General Manager

Ascent buildings

Scottsboro, AL

Estimated pay: Est. $28–$45/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

**SUMMARY:**

The position is responsible to direct, manage and optimize the overall operations and financial performance (P&L) of the company.

• Develops and promotes standard methods for project estimating, contract negotiations, project management, effective payment policies, financial reporting, and other processes.
• Analyzes and monitors sales data and market conditions to insure gross margin performance
• Monitors, directs and maintains processes to control departmental expenses, drafting proficiency manufacturing and production efficiency to track program status and ensure time, cost, and quality targets meet customer expectations.
• Focuses on vision, budget, quality, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure business goals and customer needs are met. Manages budgets, mentors’ teams, meeting schedules, overseeing project delivery, overall company objectives and bridging business strategy.
• Develops and maintains intercompany relationships between structural, buildings and other PGI companies to insure optimum profitability.
• Provides leadership and technical oversight to support the development and launch of business operating programs in conjunction with other internal entities.
• Establishes controls and operating policies that monitor and improve manufacturing processes and capabilities and drive program success.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**

• Incorporates organization-wide operational safety, regulatory compliance, environmental compliance, quality assurance, and cost control policies and programs.
• Monitors production metrics, responds to and resolves problems, recommends process improvements, new technologies, and methods to maximize operational efficiency.
• Implements long-term plans for the company, each facility, equipment, materials, technology, and workforce resources to maintain manufacturing capacity and processes that support business goals.
• Manages project management team and engineering team to meet production and customer needs.
• Maintain a positive work – life balance for employees.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Developing engineering personnel while fostering a culture of innovation, quality and technical expertise.
• Develop processes, set KPI’s, manage budgets, control costs, and ensure timely, high-quality project designs on time and complete.
• Works closely with purchasing to ensure lowest material cost and maintains inventory.
• Work with sales, marketing, product development, manufacturing, IT and other company leaders to align design and engineering efforts with business goals.
• Optimize budgets, track spending on tools, technology and software and manage resource allocation.
• Oversee schedules to ensure delivery dates and alignment with business goals.
• Review preliminary cost estimates and construction schedule.
• Manage the administration of construction projects to include pre-bid and pre-construction conferences, contract award recommendation, contract documents, cost estimates, change orders and addenda, including utilizing in-house counsel to limit risk exposure.
• Demonstrate creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unpredictable production problems.
• Be able to travel as needed to job sites, other Ascent locations or Parent Company.
• Other related duties that may be assigned.

**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES**

This position supervises operations management at multiple locations, sales & project managers, detailers, estimators, plant management staff as well as admin support personnel to support product delivery.

**QUALIFICATIONS:**

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Senior level management responsibility.
• Excellent business acumen.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple projects with strict deadlines.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including, but not limited to verbal and written communication skills, active listening and negotiation skills, ability to understanding others’ perspectives.
• Confidence in directing and coordinating staff.
• Innovative and effective management techniques to encourage employee performance.
• Budgeting skills.
• Excellent presentation skills to all levels, from plant to board level.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Proficient in MS Office suite, Email, Internet.
• Multiple engineering programs (MBS, Tekla, AutoCAD) helpful.
• Familiarity with AISC, IAS, ICBO and other building codes, certification bodies and technical publications.

**EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:**

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• Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree preferred.
• 5 - 7 years of progressive management experience at a small, medium, or large company is required.