Keeley Construction
Maintenance Operations Manager - Paving
- Location
- St. Louis, MO, US
- Level
- Manager
- Posted
- 11 November 2026 (4 days ago)
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About this role
At Keeley Companies, we believe in empowering our people and fulfilling career aspirations. Keeley is a career destination with countless opportunities for advancement, and a world-class family culture that is centered around creating the best possible environment for our people to thrive.
We are looking to hire a Maintenance Operations Manager for our National Paving group.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with senior management to develop strategic plans and objectives for the organization's maintenance operations.
• Assists with reviewing and managing the financial tracking and reporting in order to create the strategy on how to execute paving’s maintenance projects effectively and lucratively.
• Provides leadership to the account management operations group in the allocation of resources to ensure a high level of execution, organization, cooperation, communication, and accuracy in managing the relationship and operational issues of all projects.
• Helps coach and develop regional maintenance managers and team members to grow their skillsets in effectively preforming and managing projects and clients.
• Ability to travel to meet with clients and employees on-site
• Ensures that the responsibilities, authorities, and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood. (Maintenance Teams, Tech Teams)
• Provide safety, cost, value engineering, constructability and schedule input to the Maintenance Teams and Keeley Management on an on-going basis.
• Grows, builds, and nurtures relationships and trains RMMs/team on how to build relationships in the targeted business markets with clients, and suppliers.
• Creates and sustains an effective network of contacts in the targeted business markets through trade, subcontractors, material suppliers, industry, and professional organizations.
• Understands Maintenance and Capital programs and customer KPIs
• Assists with monthly financial and forecast reviews.
• Expert knowledge of cost, allocations, and team overhead.
• Ability to work with other groups and teams to ensure effective operational efficiency and communication.
• Able to partner with Keeley shop and suppliers to ensure field teams have proper equipment.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Valid driver’s license
• A bachelor's degree in business, construction management, business administration, operations management, supply chain management, or a related field/experience.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in operations management or a related field, demonstrating progressively increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.
• Experience in a supervisory or managerial role preferred.
• Construction experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential for identifying inefficiencies, analyzing data, and implementing solutions to improve operations.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• The ability to lead and motivate a team, delegate tasks effectively, and foster a positive work environment.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Familiarity with relevant software and systems used for inventory management, project management, data analysis, and Microsoft Office
• All candidates agree to complete an assessment for selection and pre-employment drug screen.
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Work location
- St. Louis, MO, US
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Published 11 November 2026, last checked 3 days ago. A posting stops being advertised here 90 days after the employer published it, and one the employer takes down is marked closed rather than quietly removed.