Director of Electrical Operations

About the Role

The Director of Electrical Operations leads all electrical construction activities across multiple projects, ensuring safe execution, adherence to schedule and budget, and compliance with contracts and NEC codes. This role combines strategic oversight with hands‑on leadership, driving consistency, operational excellence, and partnering with executive leadership to fuel business growth and profitability. The position requires overseeing electrical project managers and field teams, establishing standardized operating procedures, and collaborating with pre‑construction, estimating, safety, and quality groups. Financial performance, resource planning, issue resolution, and process improvement are also central responsibilities, as is supporting business development and client engagement. • Lead electrical construction operations across multiple projects, ensuring safety, schedule, budget, and NEC compliance. • Mentor and develop electrical project managers, superintendents, and field leadership. • Establish and enforce standardized electrical operating procedures and best practices. • Partner with preconstruction and estimating teams on bids, risk reviews, and project handoffs. • Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, productivity, and margin management. • Support resource planning, manpower forecasting, and workforce development. • Resolve escalated project issues, change orders, and claims related to electrical work. • Collaborate with safety, quality, and compliance teams to meet regulatory requirements. • Provide operational input to business development and client engagement. • Identify and implement process improvements, technology, and operational efficiencies for electrical construction.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸electrical ops
• ▸ops standards
• ▸bid collaboration
• ▸financial monitoring
• ▸resource planning
• ▸process improvement

What You Bring

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in construction management, electrical engineering, or a related discipline, or possess equivalent experience, and bring 12–20+ years of progressive electrical construction leadership. Strong knowledge of NEC requirements, project financials, and the ability to manage multiple fast‑paced projects are essential, along with excellent communication and decision‑making skills. The role involves 80‑100% travel, primarily office‑based work with occasional site visits.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸nec
• ▸leadership
• ▸project finance
• ▸communication
• ▸travel

Benefits

Upchurch offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, holiday pay, and opportunities for professional development and certification assistance. The company is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to prohibiting discrimination and harassment in all forms.

Work Environment

Onsite