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Director of Operations - Major Electrical Projects

Elite Executive Solutions LLC
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/29/2026
Elite Executive Solutions is conducting a confidential search on behalf of one of our clients for an experienced Director of Operations – Major Electrical Projects in the Seattle market.

This is a senior operational leadership opportunity for an accomplished electrical construction professional with a proven record of leading large, complex projects, developing high-performing teams, and driving operational and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide operational leadership for a portfolio of large-scale electrical construction projects.
  • Lead and support Project Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents, and project teams.
  • Ensure projects achieve safety, quality, schedule, financial, and customer objectives.
  • Oversee project budgets, forecasting, cost controls, labor productivity, cash flow, and profitability.
  • Conduct regular project reviews and identify operational, contractual, financial, and scheduling risks.
  • Partner with estimating and preconstruction teams to ensure effective project planning, budgeting, constructability, and turnover.
  • Oversee staffing and resource allocation across major electrical projects.
  • Develop and mentor operational leaders while building a strong leadership pipeline.
  • Maintain strong relationships with owners, general contractors, developers, engineers, and other key stakeholders.
  • Support contract negotiations, change management, procurement strategy, and resolution of major project issues.
  • Establish consistent operational processes and accountability across project teams.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership on growth strategy, manpower planning, and organizational development.


Qualifications

  • 10 years of electrical construction experience, with progressively increasing leadership responsibility.
  • Significant experience leading large-scale electrical projects and/or multiple major projects simultaneously.
  • Strong knowledge of electrical construction operations from preconstruction through project closeout.
  • Demonstrated experience managing Project Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents, and field/project teams.
  • Strong command of project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, labor productivity, change management, and profitability.
  • Experience with large commercial, mission-critical, data center, healthcare, industrial, or similarly complex electrical projects preferred.
  • Proven ability to develop teams and hold operational leaders accountable for performance.
  • Strong understanding of electrical labor planning, procurement, scheduling, and project risk.
  • Excellent client-facing, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
  • Ability to operate strategically while remaining closely connected to project execution.


The Opportunity

This is an opportunity for an experienced electrical construction operations leader to oversee major projects and teams while helping drive operational excellence and continued growth within a significant electrical construction organization.

Position: Director of Operations – Major Electrical Projects

Location: Seattle, WA

Compensation: DOE

Industry: Electrical Construction

Elite Executive Solutions is an external recruiting partner supporting this confidential search. All inquiries and applications will be handled confidentially.

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