The Area Manager serves as the operational leader for a designated TEiC area, responsible for establishing and maintaining area customers, preparing estimates and proposals, and providing cradle-to-grave project leadership. This position plays a pivotal role in driving business growth and ensuring project success through strategic decision-making, effective communication, and leadership.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
Technical Acumen
- Utilize estimating templates to prepare estimates and review all area estimates for accuracy.
- Approve and facilitate the transition of estimates to proposals, ensuring alignment with company standards and strategies.
Project Execution
- Submit proposals through internal TEiC commercial processes, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Monitor TEiC project activities to ensure adherence to company procedures and policies.
- Lead internal and external reviews of area projects from sales identification through project closeout.
Collaboration
- Collaborate with stakeholders to align bid decisions with short and long-term business objectives.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with new and existing customers, in alignment with sales strategy and partnering with BPI sales staff.
Customer Focus
- Lead internal RFQ evaluation process, recommending bid or no-bid decisions based on area, region, and company strategies.
- Provide project status updates to senior leadership, communicating challenges and recommending timely corrective actions.
Critical Thinking
- Lead risk analysis for project issues, recommending solutions that align with TEiC's short-term and long-term strategies.
- Proactively identify and address project risks to mitigate potential impacts on project outcomes.
Organizational Leadership
- Evaluate the effectiveness of TEiC project leadership, providing coaching and mentorship to facilitate positive change and recommending personnel changes when necessary.
- Effectively communicate project status, challenges, and recommendations to senior leadership, fostering transparency and accountability.
Continuous Improvement
- Complete all commercial, operational, and company reporting requirements within assigned deadlines.