Excavation Manager

Roto-Rooter; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Training

Life Insurance

Matching 401K Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Roto-Rooter is hiring an Excavation Manager for our Orlando branch. The role focuses on growing excavation volume by developing existing business, cultivating new customers, and improving technician skills while ensuring efficient staffing and equipment use.

Responsibilities include supervising crews, managing permits, bidding, and driving branch profitability. A plumbing license may be required based on local rules, with a $85,000-$95,000 salary and potential branch bonus.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver's license.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 3-5 years prior excavation experience; plumbing and sewer knowledge a plus.
• Prior supervisory experience preferred.
• May be required to hold a plumbing license, depending on local requirements.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the work-site progress through successful completion.
• May serve as primary contact for customer.
• Oversees permits and licenses issues addressed.
• Develop additional business opportunities by selling maintenance and priority care programs.
• Develop relationships with customers to build loyalty.
• Handle customer questions, complaints and praise.
• Prepare bid packages and perform estimates.
• Meet branch profitability standards and ensure proper code-out of jobs.
• Work with Dispatchers to deploy qualified personnel for opportunities.
• On-the-job training and supervision of excavation staff.
• Schedule personnel, equipment, and rentals.
• Ensure safety training and compliance with policies.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Safety awareness

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Plumbing license (local requirements)

Job description

Overview

Excavation Manager

The Excavation Manager’s main priority is to increase excavation business volume by developing existing business, cultivating new customers, improving the skills of assigned service technicians, and ensuring optimum use of staffing and equipment. The Excavation Manager will have expertise in underground pipe repair and replacement, pipe bursting/relining, and manhole rehabilitation. Individual performance targets vary from branch or may be market specific. All other duties as assigned.

We have an excellent opportunity for an Excavation Manager at our Orlando branch. The pay range for this position is $85,000-$95,000 with an additional opportunity for a branch performance based bonus.

Founded in 1935, Roto-Rooter is North America's largest plumbing, drain cleaning, and water cleanup services provider. Roto-Rooter operates businesses in over 100 company-owned branches, independent contractor territories, and approximately 400 independent franchise operations, serving approximately 90% of the U.S. population and parts of Canada. Roto-Rooter, America’s premier provider of plumbing and drain cleaning company is the name that homeowners and businesses turn to for select quality services.

We are proud of our 90-year history of success, but it’s our future that has us so excited!

Responsibilities

Develops Existing Business

• Monitors the progress of the work-site through successful completion.
• May serve as primary contact for customer.
• Oversees job to ensure proper permits and licenses issues have been addressed.
• Develop additional business opportunities by selling Roto-Rooter’s preventative maintenance and priority care programs.
• Develop relationships with customers to build customer loyalty.
• Handle customer questions, complaints and praise.
• Prepare bid packages and performs estimates.
• Responsible for meeting branch profitability standards and ensuring proper and accurate code-out of all excavation jobs.
• Works with Dispatchers to ensure qualified individuals are dispatched to mainline opportunities to provide customer options of needed repair.

Cultivating New Business

• Identify bid opportunities, prepares bid packages, and performs estimates for jobs.
• Work closely with other management personnel to identify excavation sales opportunities.

Technician Skills Development and Supervision

• Conduct on-the-job training for excavation technicians and laborers.
• Assist personnel on new assignments.
• Efficient scheduling of personnel, equipment, and rentals.
• Work closely with service technicians and commercial sales representatives in the sellingandestimating process.
• Effective supervision of excavation staff.
• May supervise video sales technician.
• Must be able to effectively operate and troubleshoot equipment operated by subordinates.

Safety and Loss Prevention

• Conduct safety training programs excavation technicians and laborers.
• Conduct routine inspections of equipment (i.e.: trucks, safety equipment, uniforms) to ensure that company policies and regulatory agency requirements are being enforced.
• Conducts work-site spot checks to evaluate safety procedure compliance.
• Issues safety kits and maintain restocking supplies.
• Make necessary changes to comply with safety policy and requirements.
• Monitors employee compliance with safety policies and requirements.
• Takes necessary corrective action with employees who fail to comply with safety policies and requirements.

Efficient Use of Equipment

• Conduct quarterly inspections of equipment to ensure that company policies and regulatory agency requirements are being enforced.
• Ensure vehicles are being properly used and maintained.
• Maintain inventory of required parts and supplies.
• Assign work and equipment in the most efficient manner possible.

Requirements

• Must have a valid driver's license.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 3-5 years prior excavation experience; plumbing and sewer and drain knowledge a plus.
• Prior supervisory experience preferred.
• May be required to hold a plumbing license, depending on local requirements.

Benefits

At Roto-Rooter we believe our greatest investment is in our employees. We prioritize the health and well-being of our team and their families. That’s why we offer an extensive employee benefit package including:

• Medical insurance with a Prescription Drug Card
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Training
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Profit Sharing

Roto-Rooter offers excellent career paths for military veterans and personnel transitioning to civilian professions. Throughout our 86 years in business, we've found that military training and structure are a great fit at our company.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, age, national origin, veteran status, military status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.