managers Project Engineers Superintendents Foremen and field teams.
• Maintain visibility across active projects and identify operational financial or scheduling risks early.
• Resolve escalated project issues and remove roadblocks affecting project performance.
• Promote accountability communication consistency and operational excellence throughout the division.

• Champion CMES/SRTs safety culture and ensure safety is incorporated into project planning and field execution.
• Partner with Safety professionals on field planning inspections training corrective actions and incident follow-up.
• Ensure high-risk activities are properly identified planned communicated and supported.
• Reinforce quality standards inspection requirements testing documentation and accountability.
• Work with project teams to reduce deficiencies and rework.

• Participate in Estimating-to-Operations handoffs to ensure project teams understand scope bid assumptions risks opportunities production expectations and contract requirements.
• Oversee project startup activities including budgeting procurement scheduling resource planning contract review and risk identification.
• Ensure each project has a clear execution plan prior to mobilization.
• Coordinate with Estimating Contracts Safety Survey Traffic Operations Fleet and other departments to ensure project readiness.

• Oversee division-level financial performance including project profitability margins forecasting cost exposure revenue and cash flow.
• Review project budgets committed costs pending costs cost-to-complete forecasts and margin gain/fade.
• Ensure Project Managers complete required monthly cost updates and project reviews.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and establish recovery plans when cost schedule or performance concerns arise.
• Partner with Accounting Project Controls and project teams to support accurate financial reporting and billing.

• Monitor schedules and production performance across active SRT projects.
• Review critical path activities milestones look-ahead schedules production trends and recovery plans.
• Coordinate manpower equipment materials subcontractors and suppliers based on project requirements.
• Identify staffing supervision equipment or resource gaps early and develop solutions with operations leadership.

• Ensure project teams understand contract requirements notice obligations change order procedures and project-specific risks.
• Monitor change orders issue logs notices risk registers and outstanding project items.
• Support Project Managers in protecting contractual rights through timely documentation pricing notice and follow-up.
• Escalate significant safety cost schedule quality client subcontractor supplier or contractual risks.
• Support claims development and dispute resolution when necessary.

• Lead coach develop and hold accountable SRT Project Managers Project Engineers Superintendents Foremen and assigned operations personnel.
• Conduct performance discussions coaching and development planning.
• Support recruiting onboarding retention succession planning and employee development.
• Reinforce CMES/SRT core values and leadership expectations.
• Build a culture centered on ownership accountability teamwork communication and continuous improvement.

• Build and maintain professional relationships with owners agencies designers inspectors utilities subcontractors suppliers and other stakeholders.
• Serve as an escalation point for significant project or client concerns.
• Ensure project teams communicate risks commitments decisions and project changes clearly and promptly.
• Support strong relationships with owners and confidence in SRTs project delivery.

• Promote consistent use of Procore Vista HCSS HeavyJob Primavera P6 Bluebeam Microsoft Office Teams/OneDrive and other approved systems.
• Maintain discipline around cost reporting production tracking scheduling project documentation and change management.
• Identify recurring operational challenges and lead process improvement initiatives.
• Support the development and implementation of SRT/CMES procedures standards scorecards and training initiatives.

• Ensure project closeout activities begin before field completion.
• Monitor punch lists final quantities change orders billing as-builts warranties subcontractor closeout and owner acceptance.
• Ensure outstanding project issues are resolved promptly.
• Lead or participate in lessons-learned reviews and provide feedback to Operations Estimating and leadership.

• Significant experience managing traffic signal ITS lighting transportation utility or similar infrastructure construction operations.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost control forecasting scheduling contract administration change management and project documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans specifications contracts schedules estimates and cost reports.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and competing operational priorities.
• Strong leadership communication organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of construction safety quality environmental traffic control utility and public infrastructure requirements.

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Business or a related field; equivalent industry experience will also be considered.
• Experience with DOT county municipal heavy highway traffic signal ITS lighting or utility projects.
• Experience with Procore Vista HCSS HeavyJob Primavera P6 Bluebeam Microsoft Office and Teams/OneDrive.
• Experience leading Project Managers Superintendents Foremen subcontractors suppliers and project stakeholders.
• Design-Build or Alternative Delivery experience is a plus.

• Operational leadership and accountability
• Financial and forecasting discipline
• Project planning and execution
• Scheduling and resource management
• Contract and change management
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Team leadership and development
• Client relationship management
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Process improvement
• Strong communication
• CMES/SRT core values alignment

• Ability to work in both office and field environments.
• Ability to visit active construction sites and comply with all safety requirements.
• Ability to participate in project meetings owner meetings site walks inspections and field coordination meetings.
• Local or regional travel may be required based on project needs.

• Success in this role means the SRT Division operates safely efficiently profitably and consistently. Projects are properly planned before execution risks are identified early financial forecasts are reliable teams are supported and held accountable client relationships remain strong and projects are delivered in accordance with schedule quality profitability and CMES/SRT standards.

CMES Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer M/F/V/H/AA. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. CMES Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy) gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran and without regard to any other characteristic protected by applicable law all in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. CMES Inc. complies with applicable federal state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including hiring placement classification promotion termination compensation benefits job training and other aspects of employment.

CMES Inc. was founded in February 1996 by professional civil engineers. The initial operations of CMES Inc. were conducted from their home in Lawrenceville Georgia. The founders were only employees for a time working diligently to obtain and complete projects within budget and on time as per contract specifications.

Today we are still young but also an aggressive company comprised of experienced professionals from the engineering design analysis construction and project management fields. We have grown to a workforce of over 300 dedicated employees and a fleet of more than 400 heavy construction equipment and vehicles. Our corporate office is located on a 67000 square foot facility which houses contracts estimating administrating accounting human resources and our fleet departments. CMES Inc. ranks among the Top 5 Heavy Highway Contractors based in turn the company has grown steadily over the years which is evidenced by revenues exceeding $100M.

Certifications from various entities in the Metro-Atlanta area are held by CMES Inc. and include DOT certifications MBE and EBO/ABE.