Director, Operations - Steel & Wire Service Line

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC•, OH

About The Position

The Director of Operations supports coordination and execution of Steel & Wire work—including structure assembly and erection, conductor installation, and shield wire and OPGW installation—on major transmission projects across multiple operating units. The role helps optimize internal resources, reduce reliance on external companies, and support operating-company success through involvement in estimating, pre-construction, and execution. It works closely with OpU Presidents, Project Managers, Estimators, and project teams to improve resource and equipment utilization and project outcomes. The position provides hands-on support and guidance to operating units while encouraging team ownership, collaboration, accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement. It helps coordinate Steel & Wire work with project schedules and budgets, supports crew, equipment, and materials planning, and shares lessons learned and best practices. The role also tracks cost, productivity, financial, and operational performance; supports training and development; and recommends process improvements and value-engineering alternatives. The Director identifies and helps mitigate Steel & Wire project risks, supports compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards, prepares an independent bid for each project for comparison with OpU bids, and consolidates bid clarifications for stakeholders. The position directly supervises a team of 3 to 4 people and indirectly supervises OpUs across Quanta focused on the Transmission Steel & Wire Construction Market. Travel is required approximately 50% of the time, including overnight travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or a related field.
Minimum 10 years of experience in the transmission Steel & Wire construction industry, focused on structure erection and conductor/OPGW stringing for large-scale transmission projects.
Experience in field construction management, estimating, and P&L management.
Demonstrated experience leading and coordinating multi-unit operations.
Successful track record of driving internal resource utilization.
Strong strategic-thinking skills and ability to implement plans aligned with business objectives.
Flexibility to adapt to varying levels of involvement and collaboration with operating companies.
Comprehensive understanding of construction processes, safety standards, and regulatory requirements for transmission projects.

Responsibilities

Support operating units in planning and executing Steel & Wire scopes of work.
Assist with estimating and pre-construction to support accurate pricing, scope alignment, and risk mitigation.
Coordinate Steel & Wire work across operating units and project scopes, integrating it with project schedules and budgets, including foundation turnover, structure delivery, outage windows, and stringing sequences.
Support planning for crews, equipment, and materials, including cranes, helicopters, pullers, tensioners, and reel handling, and help operating units share resources across projects.
Provide hands-on guidance and problem-solving to operating-unit teams.
Gather lessons learned from completed projects and apply improvements to future projects.
Serve as a resource for operating-unit teams and bid teams, and provide training and development to operating-unit teams.
Build relationships with operating units, understand their challenges, and provide tailored support.
Track project performance, cost structures, and productivity, including structures set per day, miles of wire strung, and sag and clip-in production.
Streamline estimating and execution processes and help reduce reliance on external companies.
Work with operating units to standardize Steel & Wire execution best practices.
Monitor financial and operational performance metrics and provide data-driven recommendations.
Suggest and implement value-engineering alternatives during estimating.
Separate base scope from risk-register scope and explain the rationale to stakeholders.
Identify Steel & Wire risks, including access constraints, weather, material delivery, line crossings, and outages, and support mitigation planning.
Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards on projects.
Produce an independent bid for each project to compare with the operating unit bid and help align pricing, scope, and schedule for the bid team.
Analyze clarifications from multiple operating units, consolidate them into a concise list, and explain them to bid-team stakeholders.
Directly supervise a team of 3 to 4 people and indirectly supervise operating units across Quanta focused on the Transmission Steel & Wire Construction Market.