Job Summary: The Senior General or Operations Manager will serve as the Program Manager, providing strategic leadership and oversight for a multidisciplinary team supporting program management, business process improveme…
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Operations Manager jobs in Washington, DC
Operations managers keep the day-to-day machinery of a business running. They manage staffing, budgets, vendors, and processes, and look for ways to make the work faster, cheaper, and more reliable.
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$36–$93/hr
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: Job Summary: Works closely with the project/program management, and/or finance management to ensure financial, administrative, contractual... ...administrative and enterprise services to maintain the smooth operations…
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OCT Consulting is a business management and technology consulting firm that supports Federal Government clients. We provide consulting... ...Duties OCT currently has an opening for a Senior General or Operations Manager…
facility services, including Janitorial, Security, and Engineering & Operations. We serve over 1,000 clients and maintain more than 110... ...Service Industries is seeking a Commercial Janitorial Operations Manager to le…
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Job Description Job Description Team Red Dog is hiring a Senior Business Operations Program Manager for our client, a leading cloud and software provider and Fortune 50 technology leader. This highly visible remote role…
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Title: Operations Manager (Contingency Hire) Program Summary: KBR's Product and Technology Solutions Division specializes in rapid prototyping and advanced technology solutions for directed energy, electronic warfare, an…
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What operations managers earn in Washington
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $36–$51 | $75k–$106k |
| Mid level | $51–$69 | $106k–$144k |
| Senior | $66–$93 | $138k–$194k |
Adjusted for the Washington market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Process improvementTeam leadershipBudget managementVendor managementKPI reportingScheduling and staffingLean or Six Sigma methodsERP systemsProblem solving under pressure
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Tell me about a process you made measurably more efficient.
Give the baseline metric, the change you made, and the result in cost, time, or quality. Explain how you got the team to adopt the new way.
How do you manage a team through a busy period or staffing shortage?
Talk about forecasting demand, cross-training, and prioritizing what can slip. Show you protect service quality and the team's limits at the same time.
How do you decide which operational metrics to track?
Tie metrics to what customers and the budget feel: throughput, quality, cost per unit, and safety. Mention avoiding dashboards nobody acts on.
Describe a time you had to cut costs without hurting quality.
Show a data-first approach: find waste, renegotiate with vendors, or fix rework loops before cutting people or materials that quality depends on.
Tell me about a vendor or supplier problem you resolved.
Describe holding the vendor to the agreement while keeping the relationship workable, and the backup plan you had ready.
How do you roll out a process change to a team that resists it?
Emphasize involving the people who do the work in designing the change, piloting it small, and showing early wins before mandating anything.
Walk me through your approach to an operational emergency, like a system outage or a missed shipment.
Show a calm sequence: stabilize, communicate to those affected, fix the immediate problem, then run a root-cause review so it does not repeat.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For operations managers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Quantify the operation you ran: headcount, budget, locations, or units processed per period.
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Give cost and efficiency wins in dollars or percentages, with the baseline you improved from.
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Name the systems you worked in, such as NetSuite, SAP, or WMS platforms, since ops roles often screen on them.
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Include one people result, like retention or reduced overtime, to show you manage teams and not only spreadsheets.
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If you used Lean or Six Sigma methods, cite a specific project and its outcome rather than the belt alone.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Operations Coordinator
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Operations Supervisor
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Operations Manager
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Senior Operations Manager
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Director of Operations
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