Job Description
Job Title: General Manager
Base Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Reports To: Executive Leadership Team
Department: Corporate
Position Summary
A profitable sub-contractor construction company is seeking a strategic and hands-on General Manager to oversee daily operations, drive organizational alignment, and serve as the critical liaison between executive leadership and middle management. This role is ideal for a dynamic leader who thrives in a fast-paced construction environment, is intuitive, and has a passion about building a culture of accountability, compliance, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Operational Oversight: Lead and manage day-to-day operations across all departments, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards. Help develop new locations.
- Executive Liaison: Act as the primary conduit between executive leadership and operational teams, translating strategic goals into actionable plans.
- Team Leadership: Supervise department heads and project managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Compliance & Safety: Help oversee all compliancee from OSHA to DOT to ISO, and ensuring all operations meet regulatory and internal compliance requirements.
- Process Improvement: Identify inefficiencies and implement systems and processes to streamline operations and improve productivity.
- Budget & Resource Management: Advocate for department budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation to support company growth and profitability.
- Culture Building: Support HR initiatives to improve morale, retention, and employee engagement across all levels of the organization.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in a senior operations or general management role within the construction or industrial services sector.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated success in change management, process improvement, and compliance implementation.
- Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills.
- Familiarity with ISO standards and apprenticeship program development is a plus.
Preferred Traits
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach.
- Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-oriented.
- Committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and high-performance culture.