Director, Operations Fulfillment

AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.

Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post and BuiltIn Colorado have recognized AMP as one of the state's top workplaces. AMP has operations and career opportunities outside of Atlanta, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Europe. We’re fostering an environment where passionate individuals can grow and create impact. We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including North American Cleantech Company of the Year, we’re always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve in what we do. Learn more at AMPSortation.com.

Director, Operations Fulfillment

As a vital member of our Operations leadership team, the Director of Operations Fulfillment is responsible end-to-end for engineering coordination, permitting, construction execution, installation, and commissioning of new infrastructure projects. This role ensures projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget while meeting organizational goals and compliance requirements. Key responsibilities include:

Program Leadership

• Deploy and maintain project management frameworks, processes, and reporting structures to support corporate functions
• Translate business needs, including contracts, into detailed project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensure alignment of corporate cross-functional teams on capital projects with strategic and operational goals.

Project Management & Execution

• Lead cross-functional project teams across corporate functions through all phases of project delivery.
• Accountable for project KPI’s (product and project cost targets, timeline, risk, safety, quality, and customer satisfaction).
• Work closely with Strategic Initiatives Lead, when applicable, to support project execution of corporate functions (Finance, Legal, People, etc.)
• Conduct regular project status meetings and provide executive-level updates and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve program management practices, tools, and processes.
• Manage vendor, contractor, and consultant relationships

Risk & Compliance

• Identify and provide guidance to mitigate potential project risks and delays.
• Track compliance requirements and ensure there is clear ownership and accountability of each requirement.

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner cross-functionally within the organization to coordinate project needs.
• Communicate project progress and challenges to leadership.
• Maintain transparent communication regarding project progress, risks, issue resolution and decision points.
• Day-to-day oversight of construction project managers
• Engineering coordination
• Permitting and approvals
• Contractor management
• Construction execution
• Installation
• Testing and commissioning
• Project closeout
• Executive reporting

Education: Bachelor’s degree in project management, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience managing large, complex projects.
• Proven experience leading organizational initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Certifications: PMP, PgMP, or equivalent strongly preferred.

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 25-50%

Salary & Compensation Information:

• Salary: $180,000 - $210,000

Equity Grant:

• The candidate selected for this role will be recommended for a stock option grant commensurate with the position and the candidate’s qualifications.

Benefits Information:

• Medical - The company covers between 78% to 100% of the premium for Cigna medical healthcare plans depending on the selection.
• Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance: The company covers the cost of Basic Life / AD&D 1 x Salary, option to purchase additional through New York Life
• Benefits start the day you start
• HSA Eligible Health Plans, Company Monthly Contributions!
• 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching)
• FTO - Flexible Time Off
• 6 Accrued Sick Days
• Eight (8) paid holidays

AMP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants who identify with a historically underrepresented group are encouraged to apply. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We’ll consider applications on an ongoing basis.