Area Manager

The Area Manager will provide leadership and implementation of core values and our overall mission of protecting our customers’ people, business, and time. This position will be responsible for the safety, management, and ongoing growth of the company, by leading safety initiatives to protect employees, customers, and assets. Managing, supervising, and supporting the growth and development of the team is a key component of this role. The management team at AWP is instrumental in achieving success and verifying customer needs are being met at the highest level of satisfaction through safety, P&L management, team building, recruitment strategies, and promoting ongoing relationships with both internal and external clients.

• Strategic planning and implementation of strategies to create and maintain safe work practices

• Protect the company’s employees, customers, and assets against losses, injuries, and accidents through the enforcement of safe work practices

• Ensure safety compliance by Company, Local, State, and Federal regulations as it relates to the Site

• Prevent accidents and other safety exposures by investigating, identifying causes, and developing preventative measures and practices

• Maintain traffic control, safety, and supervisor credentials

• Facilitate safety and committee meetings

• Responsible for overseeing P&L, Fleet, Safety, Equipment Inventory, and Customer Interactions

• Ability to understand and adhere to a collective bargaining agreement (if applicable)

• Solidify AWP’s presence in the service area and identify potential opportunities for growth

• Ensure customer service issues are addressed promptly and efficiently while providing the highest level of customer service.

• Responsible for tracking and auditing the usage of assets, employees, and time for projects

• Utilize Site and organization data for workforce forecasting to predict staffing needs

• Participate in the recruiting and hiring strategies in conjunction with Human Resources

• Develop and support the growth of 3-5 direct supervisors

• Manage a staff of 75-150 field employees - territories could cover several hundred square miles, often a large portion of the whole state (some overnight travel likely)

• Engage and invest in the training of new and current employees to reduce turnover, promote efficiency, and reduce labor costs

• Foster team building through leadership practices and regular communication strategies

• Become a subject matter expert in work zone setup/design and professional flagging

• Conduct Site new hire orientation and ongoing training

• Manage daily employee issues including payroll, timekeeping, benefits, time off requests, scheduling, and customer issues