A General Manager responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic direction of the business unit.  Proven experience as a Leader in the underground utilities services sector. This role involves business development in the beginning to build and grow the team and includes managing operations, financial performance, employee performance and customer satisfaction.  The GM ensures the company operates efficiently, meets business goals, and adheres to its values and policies.  

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in related work experience.
• Five or more years managing an operations team.
• Five or more years' experience in underground water / wastewater underground utilities or related field.
• Demonstrates effective management skills including leadership and motivation.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.

• Using the experience in the industry to bring in new clients and grow the business.
• Assigns work to production crew and supervises their activities.
• Audits crew's performance for quality, quantity, safety conformance and utilization of resources to ensure maximum effectiveness and to continuously improve all aspects of our health, safety, and environmental performance.
• Manages staff, including hiring, firing and development in accordance with Company policies, practices, and procedures.
• Monitors production schedules and progresses to coordinate work between crews. Ensure adequate personnel and resources are available to support core values.
• Reviews schedule and job reports.
• Conducts activities to protect the wellbeing of our employees, the public, and the environment to ensure compliance with preventative measures by inspecting job sites, warehouse, and equipment including properly completing required inspection forms, identifying regulatory compliance and maintenance problems and implementing appropriate corrective action.
• Enforces and monitors safety rules and practices to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for all personnel and ensures personnel are knowledgeable about any potential or known hazards and takes all necessary precautions.
• Conducts crew safety meetings.
• Makes recommendations to achieve and maintain safe working conditions.
• Encourages personnel to achieve and maintain safe working conditions.
• Encourages personnel to identify health, safety, and environmental risks and participate in the development of appropriate solutions to mitigate risks.
• Assists in presentation of personnel training programs by providing on-the-job training and by providing instruction.
• Reports and responds incidents and near misses.
• Performs other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management.