Field Operations Manager

Lucas Industrial•Murfreesboro, TN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lucas Industrial in Murfreesboro, TN is hiring a full-time Field Operations Manager who's ready to lead teams, drive progress, and take ownership of projects across the country. This is a high-impact role where leadership truly matters. This is a full-time position working Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with shifts varying within normal business hours. The role includes on-call responsibilities, overtime opportunities, and extensive nationwide travel (potentially up to 10 months per year), while primarily reporting to the Murfreesboro office. As our Field Operations Manager, you start your day by reviewing project updates, then coordinate multiple field teams across the structural steel and roofing divisions. You connect with general contractors, respond to RFIs, and ensure that every phase of the work is progressing as planned. As challenges arise in the field, you step in with solutions, keeping timelines intact and operations moving forward. Throughout the day, you track progress milestones, oversee completion targets, and ensure payment processes stay on track. You also uphold safety standards and make sure equipment is available, insured, and ready for use. In this role, you are the driving force that keeps projects aligned, efficient, and successful from start to finish.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of project management experience
Strong understanding of construction plans
Ability to travel extensively (up to 10 months per year)
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Adobe products, and PDF tools
Ability to review project details, RFIs, and contracts
Ability to pass a background check and drug screening test

Nice To Haves

Structural steel project management experience
Welding or steel knowledge
Contract review experience
Relevant educational history

Responsibilities

Lead teams and drive progress on projects across the country.
Coordinate multiple field teams across the structural steel and roofing divisions.
Connect with general contractors.
Respond to RFIs.
Ensure every phase of the work is progressing as planned.
Step in with solutions to challenges in the field, keeping timelines intact and operations moving forward.
Track progress milestones.
Oversee completion targets.
Ensure payment processes stay on track.
Uphold safety standards.
Ensure equipment is available, insured, and ready for use.