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The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and ability necessary to succeed in this role. * Education: A High School Diploma is required; Industry related college degree is preferred. * Experience: Eight years of commercial construction and business management experience is necessary for this position including six years as a Senior Project Superintendent position. Experience as a business manager or owner is preferred. Successful history of leading construction field employees. * Skills: Above average communication skills. Demonstrate consistent and creative evaluation of plans and specifications for best value. Exhibit a professional understanding of governing authority, constructability, scheduling, design, and value. Identify and understand cost, scope, and schedule variances.Able to work effectively on multiple, geographically dispersed projects. Understanding of and general orientation to project management database. * Technology: Candidate should have experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Apple products (iPhone & iPad) and have the ability to learn specific software. Solid systems experience with Procore, JDE, and Asta is preferred. Training will be provided on company standards. ## Description The Weitz Company is seeking a Field Operations Manager to be located on data center projects for our Iowa Business Unit located in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, IA The Field Operations Manager is responsible for the management and coordination for all field operations. This position provides guidance and expertise to Project Superintendents on all field activities. This position may act as an advisor to Project Managers and Construction Managers on matters related to field operations. This position is responsible for developing, training, and maintaining a qualified force of field supervisors. The Field Operations Manager assists in the planning of projects through preconstruction to job completion and serves as a liaison from project management and the field. This role provides representation of field issues and needs in decision-making. The Field Operations Manager typically reports directly to the designated Construction Manager. We view employees as our most valuable asset, and the key to our success. That's why we provide team members a career (not just a job), supported by learning and development opportunities, and a positive, collaborative work environment. We offer the resources of a large company, while preserving our small company feel. Employees are encouraged to work hard, have fun and build strong relationships along the way! Community involvement, diversity and inclusion, and employee empowerment are central to our Company's culture. What You'll Do: * Customer Advocacy + Views the customer and customer needs as the driving concern behind decisions and priorities. Understands who the customers are, what their needs are, and what features/products/services are required by customers. Builds formal systems for the organization that ensure employees understand and incorporate customer feedback. Build the Business + Passion for Our Business:Feels very strongly about the Weitz Company and demonstrates this in all interactions.Has an intense desire to do the right thing for Weitz customers, shareholders, and employees. + Decision-Making:Makes high-quality decisions in a timely manner. Understands when to make a decision and when and how to involve others.Corrects bad decisions.Assesses the risks of decisions and the positive and negative consequences of these risks.Develops decision-making systems for the organization. + Strategic Management:Anticipates and develops business priorities for future action.While managing the "here-and-now" focus for delivering current plan results, also takes a broad and long-term view of the full range of variables that could impact the organization. Creates a shared purpose, vision, or direction and inspires others to work toward it. Build the People + Team Leadership:Understands how to best use teams and organizational systems to achieve business goals. Builds teams by drawing all team members into active participation, by designing an effective infrastructure, by developing and communicating a shared vision, and by setting and clearly communicating expectations.Sets high, but achievable goals.Develops others.Builds high morale and team commitment. + Develop Others:Develops and maintains positive and effective working relationships with others. + Build Self:Open to self-change by actively seeking to understand and integrate ideas from feedback and other learning opportunities. Accelerate Change + Continuous Improvement:Continuous improvement is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes.These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. + Innovation:Having a system of innovation in place allows businesses to plan a balanced organic growth strategy and execute projects that produce innovative and successful products, services, and business models. + Drive for Results: Pushes to achieve outcomes and is focused toward action. 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