11 - Operations Manager

General Overview

Functional Area:  Operations (OPS)
Career Stream:  Operations (OPS)
Role:  Manager 3 (MG3)
Job Title: Operations Manager 3    
Job Code:  MG3-OPS1
Job Level:  Level 11
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

The Texas Facilities Execution Lead is a high-trust execution role accountable for
day-to-day delivery control across Celestica Texas facilities programs, with
primary hubs in Richardson and Fort Worth. The role owns the site execution
system, interface with GC(s) and key vendors on safety, schedule, scope, cost
tracking, quality, change management and readiness/turnover. Work requires
operating under ambiguity, establishing disciplined operating cadence
(daily/weekly), escalating early with options and recommendations, and
providing executive-ready reporting. Erroneous decisions or delayed escalation
can have significant impact to safety, schedule, cost and customer commitments.

Detailed Description

o Performs task such as, but not limited to, the following:
 Owns the site execution system: daily pulse, weekly look-ahead planning,
action burn-down and risk/issue log management.
 Serves as Celestica interface to GC(s) and major trade partners for safety,
schedule, scope, cost tracking, quality and change orders.
 Maintains the integrated schedule: critical path, slippages, next steps,
root causes and required decisions/escalations.
 Drive change management discipline: identification, documentation,
impact framing and escalation for approval per governance.
 Drives readiness/handover gates: commissioning readiness, punch list
discipline, documentation/closeout.
 Produces weekly executive reporting in a concise format including
schedule status, risks/mitigations, decisions needed, cost tracking
control, changer orders, key constraints.
 Coordinates with site stakeholders (Facilities, EHS, Operations,
IT/Controls as applicable) to remove constraints and enable execution.
 Applies safety leadership and compliance mindset, reinforce stop-work
authority and ensures execution aligns with Celestica EHS expectations.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

o Strong knowledge of construction delivery execution (GC operations, trade
coordination, RFIs/submittals/change controls, punch/closeout).
o Demonstrated ability to run look-ahead planning, enforce commitments, and
drive schedule recovery.
o Strong vendor control mindset (RFP participation/contractor selection support as
needed, performance tracking, escalation discipline)
o Commissioning/turnover readiness experience in compliance-heavy
environments (EHS focus).
o Effective communication: concise, structured updates, escalates early with
options and recommendations.
o High ownership, comfortable operating independently on site and driving results
through partners.
o Strong stakeholder management across internal functions and external partners.

Physical Demands

o Work is performed in a combination of office and active construction site
environments. Role requires frequent site walks, coordination meetings, and
travel between Richardson and Forth Worth (and further in Texas as needed).

Typical Experience

Typically 7+ years of experience in construction delivery/owner’s rep/GC project
management on industrial or similar builds (manufacturing, warehouses,
mission-critical or comparable complexity)

Typical Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field, or
consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.