Orion Group
Operating Associate
Boulder, CO
Sponsorship not specified$50k-$70kDetected 39 days ago
AgileLeadershipProblem SolvingMentoring
About the role
- We win through people leadership, technical superiority, and business excellence.
- This is not a traditional analyst program.
- Roughly 50-70% of your time will be spent on-site at our operating companies across the U.S., territories, and Canada.
Responsibilities
- You'll spend deliberate time in different parts of each operating company, dispatch, operations, sales, finance, ride-alongs with technicians, building real understanding of how service-trades businesses succeed and where they get stuck.
- Apprentice in Continuous Improvement. You'll learn the A3 problem-solving method from senior senseis, contribute to real CI engagements at operating companies, and progressively take on more of the coaching work yourself as your capability develops.
- Build business literacy.
- You'll learn to read a P&L, understand operational KPIs, see how leadership decisions flow through to results, and develop the judgment of an operator.
- How to coach teams through structured problem-solving and build their capability rather than solve their problems for them.
- How to lead through influence and partnership rather than authority, the central skill of operating leadership.
- Collaborate. We prioritize local autonomy while believing in the power of our network.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree by your start date.
- Willingness to relocate within 2-3 years for placement at an Astra Operating Company.
- You'll be effective if you can hold uncertainty without rushing to false clarity.
- Demonstrated track record of personal initiative outside what was required of you.
Nice to have
- Preferred but not required:
Compensation
- The salary range for this role is $60,000 to $80,000, dependent on background, experience, and location.
- About the travel and relocation expectations
- This role is based in Boulder, CO, with heavy travel built into the work.
- We will pay for all business travel, including transportation, lodging, and meals.
- Within 2-3 years of starting the program, successful Associates are placed into operating leadership roles at one of Astra's operating companies.
- These placements may be anywhere in our portfolio, across the U.S., U.S. territories, or Canada.
Benefits
- How to read a business through an operator's eyes: P&L, KPIs, organizational health, customer dynamics, talent.
- Astra offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and full coverage of business travel expenses.
Company info
- Who we're looking for
- Our values - the culture you'll be working in:
- Coach. We are servant leaders, responsible for the development of each other.
Equal opportunity
- Astra Service Partners is an equal opportunity employer.
- We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve.
- Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Visa & Work Authorization
- U.S. work authorization.
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