Position Title: Director, Enterprise Applications & Integrations (On-Site Position)
Location: Granville , OH
Pay Range: N/A
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Position Description
Position Summary

The Director, Enterprise Applications & Integrations is responsible for the vision, architecture, and continuous improvement of New River Electrical’s business systems landscape. This individual will lead the application strategy for both SaaS and custom-built applications, ensuring they align with broader business objectives and the distinct operational needs of both our corporate and field-based workforce. A key focus of this role is assessing the current application portfolio and developing a roadmap for future-state systems, including the evaluation of ERP and other core platforms. This role requires a blend of high-level architectural thinking and execution, managing a mix of internal talent and external partners to deliver scalable, integrated solutions across all levels of the organization.

Duties/Responsibilities

1. Define and maintain a comprehensive multi-year application roadmap that supports NREC’s growth, security, and operational efficiency for both office and field environments.
2. Lead application architecture design, ensuring all systems (SaaS and custom) are scalable, secure, and interoperable across the enterprise.
3. Establish governance and standards for application selection, deployment, and lifecycle management.
4. Evaluate current business systems to identify gaps and opportunities for modernization, specifically focusing on bridging the gap between field-to-office workflows.
5. Help lead the discovery and requirements-gathering phases for potential enterprise-scale system updates, including ERP and other core business applications.
6. Conduct "build vs. buy" analyses to ensure technology investments provide maximum value and alignment with NREC’s specialized operational requirements.
7. Develop and oversee a robust systems integration strategy to ensure seamless, real-time data flow between corporate SaaS platforms, field-based mobile tools, and custom applications.
8. Manage the delivery and maintenance of custom-built applications, ensuring high-quality code and alignment with specialized business workflows.
9. Establish best practices for API management and data integrity across the application portfolio.
10. Identify and implement opportunities to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate workflows and accelerate the delivery of business applications.
11. Build and lead a high-performing team capable of delivering integrated business systems through a strategic combination of internal and external resources.
12. Manage relationships with external vendors and contract resources, ensuring quality delivery on time and within budget.
13. Coordinate with external partners to ensure application performance aligns with organizational operational standards.
14. Serve as a primary IT liaison, translating complex technical concepts into clear strategic updates for corporate leadership and field operations management.
15. Partner with department heads to understand operational pain points and identify how technology can drive process improvements for employees regardless of their physical work location.
16. Drive change management initiatives to ensure high adoption rates for any new system or process rollouts across the entire workforce.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position in the corporate office. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Position Requirements
Qualifications

1. Experience: 10+ years in Information Technology, with at least 5 years in a leadership role specifically focused on enterprise applications and strategy.
2. Industry Context: Experience in the construction industry or supporting a diverse workforce with significant field-based (non-office) operations is strongly preferred.
3. Technical Proficiency: Proven track record of managing complex SaaS ecosystems and leading large-scale system evaluations or implementations. Strong understanding of modern integration patterns and experience with iPaaS solutions.
4. AI & Innovation: Strategic understanding of how to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI tools to accelerate application development, streamline systems integration, and drive operational automation.
5. Leadership: Experience managing hybrid teams consisting of internal staff and external strategic partners/contractors.
6. Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate technical roadmaps, business cases, and project risks to non-technical business executives.
7. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; Master’s degree or relevant certifications preferred.

Travel

1. Expected travel of 10% to 20% to visit regional offices, field sites, or attend vendor/industry conferences as needed.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is required to sit at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged period of time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

AAP/EEO Statement

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.