General Manager – Commercial Construction

Blue Signal Search; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Bonus potential

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking a hands-on General Manager for a specialty construction organization in Scranton, PA. The role requires leading project and field teams, owning day-to-day performance, and driving profitability while modernizing operations.

Regional travel and on-site leadership are expected, with strong collaboration with ownership on financial outcomes. The position offers autonomy, meaningful ownership, and a competitive compensation package with bonus potential, plus

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in commercial construction or related specialty contracting.
• Practical knowledge of flooring, architectural finishes, or adjacent trades.
• Proven ability to lead project managers, estimators, field personnel, and operations teams in a hands-on environment.
• Ability to interpret scope, cost drivers, schedules, labor needs, and profitability; poised for broader P&L ownership.
• Field credibility from meaningful jobsite exposure; on-site leadership experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day performance across commercial projects, balancing estimating, project delivery, field execution, labor planning and customer commitments.
• Guide project managers, estimators, office staff and field leaders with clear expectations, coaching and accountability.
• Review scopes, estimates, pricing assumptions, schedules and job economics to protect profitability.
• Coordinate manpower, subcontractors and project priorities to support safe, efficient execution.
• Handle challenging project situations as a senior problem solver on jobsites, schedules and customer issues.
• Build productive relationships with GC's, customers, suppliers and trade partners with credibility.
• Strengthen communication, team engagement, operating discipline and scalable processes as the organization modernizes.
• Partner with ownership on financial performance and growth priorities with increasing P&L responsibility.

Skills

Senior leadership

Construction expertise

Project management leadership

Cost, schedule, profitability analysis

On-site leadership

Autonomy and decision making

Travel willingness

Tools

Flooring estimating platforms

Job description

Location: On-site Scranton, PA with regional travel

Our client is an established specialty construction organization entering an exciting stage of operational growth and modernization. They are seeking a hands‑on General Manager to take meaningful ownership of a commercial operation, lead experienced project and field teams, and help shape how the business scales. This is an opportunity for a construction leader who enjoys being close to the work while also influencing profitability, people, processes, and long‑term growth.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive base compensation, based on experience, plus bonus potential.
• A high‑impact leadership position with significant autonomy and direct access to ownership.
• Medical insurance with employer contribution, along with dental and vision coverage.
• Paid time off and additional employee benefits.
• A hands‑on environment where strong operational leadership can have an immediate and visible impact.

Focus:

• Own day‑to‑day performance across commercial projects, balancing estimating, project delivery, field execution, labor planning, and customer commitments.
• Guide project managers, estimators, office staff, and field leaders with clear expectations, practical coaching, and consistent accountability.
• Review scopes, estimates, pricing assumptions, schedules, and job economics to identify risk and protect project profitability.
• Coordinate manpower, subcontracted resources, and project priorities so teams have the support needed to execute safely and efficiently.
• Step into challenging project situations as a senior problem solver, including jobsite, scheduling, customer, and field execution issues.
• Build productive relationships with general contractors, customers, suppliers, and trade partners while representing the business with credibility.
• Strengthen communication, team engagement, operating discipline, and scalable processes as the organization continues to modernize and grow.
• Partner with ownership on financial performance, growth priorities, and broader operating decisions, with increasing P&L responsibility over time.

Skill Set:

• Senior leadership experience in commercial construction, commercial flooring, or another specialty contracting business with comparable project complexity.
• Practical knowledge of flooring, architectural finishes, or an adjacent trade, with enough technical depth to review estimates and help teams resolve field challenges.
• Demonstrated success leading project managers, estimators, field personnel, and operational teams in a hands‑on environment.
• Ability to interpret project scope, cost drivers, schedules, labor needs, and profitability, with readiness to assume broader P&L ownership.
• Field credibility developed through meaningful jobsite exposure. Installation, superintendent, field leadership, or similar experience is strongly valued.
• Comfort operating autonomously, making sound decisions, communicating candidly, and asking for resources before workload or execution risk becomes unmanageable.
• Willingness to work on‑site in Scranton and travel regularly to jobsites and the Harrisburg area, including occasional weekend or off‑hours project needs.
• Familiarity with commercial estimating technology is valuable. Experience with flooring estimating platforms and cloud‑based accounting tools is a plus.