Prefabrication Facility Manager

Job Description
At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.
As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.
Job Summary:
Provides overall leadership and accountability for prefabrication plant operations, production performance, and financial outcomes. Directs plant strategy, capacity planning, and operational execution across production, safety, quality, maintenance, warehouse, and logistics functions. Leads management teams to deliver consistent, scalable prefabrication output aligned with project demand and organizational strategy. Partners with regional and national prefabrication leadership to align plant capabilities, investments, and continuous improvement efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
Leads overall plant operations, including production, safety, quality, maintenance, warehouse, and logistics functions.
Establishes and manages plant budgets, cost controls, and performance metrics to achieve operational and financial objectives.
Directs plant leadership teams, including plant managers and functional leads, providing coaching, development, and performance oversight.
Oversees short- and long-range capacity planning to align plant throughput with regional demand and project pipelines.
Partners with regional and national prefabrication leaders to coordinate capacity, balance workload, and support cross-plant production needs.
Guides implementation of new processes, technologies, automation, and capital improvements to improve efficiency and scalability.
Collaborates with project teams, procurement, self-perform work, and field operations to ensure effective integration of prefabricated products.
Education Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, manufacturing, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
Work Experience:
15–20 years of experience in construction, prefabrication, manufacturing, or operations management required.
7–10 years of experience leading plant, manufacturing, or multi-functional operational teams required.
Certifications and Licenses:
None required.
This position is located in Nashville, TN. DPR is also hiring for this position in Atlanta, GA, Raleigh, NC and Dallas, TX.
Anticipated starting pay range: $144-207K.
DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.
Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.
Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.