Director of Field Operations - Civil

Since 1963, through the relentless commitment of our talented team members working together to achieve success, Fessler & Bowman, Inc. has grown to become an Engineering News Record Top 100 Specialty Contractor and Top 20 Concrete Contractor in the U.S. 

 

Our Culture & Philosophy: 

Fessler & Bowman is a fast-paced and culture-focused industry leader in specialty concrete and civil earthwork.  When we talk about culture at F&B, it is not just a plaque hanging in our lobby. Our values are our driving force and have allowed us to build a phenomenal team delivering best in class products to our customers. 

 

• Open & Constructive 

• Take Pride in Our Product 

• Relentless Commitment 

• Care About Our Customers 

• Team Success 

 

Summary: 

The Director of Field Operations leads all field operations across assigned business units, ensuring safe, productive, and standardized field performance aligns with gross margin targets and strategic growth objectives. This role transforms field production into a predictable operating system by governing manpower planning, productivity standards, safety culture, equipment strategy, high standards of quality, and leadership development. The Director of Field Operations ensures that production execution consistently supports a culture grounded in safety, margin protection, schedule reliability, innovation, and owned-equipment optimization. This role provides weekly support with Estimating to offer essential input on production, equipment, bid schedules, and scope review.  The Director of Field Operations will play a key role in the Regional Growth Plan ensuring long-term investments are made from an operational perspective as it relates to succession, scope expertise, and geographical coverage. The descriptions below are representative of, but not limited to, the duties and responsibilities for this position. 

 

Five Key Roles of the Director of Field Operations: 

Field Safety Performance: Reinforce safe work culture in day-to-day actions, become gold standard for client through: 

• Improving field incident rates and review safety performance regularly 

• Ensure required safety training and leading field safety initiatives 

• Ensure policy/regulatory compliance and reinforce stop-work authority  

Operational Consistency: Take Pride in Our Product 

• Be proactive in avoiding quality issues, offer domain expertise 

• Track quality issues and corrections and ensure required quality training. 

• Apply industry best practices and drive consistent quality performance. 

• Analyze major quality failures and apply lessons learned broadly. 

Execution Standards:  

• Own manpower forecasting and ensure predictable labor efficiency. 

• Align project plans with staffing and financial expectations. 

• Standardized field execution and accountability. 

• Use KPIs to track productivity and correct risk early. 

• Review labor performance, overtime, and margin trends. 

Equipment Optimization:  

• Optimize fleet utilization & operational planning 

• Align equipment with estimate and production needs 

• Take pride in owned assets and instill this mindset within the field teams 

• Reduce idle assets and waste 

Field Leadership: Build field strength and drive Open and Constructive behavior 

• Build a culture of continuous improvement, coaching, and mentorship. 

• Develop field leaders and internal talent pipelines as well as succession planning. 

• Set the standard for leadership accountability. 

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Collaboration: Represent field operations when collaborating with other verticals such as estimating, project management, and safety through: 

• Provide field operation perspective in executive client discussions. 

• Resolve high-risk field issues alongside other directors and vice presidents. 

• Mentality of Care About Our Customer 

• Validate daily logs are completed on all jobs including any applicable incident reports.  Provide mentoring and coaching to the field supervision teams to ensure F&B log/reporting standards are followed by all.
   

• Conduct performance reviews for direct reports and ensure training and development needs are identified.
   

• Collaborate with the Director of Project Management and Business Development Teams to support initiatives and opportunities.
   

• Communicating and upholding the Company’s commitment to Integrity and Code of Ethics. 

• Other relevant tasks as assigned 

 

Education, Experience & Qualifications: 

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field preferred
   

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the construction industry
   

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a supervision role 
   

• Demonstrated ability to execute and manage multiple large scale projects
   

• Proficiency with Procore or similar construction software
   

 

Travel: 

Travel is required for this position. Travel may include, but is not limited to, travel from office to various job sites. Fessler and Bowman will compensate for travel when applicable.
 

 

Work Environment: 

As a Director of Field Operations, you will be subject to various work environments. Environments include but are not limited to the following: high/low temperatures, areas close to traffic, loud and frequent noises, confined spaces, heights, indoor/outdoor settings.
 

 

Benefits: 

Fessler & Bowman is proud to provide eligible Team Members with the following benefits: 

• Medical, dental and vision insurance 

• 401k with company contributions 

• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off 

 

Fessler & Bowman Team Members that are part of a union will receive benefits from the appropriate union. 

 

Recruitment Process: 

The recruitment process will include a phone screen, in-person meeting, and a pre-employment background check and drug test. 

 

Fessler & Bowman is an Equal Opportunity Employer