Senior Vice President

Wanzek Construction•Fargo, ND

About The Position

Responsible for partnering with other senior management to discuss strategies, objectives, and obstacles, monitoring and strategizing to reach annual targets and new markets, overseeing and managing regional and cross-functional divisions of an organization, and responsible for strategic planning, process improvement, employee relations and problem resolution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field required
Ten to twelve years senior management experience
Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working toward Wanzek’s Zero Injury principles
A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
Analyze and resolve problems at both a strategic and functional level, plan and think ahead over a one to two-year span
Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
Ability to delegate administrative tasks
Technical skills in management, quality assurance and costing
Ability to train, mentor and develop key employees
Commitment to Company values
Organizational development
Excellent oral, written, interpersonal skills and computer proficiency
Ability to read, analyze and interpret the most complex documents
Respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints
Make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors
Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume
Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Responsibilities

Establish operations standards for cost control, quality, safety and complete and on-time delivery of jobs
Establish policies in the areas of capacity planning, scheduling, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations and performance measures
Oversee bidding process, review final bid and approve
Work with Industrial EPC Contracts (Engineer, Procure, & Construct)
Direct implementation and execution of policies and practices throughout the organization
Recommend and implement strategic changes in operations strategy
Build, develop and manage Company leadership team capable of carrying out needed company strategies and improving employee relations
Provide leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and improved working relationships
Provide leadership through a 6-12 month planning cycle
Must develop systems and controls to ensure compliance with quality standards
Build, develop and manage teams capable of carrying out a variety of projects
Work closely with senior management to accomplish goals and objectives
Responsible for all activities when President is unavailable
Delegate all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Company
Other Duties/Special Projects as assigned by the President
Responsible for six to eight subordinate supervisors who supervise a total of 400-600 employees Company-wide
Plan, assign and direct work, appraise performance, reward and discipline upper level management, address complaints and resolve problems