Operations Manager, Construction Materials

Location: Lexington, KY, USA

Company

hirify.global is a 100% employee-owned technical consulting company working across energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, sustainability, mining, and water systems.

What you will do

• Lead operations and delivery across the Construction Materials Market Sector, coordinating resources, workloads, schedules, staffing, and utilization.
• Oversee multiple complex projects from initiation through execution, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and client expectations are met.
• Manage program budgets, forecasts, utilization, gross margin, P&L performance, backlog, invoices, and project financial reporting.
• Support QA/QC reviews, corrective actions, risk tracking, scope changes, deliverables, and resolution of technical issues.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop staff; participate in hiring, onboarding, staffing recommendations, succession planning, and training initiatives.
• Support proposals, client relationships, market growth, industry events, and identification of service expansion opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, geologic engineering, geology, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant consulting, technical, project management, operations, or industry experience preferred.
• 5+ years of project management, program management, or supervisory experience preferred.
• Professional registration such as PE or PG, project management certification, or a relevant technical credential is preferred where applicable.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required where business travel is necessary.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employee-owned company with eligibility for the Employee Stock Ownership Plan after a qualifying period.
• Flexible work schedules.
• 401(k) and ESOP with company match up to 4%.
• Paid parental leave and medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Professional development, training, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program.