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Founded in 1946 with one crane, Bragg Companies has grown into one of the largest integrated service companies in the construction industry. With decades of expertise in crane service, rigging, and heavy haul, we remain committed to exceeding expectations and upholding the highest standards of business conduct.
As we continue to pursue new goals, it's an exciting time to join the Bragg team. We are currently hiring a Senior Operations Manager and Project Execution for our Paramount, CA headquarters.
Position Overview:
The Senior Manager, Operations and Project Execution leads operational execution for Bragg Industrial Services (BIS), a division of Bragg Companies, which was founded in 1946 and has grown into one of the largest integrated service companies in the construction industry, with deep expertise in industrial capital projects, maintenance, turnaround, and specialty services.
BIS has grown on the strength of capable people willing to take on demanding industrial work. Reporting to the Vice President, this leader takes ownership of day-to-day operational execution across the business unit, allowing the Vice President to focus more fully on strategy, key customers, and growth. The role leads Project Managers and Superintendents, provides functional leadership for estimating, workforce planning, and continuous improvement, and works through direct reports and cross-functional influence rather than managing every activity personally.
This role suits a hands-on leader who has built operational discipline inside a growing business, rather than one who prefers to inherit a fully built system. You will create structure without adding bureaucracy, hold teams accountable without losing their trust, and lead from the field as much as the office. Leaders who enjoy turning capable teams into consistent, self-sufficient ones will find this role rewarding.
Key Responsibilities:
Safety, Risk & Compliance
- Lead a field-first safety culture through visible site presence, engagement in pre-task planning, and ownership of incident investigations and corrective actions.
- Drive consistent adoption of and adherence to Bragg Companies safety protocols, policies, and programs across all projects and field operations, partnering with the corporate safety team to implement and reinforce enterprise standards.
- Own business unit safety performance and the leading and lagging indicators used to measure it.
- Ensure compliance with customer safety programs, site access requirements, and Cal/OSHA and federal regulations.
- Identify and mitigate contractual, financial, schedule, and quality risks before they affect project performance.
Project Execution
- Lead execution from award through closeout, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, to specification, and in line with contractual obligations.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for operational issues, resolving them at the operations level.
- Hold Project Managers and Superintendents accountable for schedule, productivity, quality, forecast accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
- Run regular project and portfolio reviews covering forecasts, WIP, cash flow, change orders, and recovery plans.
Operational Financial Performance
- Partner with the Vice President to set and deliver business unit targets for gross margin, labor productivity, and resource utilization.
- Reduce margin fade through stronger planning, cost controls, and forecasting discipline.
- Drive timely identification, pricing, and recovery of change orders.
- Feed job cost and productivity results back into estimating to strengthen future bids.
Workforce & Labor Relations
- Build workforce capacity plans aligned to backlog and pipeline.
- Allocate labor, supervision, and equipment across projects and divisions to meet customer commitments.
- Lead a wholly union, multi-craft workforce: build constructive relationships with union leadership and business agents, apply collective bargaining agreements consistently in the field, and address labor relations issues promptly.
Estimating & Preconstruction
- Provide functional leadership for estimating and preconstruction.
- Participate in Go/No-Go decisions, bid reviews, and risk assessments, ensuring estimates reflect realistic execution capability, resourcing, and market conditions.
- Own the handoff from estimating to execution, ensuring continuity through engineering, procurement, and field startup.
Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Implement SOPs, work instructions, KPIs, and governance standards, and ensure they are used consistently by Project Managers, Superintendents, and field crews.
- Use operational reviews and performance data to drive accountability and improvement.
- Build scalable systems that increase consistency and visibility as the business grows.
Team Leadership & Development
- Coach and develop Project Managers and Superintendents to make sound decisions and resolve issues at their level.
- Set clear performance expectations and provide regular, constructive feedback to support individual and team growth.
- Build bench strength and succession plans for key project and field leadership roles.
- Identify and develop emerging operational leaders through mentoring, stretch assignments, and cross-functional exposure.
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across project and field teams.
Customer Relationships
- Serve as the senior operational point of contact for key customers during project execution.
- Support pursuit of strategic opportunities in coordination with business development and division leadership.
- Maintain customer confidence through consistent execution, clear communication, and prompt issue resolution.
Founded in 1946 with one crane, Bragg Companies has grown into one of the largest integrated service companies in the construction industry. With decades of expertise in crane service, rigging, and heavy haul, we remain committed to exceeding expectations and upholding the highest standards of business conduct.
As we continue to pursue new goals, it's an exciting time to join the Bragg team. We are currently hiring a Senior Operations Manager and Project Execution for our Paramount, CA headquarters.
Position Overview:
The Senior Manager, Operations and Project Execution leads operational execution for Bragg Industrial Services (BIS), a division of Bragg Companies, which was founded in 1946 and has grown into one of the largest integrated service companies in the construction industry, with deep expertise in industrial capital projects, maintenance, turnaround, and specialty services.
BIS has grown on the strength of capable people willing to take on demanding industrial work. Reporting to the Vice President, this leader takes ownership of day-to-day operational execution across the business unit, allowing the Vice President to focus more fully on strategy, key customers, and growth. The role leads Project Managers and Superintendents, provides functional leadership for estimating, workforce planning, and continuous improvement, and works through direct reports and cross-functional influence rather than managing every activity personally.
This role suits a hands-on leader who has built operational discipline inside a growing business, rather than one who prefers to inherit a fully built system. You will create structure without adding bureaucracy, hold teams accountable without losing their trust, and lead from the field as much as the office. Leaders who enjoy turning capable teams into consistent, self-sufficient ones will find this role rewarding.
Key Responsibilities:
Safety, Risk & Compliance
- Lead a field-first safety culture through visible site presence, engagement in pre-task planning, and ownership of incident investigations and corrective actions.
- Drive consistent adoption of and adherence to Bragg Companies safety protocols, policies, and programs across all projects and field operations, partnering with the corporate safety team to implement and reinforce enterprise standards.
- Own business unit safety performance and the leading and lagging indicators used to measure it.
- Ensure compliance with customer safety programs, site access requirements, and Cal/OSHA and federal regulations.
- Identify and mitigate contractual, financial, schedule, and quality risks before they affect project performance.
Project Execution
- Lead execution from award through closeout, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, to specification, and in line with contractual obligations.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for operational issues, resolving them at the operations level.
- Hold Project Managers and Superintendents accountable for schedule, productivity, quality, forecast accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
- Run regular project and portfolio reviews covering forecasts, WIP, cash flow, change orders, and recovery plans.
Operational Financial Performance
- Partner with the Vice President to set and deliver business unit targets for gross margin, labor productivity, and resource utilization.
- Reduce margin fade through stronger planning, cost controls, and forecasting discipline.
- Drive timely identification, pricing, and recovery of change orders.
- Feed job cost and productivity results back into estimating to strengthen future bids.
Workforce & Labor Relations
- Build workforce capacity plans aligned to backlog and pipeline.
- Allocate labor, supervision, and equipment across projects and divisions to meet customer commitments.
- Lead a wholly union, multi-craft workforce: build constructive relationships with union leadership and business agents, apply collective bargaining agreements consistently in the field, and address labor relations issues promptly.
Estimating & Preconstruction
- Provide functional leadership for estimating and preconstruction.
- Participate in Go/No-Go decisions, bid reviews, and risk assessments, ensuring estimates reflect realistic execution capability, resourcing, and market conditions.
- Own the handoff from estimating to execution, ensuring continuity through engineering, procurement, and field startup.
Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Implement SOPs, work instructions, KPIs, and governance standards, and ensure they are used consistently by Project Managers, Superintendents, and field crews.
- Use operational reviews and performance data to drive accountability and improvement.
- Build scalable systems that increase consistency and visibility as the business grows.
Team Leadership & Development
- Coach and develop Project Managers and Superintendents to make sound decisions and resolve issues at their level.
- Set clear performance expectations and provide regular, constructive feedback to support individual and team growth.
- Build bench strength and succession plans for key project and field leadership roles.
- Identify and develop emerging operational leaders through mentoring, stretch assignments, and cross-functional exposure.
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across project and field teams.
Customer Relationships
- Serve as the senior operational point of contact for key customers during project execution.
- Support pursuit of strategic opportunities in coordination with business development and division leadership.
- Maintain customer confidence through consistent execution, clear communication, and prompt issue resolution.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project execution manager jobs.
- 5 or more years of project or program management experience in a relevant industry
- PMP certification or equivalent project management credential preferred or required
- Proven experience managing full project lifecycle from initiation through closeout
- Proficiency with project management software such as MS Project, Primavera, or similar tools
- Strong ability to manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships and executive reporting
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations management, or a related field
Tips for Your Project Execution Manager Job Search
Quantify delivery outcomes on your resume
Project execution managers are hired to close gaps between plans and results, so your resume needs to show it. Replace duty-focused bullets with outcomes: budget variance reduced, schedule slippage recovered, or milestones delivered on time.
List your project management credentials clearly
PMP, CAPM, and industry-specific certifications like PRINCE2 or IPMA are screeners in many applicant tracking systems. Put them in a dedicated section near the top so they aren't buried below work history.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists project execution manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your delivery methodology
Some roles run waterfall programs, others use agile or hybrid delivery. When a posting calls out a specific methodology, mirror that language in your application materials so your fit is obvious to whoever screens your resume.
Prepare a cross-functional stakeholder story
Interviewers for execution manager roles almost always probe how you managed competing priorities across engineering, procurement, finance, and operations. Have a specific example ready that shows how you resolved a conflict between two stakeholder groups without escalating.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Project execution managers often inherit under-resourced programs. Before accepting an offer, ask about team size, budget authority, and decision-making access, because constraints on those will shape what you can actually deliver in the role.
Project Execution Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most project execution managers?
The companies hiring the most project execution managers right now include Turner & Townsend Pty Limited, Williams, and Amazon, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in capital-intensive industries like energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
How many project execution manager jobs are remote?
About 82% of project execution manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies by industry. Program coordination and reporting functions tend to offer the most flexibility, while roles that require active site oversight in construction, oil and gas, or facilities management are predominantly on-site.
How do you become a project execution manager?
Start by building hands-on delivery experience as a project coordinator or engineer, then move into managing discrete project phases. Earning a recognized project management certification strengthens your candidacy significantly. From there, take on larger, cross-functional programs that require budget ownership and stakeholder management, which are the two skills most hiring managers evaluate at the manager level.
Can I get hired as a project execution manager without direct management experience?
Yes, but you'll need to close the gap with evidence of de facto leadership. Candidates who have led project workstreams, owned a budget line, coordinated subcontractors, or served as the primary client contact often move into execution manager roles even without a formal management title. Frame your resume around decisions you owned, not just tasks you completed.
What does the project execution manager interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds. An initial screening covers your background and industry fit, followed by a behavioral interview focused on how you've handled schedule compression, scope creep, or stakeholder conflict. Technical rounds may ask you to walk through a project plan or risk register. Final rounds typically involve a hiring manager or department head who evaluates your leadership style and strategic thinking.
Where can I find and apply to project execution manager jobs?
You can find and apply to project execution manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from companies across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your industry background and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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