Operations Manager - YES, Electric LLC

About the role

This role delivers operational leadership across electrical construction and automation for YES, LLC and ENETK, LLC. You guide intake through construction, own build execution, drive review discipline, and ensure timely shipment while aligning partner outcomes. You own cross-functional coordination from first contact to final delivery and long term client trust. The position is based in Dickinson, North Dakota.

Key facts

What you'll do

Orchestrate intake sessions to clarify scope, constraints, and expectations before work begins. Design build schedules and resource plans that coordinate electrical, controls, and automation teams. Lead reviews of project plans to confirm labor, materials, and commissioning steps are synchronized. Ship projects on time by tracking milestones, punch items, and closeout documentation. Partner with engineering, field crews, and suppliers to resolve risks and keep delivery flowing. Direct project managers and field leaders to maintain quality, safety, and customer expectations. Interpret contract terms so scope, deliverables, and notice requirements remain clear for every phase. Monitor project metrics, staffing needs, and risks to support strategic decisions and growth.

Key responsibilities

Operational leadership across YES and ENETK includes providing day-to-day oversight for projects, personnel, and resources. Translate company goals into clear operating priorities, project expectations, and measurable results. Establish consistent project-management and operational processes across both companies. Coordinate electrical, instrumentation, automation, programming, panel-fabrication, and commissioning teams. Identify operational constraints and resolve issues affecting safety, labor productivity, schedule, quality, or customer satisfaction. Provide leadership with accurate reporting on project performance, staffing requirements, risks, and operational priorities. Support the President in succession planning, strategic initiatives, organizational development, and long-term growth.

Project oversight and execution

Oversee projects from turnover and kickoff through construction, commissioning, closeout, and warranty. Hold project managers and field leaders accountable for scope, budget, schedule, documentation, and customer commitments. Conduct project kickoff meetings, regular project reviews, forecasting meetings, and closeout reviews. Review project plans to verify that labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, engineering, and commissioning resources are properly coordinated. Ensure project teams understand contract scope, exclusions, deliverables, milestones, and notice requirements. Identify project risks early and establish corrective-action plans before they affect cost, schedule, or customer relationships. Coordinate work between YES and ENETK when projects include both electrical construction and controls or automation scopes. Ensure projects are properly staffed and that field teams receive timely information, materials, equipment, and management support. Oversee project closeout, including punch list resolution, final documentation, and warranty activities.

Requirements

Bring a strong electrical construction background and understand industrial projects from preconstruction through commissioning. Coordinate effectively across electrical, controls, instrumentation, engineering, and field-construction teams without guidance. Use project data to drive forecasts, corrections, and client communication under pressure. Safeguard safety, quality, productivity, and schedule in every operational decision.

Nice to have

Experience guiding succession planning, strategic initiatives, and organizational development.

Skills and tools

Panel fabrication, commissioning, programming, instrumentation, controls, automation, project management.

Recruiter notice

Kelso Industries respectfully asks external recruiters and staffing agencies not to submit candidates. The company only accepts direct applications.

About the company

Kelso Industries builds scientific research vessels for government marine operations. The company name honors the late Dr John Kelso, a scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. This background is reflected in the design of vessels built to support fisheries research and water quality work. The lead vessel is a "Near Shore Fisheries Research Vessel" used for trawls, box core sampling, bottom sampling, and water quality sampling. It was commissioned in 2009 and built by ABCO Industries Lunenburg Shipyard. The vessel was ordered by the Canadian Coast Guard to replace the retiring CCGS Shark and operates from CGS Base Burlington in the Central and Arctic Region. The ship has a maximum speed near 16 knots and a cruising speed near 14 knots. Fuel capacity is about 2,848 litres, with additional water storage of 500 litres. Accommodation includes seating for ten passengers and a crew of three. This configuration supports day trips and focused research campaigns in coastal and nearshore waters.