The President is responsible for overall leadership, strategic direction, operational performance, and financial results for a growing commercial services business. This executive role provides oversight of daily operations while driving profitability, organizational development, safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and long-term growth.
The President will lead the business with full P&L responsibility and work closely with executive leadership to establish strategy, improve operational performance, develop talent, and expand market presence.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute short- and long-term strategic plans.
- Establish annual business plans, performance metrics, and growth targets.
- Serve as the senior leader for the business, representing the company with customers, partners, vendors, and industry stakeholders.
- Foster a high-performance culture centered on accountability, integrity, safety, and continuous improvement.
Operational Oversight
- Oversee all daily business operations, including construction, service, project management, estimating, sales, and administrative functions.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with contractual and quality standards.
- Monitor operational performance and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Promote strong safety practices and compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
Financial Management
- Maintain full profit and loss responsibility.
- Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
- Monitor cash flow, backlog, margins, labor productivity, and key performance indicators.
- Implement cost control strategies and margin improvement initiatives.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and transparent financial reporting.
Business Development & Growth
- Develop and execute strategies to grow revenue, expand market share, and strengthen recurring revenue opportunities.
- Build and maintain relationships with key customers, contractors, developers, vendors, and strategic partners.
- Identify growth opportunities, including new markets, service lines, partnerships, and potential acquisitions.
- Support brand positioning and market visibility.
People Leadership
- Build, lead, mentor, and develop a strong executive and management team.
- Oversee talent development, succession planning, performance management, and employee engagement.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, innovation, and organizational stability.
- Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies, legal requirements, safety standards, and industry regulations.
- Provide regular performance updates, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
- Maintain strong ethical standards, internal controls, and governance practices.
Key Performance Indicators
- Revenue growth, EBITDA, gross margin, profitability, and cash flow.
- Backlog growth and conversion.
- Project completion on time and within budget.
- Change order capture, margin recovery, and job cost accuracy.
- Safety performance, OSHA compliance, and training completion.
- Customer satisfaction, repeat business, client retention, and win rate.
- Employee retention, leadership development, and internal promotions.
- Successful growth initiatives, operational improvements, and acquisition integration where applicable.
Required Skills & Experience
- Extensive senior leadership experience within mechanical contracting, HVAC, construction, manufacturing, or a related field.
- Proven ability to manage full P&L responsibility and drive profitable growth.
- Strong understanding of construction operations, project management, estimating, service, safety, and field productivity.
- Experience leading teams through growth, change, process improvement, and operational scaling.
- Strong financial, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution abilities.
- Strong systems and technology acumen.
- Experience in a parent-company, private equity, or multi-entity environment preferred.
- Prior experience with acquisitions, due diligence, or post-acquisition integration preferred.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field required.
- MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive executive leadership experience in a relevant industry.
Core Competencies
- Executive Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Stewardship
- Operational Excellence
- Business Development
- Change Leadership
- Risk Management
- Team Development
- Stakeholder Engagement
Physical & Travel Requirements
- Ability to work in both office and field environments.
- Ability to travel to job sites, client meetings, and company locations as needed.
- Availability for occasional evening or weekend commitments based on business needs.