Vice President – Project Operations

IMI

VP of Project Operations overseeing engineering and project management for IMI Industrial, accountable for delivering projects on time, budget, and quality standards while leading a high-performing team.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeTopeka • Kansas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead engineering, project management, and site operations with clear ownership from design through delivery
Establish KPIs, operating rhythms, and performance management to ensure commitments are met
Drive a culture of accountability—holding leaders and teams responsible for results
Own portfolio performance (schedule, budget, quality, customer outcomes)
Work with partners at DCS to standardize processes, tools, and reporting to improve predictability and consistency
Identify risks early and ensure timely resolution
Ensure designs are executable, aligned to project requirements, and transition seamlessly into delivery
Strengthen collaboration between engineering and operations
Improve design quality, documentation, and scalability
Ensure strong field leadership and accountability for project milestones
Deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality installations
Support sales and pre-contract efforts at DCS to ensure realistic plans, costs, and timelines
Provide clear, data-driven reporting to executive leadership
Develop strong leaders across engineering, PM, and field operations
Set clear expectations and coach for performance and ownership
Build a high-performing, results-driven culture

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years leading project operations, engineering, or delivery in complex environments
Proven ability to drive execution performance and increase accountability
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across engineering and operations
Strong operational discipline with a results-driven mindset
Data-driven, decisive, and comfortable in high-accountability environments
Effective communicator and leader of high-performing teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salaries
401k
Health benefits
Company holidays
Competitive time-off plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementperformance managementrisk identificationdesign executioninstallation qualitydata-driven reportingprocess standardizationKPI establishmentbudget managementquality assurance

Soft Skills

leadershipaccountabilitycollaborationcommunicationcoachingresults-driven mindsetdecisivenessoperational disciplineteam buildingperformance ownership