Rigging Operations Manager (Houston)

MEI Rigging & Crating LLC•Houston, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

MEI Industrial Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Rigging Operations Manager to work alongside the Houston General Manager. This role will contribute to organizational and strategy discussions and be highly involved in the financial performance of $20M - $100M+ in annual revenue. The Rigging Operations Manager (ROM) leads the rigging business unit and is accountable for its safety, performance, operational execution, and contribution to the Regional Office’s financial results and growth. Reporting to the Regional Office (RO) General Manager (GM), this role manages superintendents, dispatch, and field leadership. The role partners closely with the GM on P&L performance, owns capacity planning and the standardized processes that let the operation scale profitably and safely, and contributes to organizational structure and strategy for the office and region.

Requirements

8+ years in operations, including 3+ years leading supervisors or other managers.
Demonstrated budget management related to utilization and productivity and working knowledge of P&L drivers for an operation of comparable size within a $20–$100M+ organization; multi-office experience preferred.
HS diploma required.
OSHA 30; NCCCO Rigger II/Signalperson or ability to obtain.
Working knowledge of lift planning preferred.
Basic financial literacy (reading P&L statements and forecasts), contract and scope understanding, and data-driven decision-making.
Basic proficiency with ERP and fleet management systems.

Nice To Haves

Continuing education in Construction Management, Engineering, or Business (or equivalent experience) preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Safety team; owns safety results for the business unit (incidents, injuries, and motor vehicle accidents [MVAs]); lift planning governance and critical-lift review as needed; incident root-cause and corrective-action closure, including disciplinary recommendations.
Drives the rigging business unit’s contribution to the office P&L through labor productivity, overtime control, and equipment utilization; works closely with the GM to implement improvements; reviews rigging business unit financial results monthly with the GM.
Capacity planning and resource leveling across concurrent projects; reinforces development and training of rigging crews in best known methods (BKMs), rigging operation practices, standard work, and SOPs; dispatch optimization; and project execution.
Customer-facing; works closely with the Sales team for job walks as needed, assists with estimating and pricing strategy, Works closely with project managers through the project lifecycle to support planning, forecasting, logistics, schedule changes, customer deliverables, and execution of readiness., particularly related to manpower and equipment utilization; works closely with the Sales team to manage customer complaints involving operational issues.
Assists the GM with CAPEX planning. Owns equipment utilization, tooling, preventive maintenance, repairs, and inspection records. Works closely with the DOT team on all related issues including fleet camera installation.
Partners closely with warehouse operations to ensure project materials are properly planned, received, staged, and loaded to support project schedules. Establishes communication flow between Rigging Operations, Warehousing, Project Management, and Dispatch to ensure manpower, equipment, and material readiness for all active projects.
Builds superintendent and foreman/lead bench strength, succession planning, retention, and performance management through direct reports; career ladder discussions; works closely with Training & Development (T&D), Safety, and Dispatch to ensure all certifications and training are current; co-owns, with T&D, the Rigging Apprenticeship Program (RAP) at the RO level.
KPI dashboards, operating reviews, fleet telematics, and data-driven decisions.
Contributes to RO strategy discussions and the annual budget; participates in quarterly regional meetings with operational, safety, and financial updates for rigging; provides input on organizational structure; engages with other ROMs to share crews, equipment, and best practices across Regional Offices; helps develop or adopt company-wide rigging standards.
Consistently demonstrates professional conduct representative of MEI corporate mission, vision, and values; works to gain knowledge regarding industry and market information and trends; develops professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.