Sr Manager, O&M Operations

Job Description

This position is responsible for managing small and/or less complex maintenance projects or managing multiple site managers overseeing multiple small and/or less complex sites/projects within the Operations & Maintenance function. Responsibilities may include; mobilization, operational sales, and marketing targets.

• Maintain client relationships by regular communication to better understand project operations, this communication should; appraise of Fluor activities, advise of potential improvements, assess changing needs, develop teamwork and ask for client feedback on performance

• Manage the work to the terms of the contract by eliminating leakage and optimizing returns

• Identify profit share/bonus opportunities by ascertaining whether a value added incentive program should be implemented to reward employees for performance excellence

• Manage risk as assigned by director of operations by reviewing risk on a regular basis and identifying significant business risk for Fluor

• Identify future client requirements and up selling opportunities by developing on-site assessments of client operations and proposing project plans

• Apply appropriate analytical tools and techniques by assessing client organizations, acquiring client engagements with significant profitability potential and transforming the client organization from the current state to the proposed future state

• Act as the first line of contact to the Client Plant Manager by conducting quarterly interviews and maintaining close client relationships

• Manage and execute maintenance, modification and outage activities in accordance with the requirements of the prime contract

• Ensure maintenance planning and scheduling activities are fully integrated with plant operation

• Provide maintenance planning services including estimates for work orders

• Ensure that the duties and responsibilities of the contract are clearly defined, documented and understood, and complied

• Establish and maintains practices and procedures that ensure maximum efficiency in the execution of work

• Provide resource plans, addressing overall resources, costs, scheduling and other details appropriate for the safe and efficient execution of work

• Administer contracts with regard to cost, schedule, safety, and other project controls; furnish and maintain project billing instructions

• Establish and maintain practices and procedures that ensure maximum efficiency in the execution of work, including analysis of historical data to assist client in providing equipment reliability at optimum costs

• Perform annual review of contracts and negotiate any change orders approved by company management

• Establish goals and objectives each year for assigned projects with division management

• Approve salaried rate changes and renegotiate craft wage rate changes annually with owners

• Review existing drawings and old project for accuracy and determine additional engineering design needed

Basic Job Requirements

• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and seven (7) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to eleven (11) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders

• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job

• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines

• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

Other Job Requirements

• Minimum seven (7) years in a supervisory/management position

• Experience in heavy industrial environment, as a Maintenance Manager or Senior Supervisor

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferably degreed in engineering or business field of study with minimum seven (7) years O&M Home office or Site experience and five (5) years experience managing small to medium somewhat complex Operations & Maintenance (O&M) sites or projects

• Experience in an operating commercial plant

• Excellent oral and written communication skills 

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customer, and the general public

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

• Experience managing budgets

• Experience in conflict resolution