Piper Maddox has partnered with a dynamic and growing solar, design, installation, and electrical contracting company in the Midwest and Great Lakes region to identify a Director of Operations. The company serves both commercial and residential customers and is positioned for significant growth, backed by a multi-company family organization. The selected candidate will help lead the business through its next chapter, scaling operations and driving continued profitability.
The business works with high-end commercial clients, including manufacturing, hospitals, logistics, retail, and agricultural sectors, and has ambitious growth plans, including doubling its commercial solar business over the next two years while expanding regionally in the residential market.
The Director of Operations will oversee all aspects of operations, including construction, service, automation, estimation, purchasing, and safety, with full P&L responsibility for the operations department. The role reports to the Chief Operations Officer and interacts regularly with the Board, playing a central role in strategy execution and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee all operational functions across construction, service, automation, estimation, purchasing, and safety.
- Manage departmental budgets, optimizing job profitability through effective estimation, pricing, scheduling, tracking, forecasting, and labor/material cost controls.
- Build a high-performing operations team, set clear goals for direct reports, and develop talent across the organization.
- Foster a strong safety culture to minimize risks on job sites and in company facilities.
- Collaborate with business development teams to grow client relationships and capture new opportunities.
- Partner with executive leadership to develop budgets, monitor financial performance, and participate in monthly operational and financial reviews.
- Support scaling efforts, process improvements, and implementation of best practices across all operational functions.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of leadership experience in operations within commercial electrical contracting or Solar EPC.
- Proven experience managing $2M+ projects and leading teams of 25–100+ people.
- Previous P&L responsibility required.
- Strong technical knowledge gained through experience as an electrician, estimator, project manager, program manager, engineer, or operations manager.
- Design-build experience is a plus.
- Strong communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Electrical engineering degree preferred but not required.
- Demonstrated experience scaling operations in a high-growth environment.
