Site Operations Manager

Company Overview 

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas—including airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation.  

Wherever we operate, we build vertically integrated full stacks of capability—designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap between lab and field—what we call connecting design with effect. 

Metrea’s solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving. This approach enables our partners to do more with less and achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond. 

Group Overview 

Special Air Missions Group (SAM) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Special Mobility, and Aerial Firefighting (AFF) capabilities. SAM oversees the integration of new mission systems, ensuring operational readiness across specialized aviation operations. It manages fleet maintenance, regulatory compliance, and strategic partnerships to enhance mission effectiveness. By consolidating expertise and infrastructure, SAM ensures Metrea’s airborne capabilities remain adaptable and mission-ready across dynamic operational environments. 
  

Position Summary  

The Site Operations Manager is responsible for leading safe, compliant and effective flight and ground operations for Manned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (MAISR) in a CONUS (El Paso, Tx)  environment with an end state to meet USG objectives, ensuring safety of personnel and equipment, aircrew and non-aircrew preparedness, and efficient aircraft maintenance. The Site Operations Manager also occasionally conducts missions for continuity, standardization, and acts as a safety relief in case a crewmember becomes ill or unavailable.  The Site Operations Manager reports directly to the Program Manager and serves as the company representative as the direct liaison with Government and Military representatives at various locations.        

What You’ll Do

• Establish and enforce flight standards and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure safety of flight, maintenance, and ground operations.
• Administer proper accountability of inventory and expenditures.
• Provide timely reports and updates.
• Maintain operational oversight of site staff and equipment.
• Monitor and track flight status.
• Assess risk and obtain flight authorization.
• Audit site for compliance with Government metrics.
• Ensure site compliance with all Operations Security (OPSEC) and Communications Security (COMSEC) requirements.

What You’ll bring 

• Advanced level of personnel management experience through previous leadership roles.
• High level of learning, strategic thinking, team building, conflict resolution and time management.
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in written format, for briefing and presentation delivery to program employees, management, and customers.
• Should have a comprehensive understanding of company management philosophy, processes, and tools.
• Must possess ability to manage cost and schedule; proven ability to deliver on time and with utmost quality.
• Commitment to detail and desire to uphold all personnel to a high standard.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications  

Ability to meet program training, DoD medical examination requirements for deployment, any additional pre-deployment contractual requirements, and ability to maintain deployable status.

Must have a valid US Drivers License and the ability to rent a vehicle

Our Firmware  

At Metrea, our single core value, Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes—Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.

Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.

Benefits  

Work Authorization/Security Clearance  

• Must be a U.S. citizen and not hold dual citizenship with another country.
• Current U.S. Passport with 6 months’ validity required.
• Current U.S. Driver’s license required. 
• Current U.S. Secret (or higher) Security Clearance required.
• Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements.

AAP/EEO Statement  

Metrea is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work  

This is a full-time non-exempt position with daily working hours for this position varying Monday through Sunday while deployed. Hours and work shifts may vary in accordance with business needs. You will be scheduled to forward deploy/work approximately 60-90 days OCONUS followed by rotation off-site for approximately 60-90 days. Rotation schedule might be adjusted to meet program requirements.

Work Location  

El Paso, TX

Work Environment  

This is a CONUS environment in El, Paso Texas in an office setting.

Travel  

25% CONUS to travel to customer meetings as required.